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Prediction of Yosuke Watanuki [213th] vs Jozef Kovalik [174th] Head-to-Head At The

By Wojtek Kolan

H2H: Watanuki 1 - 1 Kovalik

They have played 4 sets in total, with Watanuki winning 2 and Kovalik winning 2. The last match between Watanuki and Kovalik was at the Open 13 Provence - Marseille, 09-02-2025, Q1 round, I.hard with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 7-5 6-2.

Players Head-To-Head Match Wins
Yosuke Watanuki 1
Jozef Kovalik 1
Watanuki vs Kovalik H2H Profile
Watanuki Stats Kovalik
56% (9-7) YTD Win/Loss 29% (4-10)
1 Head-to-Head 1
213 Ranking 174
72 Highest Rank 80
27 Age 32
R Plays R
9 Titles 18
61% (242-157) Career Total W/L 57% (501-375)
$809,485 Career Prize Money $746,270
0 YTD Titles 0
0 Hard H2H 0
0 Clay H2H 1
1 Indoor H2H 0
0 Grass H2H 0

Recent Performance Stats (Last 6 Months)

Watanuki VS Kovalik H2H Matches played

Winning Player Losing Player Score
7-5 6-2
cross
Yosuke Watanuki
Player
Jozef Kovalik
54% ( 30 of 56)
1st Serve %
44% ( 28 of 63)
6
Aces
2
2
Double Faults
7
80% ( 24 of 30)
1st Serve Won
68% ( 19 of 28)
58% ( 15 of 26)
2nd Serve Won
40% ( 14 of 35)
50% ( 5 of 10)
Break Points Won
33% ( 2 of 6)
30% ( 17 of 56)
Rtn Points Won
48% ( 30 of 63)
69
Total Points Won
50
6-2 6-2
cross
Jozef Kovalik
Player
Yosuke Watanuki
53% ( 31 of 58)
1st Serve %
52% ( 23 of 44)
3
Aces
1
6
Double Faults
8
74% ( 23 of 31)
1st Serve Won
65% ( 15 of 23)
63% ( 17 of 27)
2nd Serve Won
29% ( 6 of 21)
67% ( 4 of 6)
Break Points Won
0% ( 0 of 5)
31% ( 18 of 58)
Rtn Points Won
52% ( 23 of 44)
63
Total Points Won
39

Watanuki VS Kovalik H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

Watanuki Vs Kovalik H2H Stats
Yosuke Watanuki Watanuki Stats Jozef Kovalik Kovalik
1 H2H Matches 1
2 Sets Won 2
17 Games Won 19
7 Aces (Total) 5
10 Total Double Faults 13
1:16:52 Average Match Time 1:16:52
53% (53/100) 1st Serve % 49% (59/121)
74% (39/53) 1st Serve Win % 71% (42/59)
45% (21/47) 2nd Serve Win % 50% (31/62)
33% (5/15) Break Points Won % (Total) 50% (6/12)
40% (48/121) Return Points Win % 40% (40/100)
50% (1/2) Best of 3 Sets Win % 50% (1/2)
0% (0/0) Best of 5 Sets Win % 0% (0/0)
0% (0/0) Tiebreaks Win % (Total) 0% (0/0)
0% (0/0) Deciding Set Win % 0% (0/0)
100% (1/1) 1st Set Won, Won Match 100% (1/1)
0% (1/0) 1st Set Won, Lost Match 0% (1/0)
0% (1/0) 1st Set Lost, Won Match 0% (1/0)

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Yosuke Watanuki vs Jozef Kovalik Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Watanuki 1 - 1 Kovalik

Editorial Prediction:

  • Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Watanuki has won 45.78% of points on their second serve, while Kovalik has won 46.93%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
  • Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Watanuki, in recent form, has won 43.03% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kovalik has won 43.66%. The same stats for first serve returns are 22.25% and 28.09% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
  • Under pressure analysis: Watanuki has saved 49.37% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kovalik has saved 50.38% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
  • Performance overview: Over the last year Watanuki has won 57.58% of matches played (W/L 19/ 14), with Kovalik winning 48.08% (W/L 25/ 27) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
  • Best surface: Watanuki has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 69% (W/L 56/ 25), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 41% (W/L 18/ 26). Kovalik has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 385/ 237), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 20% (W/L 3/ 12).
  • Player level: In the last year, Watanuki has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 61.54% of matches (W/L 8/ 5), where as Kovalik has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 60.71% of matches (W/L 17/ 11). 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 2 times before with Watanuki winning 1 times and Kovalik being victorious 1 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Watanuki winning 2 and Kovalik winning 2. The last match between Watanuki and Kovalik was at the Open 13 Provence - Marseille, 09-02-2025, Q1 round, I.hard with Yosuke Watanuki getting the victory 7-5 6-2.
  • Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:16:52.
  • Deciding set H2H prediction: Watanuki and Kovalik have played a deciding set 0 times, with Watanuki winning 0 times and Kovalik 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
  • Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Watanuki winning 0, and Kovalik 0.
  • Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Watanuki has played against opponents with an average rank of 202.03 while Kovalik has played against players with an average rank of 231.38.
  • Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Watanuki has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kovalik has won 48% in all matches played on tour.
  • Current event H2H stats: Past player performance is very useful in predicting tennis matches, but once an event is under way we should also look at current event stats for in form player indication, so check the section below (if they have played a match in the current event). Some players also perform better at certain events and this should be taken into account when picking the outcome.
  • Break point conversion: In recent form, Watanuki has converted 35.71% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kovalik has converted 27% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
  • If you are interested in models that predict tennis matches, this article is a good start (Warning: Stats geeks only)
  • Yosuke Watanuki Recent Matches Played

