Yosuke Watanuki vs Brandon Nakashima Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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HEAD TO HEAD

Y. Watanuki vs B. Nakashima

Yosuke Watanuki
Yosuke Watanuki

Flag JPN JPN

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Brandon Nakashima
Brandon Nakashima

Flag USA USA

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Win

1

Played

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Win

27
Age
24
5'11" (180 cm)
Height
6'1" (185 cm)
159
C. Rank
33
72
Best Rank
29
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Total Titles
2
0
YTD Titles
0
$863.4K
Career Money
$3.7M
Right-Handed
Plays
Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Watanuki 1 - 0 Nakashima

They have played 2 sets in total, with Yosuke Watanuki winning 2 and Brandon Nakashima winning 0. The last match between Yosuke Watanuki and Brandon Nakashima was at the Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai, 05-10-2024, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 7-6(4) 6-3.

PlayersHead To Head Match Wins
Watanuki1
Nakashima0
Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R2Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai(10-05-24)

Hard
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Yosuke Watanuki
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Brandon Nakashima
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Y. Watanuki vs B. Nakashima H2H Profile

Stats
$863,445Career Prize Money$3,667,225
60.27% (264-174)Career Total W/L60.37% (259-170)
1Hard0
10Titles8
1Total H2H Matches0
57.14% (4-3)YTD Win/Loss52.46% (32-29)

Y. Watanuki vs B. Nakashima Match Preview:

  • Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Yosuke Watanuki has won 48.33% of points on their second serve, while Brandon Nakashima has won 49.39%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
  • Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Yosuke Watanuki, in recent form, has won 45.53% of their opponent's second serve points, while Brandon Nakashima has won 41.01%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.37% and 23.57% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
  • Under pressure analysis: Yosuke Watanuki has saved 55.24% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Brandon Nakashima has saved 65.13% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
  • Performance overview: Over the last year Yosuke Watanuki has won 56.36% of matches played (W/L 31/24), with Brandon Nakashima winning 52.38% (W/L 33/30) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
  • Best surface: Yosuke Watanuki has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 61/25), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 41% (W/L 18/26). Brandon Nakashima has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 67/32), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 50% (W/L 35/35).
  • Player level: In the last year, Yosuke Watanuki has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 62.07% of matches (W/L 18/11), where as Brandon Nakashima has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 56.76% of matches (W/L 21/16). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
  • Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Yosuke Watanuki winning 1 times and Brandon Nakashima being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Yosuke Watanuki winning 2 and Brandon Nakashima winning 0.
  • The last match between Yosuke Watanuki and Brandon Nakashima was at the Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai, 05-10-2024, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 7-6(4) 6-3.
  • Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:33:34.
  • Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Yosuke Watanuki has played against opponents with an average rank of 226.85 while Brandon Nakashima has played against players with an average rank of 78.19.
  • Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Yosuke Watanuki has won 57% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Brandon Nakashima has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
  • Break point conversion: In recent form, Yosuke Watanuki has converted 31.29% of breakpoint opportunities, and Brandon Nakashima has converted 23.40% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Yosuke Watanuki vs Brandon Nakashima Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

Y. Watanuki vs B. Nakashima H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

Stats
1H2H Matches Won0
2Sets Won0
13Games Won9
5Aces (Total)4
6Total Double Faults0
1:33:34Average Match Time1:33:34
61% (43/70)1st Serve %65% (44/68)
74% (32/43)1st Serve Win %66% (29/44)
63% (17/27)2nd Serve Win %54% (13/24)
33% (2/6)Break Pts Won %25% (1/4)
38% (26/68)Return Points Win %30% (21/70)
100% (1/1)Best‑of‑3 Win %0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)1st Set Won, Won Match0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)1st Set Won, Lost Match0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)1st Set Lost, Won Match0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

2nd Serve Win %: Watanuki 51%, Nakashima 53%.
Opp 2nd Serve Pts Won: Watanuki 49%, Nakashima 47%.
Break Points Saved %: Watanuki 61%, Nakashima 63%.

Y. Watanuki Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
I.hardKobe Challenger - 10-11-2025

F

SWEE. Ymer
W
3-6 6-1 6-4

SF

TPEC. Hsin
W
2-6 6-2 6-1

QF

FRAH. Grenier
W
7-6(11) 6-3

R2

PORF. Ferreira
W
6-4 6-4

R1

USAK. Bigun
W
6-4 6-2

B. Nakashima Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
I.hardHellenic Championship - Athens - 03-11-2025

R2

USAM. Giron
L
7-6(7) 6-1
I.hardRolex Paris Masters - Paris - 27-10-2025

R1

FRAA. Muller
L
6-2 7-5
I.hardErste Bank Open - Vienna - 20-10-2025

R2

NEDT. Griekspoor
L
7-6(4) 7-6(2)

R1

ITAL. Darderi
W
6-2 7-5
I.hardAlmaty Open - Almaty - 13-10-2025

R2

HUNF. Marozsan
L
7-6(5) 6-1
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Y. Watanuki vs B. Nakashima Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

Stats
60.27% (264/174)YTD Win/Loss60.37% (259/170)
57.53% (592/437)Sets Win/Loss58.66% (623/439)
52.55% (5244/4736)Games Win/Loss52.93% (5576/4959)
61.15% (159/101)Hard Win/Loss60.48% (127/83)
40.91% (18/26)Clay Win/Loss50.00% (35/35)
67.31% (70/34)Indoor Hard W/L67.00% (67/33)
56.67% (17/13)Grass Win/Loss61.22% (30/19)
0.62Aces Per Game0.58
3040Aces Total2971
0.32Double Faults Per Game0.14
1565Total Double Faults711
1:35:47Average Match Time1:46:48
448.99Average Opponent Rank283.07
56% (16608/29849)1st Serve %64% (20242/31697)
74% (12256/16608)1st Serve Win %74% (15063/20242)
50% (6667/13241)2nd Serve Win %54% (6180/11455)
42% (1254/2977)Break Points Won % (Total)37% (1023/2729)
40% (12122/30639)Return Points Win %37% (12113/32928)
51.52% (17/16)Slam W/L48.89% (22/23)
64.52% (20/11)Masters W/L46.97% (31/35)
60.00% (3/2)Cups W/L100.00% (3/0)
46.77% (29/33)Main Tour W/L58.86% (93/65)
61.90% (156/96)Challenger W/L69.40% (93/41)
70.91% (39/16)Futures W/L73.91% (17/6)
61% (252/413)Best of 3 Sets Win %60% (229/379)
36% (5/14)Best of 5 Sets Win %57% (26/46)
51% (88/172)Tiebreaks Win % (Total)54% (135/248)
57% (82/145)Deciding Set Win %50% (67/135)
87% (250/218)1st Set Won, Won Match85% (261/223)
13% (250/32)1st Set Won, Lost Match15% (261/38)
23% (187/43)1st Set Lost, Won Match20% (167/34)