    OPPONENT RESULT Score H2H
    R1
    cross
    Alex Bolt
    Player
    Yosuke Watanuki
    48% ( 36 of 75)
    1st Serve %
    49% ( 39 of 79)
    5
    Aces
    7
    1
    Double Faults
    3
    75% ( 27 of 36)
    1st Serve Won
    69% ( 27 of 39)
    51% ( 20 of 39)
    2nd Serve Won
    43% ( 17 of 40)
    30% ( 3 of 10)
    Break Points Won
    50% ( 2 of 4)
    37% ( 28 of 75)
    Rtn Points Won
    44% ( 35 of 79)
    82
    Total Points Won
    72
    L
    6-3 7-6(4) H2H
    Q1
    cross
    Gabriel Diallo
    Player
    Yosuke Watanuki
    71% ( 59 of 83)
    1st Serve %
    52% ( 43 of 82)
    10
    Aces
    10
    3
    Double Faults
    3
    78% ( 46 of 59)
    1st Serve Won
    79% ( 34 of 43)
    71% ( 17 of 24)
    2nd Serve Won
    41% ( 16 of 39)
    75% ( 3 of 4)
    Break Points Won
    0% ( 0 of 1)
    24% ( 20 of 83)
    Rtn Points Won
    39% ( 32 of 82)
    95
    Total Points Won
    70
    L
    6-1 6-7(3) 6-3 H2H
    R4
    cross
    Tallon Griekspoor
    Player
    Yosuke Watanuki
    69% ( 42 of 61)
    1st Serve %
    43% ( 23 of 54)
    3
    Aces
    5
    0
    Double Faults
    1
    81% ( 34 of 42)
    1st Serve Won
    83% ( 19 of 23)
    68% ( 13 of 19)
    2nd Serve Won
    42% ( 13 of 31)
    50% ( 2 of 4)
    Break Points Won
    0% ( 0 of 1)
    23% ( 14 of 61)
    Rtn Points Won
    41% ( 22 of 54)
    69
    Total Points Won
    46
    L
    7-6(4) 6-1 H2H
    R3
    cross
    Yosuke Watanuki
    Player
    Frances Tiafoe
    52% ( 37 of 71)
    1st Serve %
    57% ( 50 of 87)
    16
    Aces
    4
    2
    Double Faults
    2
    76% ( 28 of 37)
    1st Serve Won
    64% ( 32 of 50)
    65% ( 22 of 34)
    2nd Serve Won
    46% ( 17 of 37)
    25% ( 3 of 12)
    Break Points Won
    33% ( 2 of 6)
    30% ( 21 of 71)
    Rtn Points Won
    44% ( 38 of 87)
    88
    Total Points Won
    70
    W
    6-4 7-6(6) H2H
    R2
    cross
    Yosuke Watanuki
    Player
    Tomas Machac
    52% ( 22 of 42)
    1st Serve %
    68% ( 30 of 44)
    4
    Aces
    5
    2
    Double Faults
    3
    86% ( 19 of 22)
    1st Serve Won
    80% ( 24 of 30)
    50% ( 10 of 20)
    2nd Serve Won
    29% ( 4 of 14)
    100% ( 2 of 2)
    Break Points Won
    50% ( 2 of 4)
    31% ( 13 of 42)
    Rtn Points Won
    36% ( 16 of 44)
    45
    Total Points Won
    41
    W
    4-6 4-2 ret. H2H
    R1
    cross
    Yosuke Watanuki
    Player
    Alexander Bublik
    64% ( 49 of 76)
    1st Serve %
    53% ( 43 of 81)
    13
    Aces
    13
    2
    Double Faults
    8
    76% ( 37 of 49)
    1st Serve Won
    81% ( 35 of 43)
    67% ( 18 of 27)
    2nd Serve Won
    45% ( 17 of 38)
    18% ( 2 of 11)
    Break Points Won
    25% ( 1 of 4)
    28% ( 21 of 76)
    Rtn Points Won
    36% ( 29 of 81)
    84
    Total Points Won
    73
    W
    6-3 3-6 6-3 H2H
    QF
    cross
    Yosuke Watanuki
    Player
    Rudy Quan
    50% ( 24 of 48)
    1st Serve %
    74% ( 34 of 46)
    5
    Aces
    1
    2
    Double Faults
    2
    79% ( 19 of 24)
    1st Serve Won
    44% ( 15 of 34)
    54% ( 13 of 24)
    2nd Serve Won
    42% ( 5 of 12)
    83% ( 5 of 6)
    Break Points Won
    67% ( 2 of 3)
    33% ( 16 of 48)
    Rtn Points Won
    57% ( 26 of 46)
    58
    Total Points Won
    36
    W
    6-3 6-2 H2H
    Q1
    cross
    Yosuke Watanuki
    Player
    Mattia Bellucci
    57% ( 39 of 68)
    1st Serve %
    52% ( 22 of 42)
    7
    Aces
    2
    1
    Double Faults
    2
    72% ( 28 of 39)
    1st Serve Won
    73% ( 16 of 22)
    52% ( 15 of 29)
    2nd Serve Won
    25% ( 5 of 20)
    50% ( 4 of 8)
    Break Points Won
    0% ( 0 of 3)
    37% ( 25 of 68)
    Rtn Points Won
    50% ( 21 of 42)
    64
    Total Points Won
    46
    W
    6-1 6-2 H2H
    Q1
    cross
    Pavel Kotov
    Player
    Yosuke Watanuki
    69% ( 34 of 49)
    1st Serve %
    45% ( 25 of 56)
    6
    Aces
    3
    1
    Double Faults
    4
    82% ( 28 of 34)
    1st Serve Won
    72% ( 18 of 25)
    60% ( 9 of 15)
    2nd Serve Won
    45% ( 14 of 31)
    100% ( 3 of 3)
    Break Points Won
    0% ( 0 of 2)
    24% ( 12 of 49)
    Rtn Points Won
    43% ( 24 of 56)
    61
    Total Points Won
    44
    L
    6-3 6-3 H2H
    Q1
    cross
    Christopher O'Connell
    Player
    Yosuke Watanuki
    62% ( 80 of 129)
    1st Serve %
    62% ( 61 of 98)
    13
    Aces
    6
    3
    Double Faults
    2
    78% ( 62 of 80)
    1st Serve Won
    79% ( 48 of 61)
    59% ( 29 of 49)
    2nd Serve Won
    65% ( 24 of 37)
    25% ( 1 of 4)
    Break Points Won
    0% ( 0 of 6)
    29% ( 38 of 129)
    Rtn Points Won
    27% ( 26 of 98)
    117
    Total Points Won
    110
    L
    6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-3 H2H

    Jozef Kovalik Recent Matches Played

    OPPONENT RESULT Score H2H
    Q1
    cross
    Arthur Rinderknech
    Player
    Jozef Kovalik
    61% ( 63 of 103)
    1st Serve %
    57% ( 58 of 101)
    13
    Aces
    2
    2
    Double Faults
    2
    75% ( 47 of 63)
    1st Serve Won
    60% ( 35 of 58)
    45% ( 18 of 40)
    2nd Serve Won
    63% ( 27 of 43)
    22% ( 2 of 9)
    Break Points Won
    25% ( 3 of 12)
    37% ( 38 of 103)
    Rtn Points Won
    39% ( 39 of 101)
    104
    Total Points Won
    100
    L
    7-6(2) 2-6 6-3 H2H
    R1
    cross
    Calvin Hemery
    Player
    Jozef Kovalik
    63% ( 37 of 59)
    1st Serve %
    48% ( 26 of 54)
    11
    Aces
    2
    3
    Double Faults
    1
    78% ( 29 of 37)
    1st Serve Won
    62% ( 16 of 26)
    59% ( 13 of 22)
    2nd Serve Won
    50% ( 14 of 28)
    57% ( 4 of 7)
    Break Points Won
    0% ( 0 of 3)
    29% ( 17 of 59)
    Rtn Points Won
    44% ( 24 of 54)
    66
    Total Points Won
    47
    L
    7-5 6-0 H2H
    QF
    cross
    Enrico Dalla Valle
    Player
    Jozef Kovalik
    78% ( 83 of 107)
    1st Serve %
    63% ( 60 of 96)
    1
    Aces
    8
    1
    Double Faults
    1
    58% ( 48 of 83)
    1st Serve Won
    65% ( 39 of 60)
    54% ( 13 of 24)
    2nd Serve Won
    47% ( 17 of 36)
    50% ( 5 of 10)
    Break Points Won
    36% ( 4 of 11)
    43% ( 46 of 107)
    Rtn Points Won
    42% ( 40 of 96)
    101
    Total Points Won
    102
    L
    6-2 3-6 7-6(6) H2H
    R2
    cross
    Jozef Kovalik
    Player
    Zsombor Piros
    57% ( 31 of 54)
    1st Serve %
    57% ( 34 of 60)
    4
    Aces
    0
    1
    Double Faults
    3
    68% ( 21 of 31)
    1st Serve Won
    50% ( 17 of 34)
    65% ( 15 of 23)
    2nd Serve Won
    46% ( 12 of 26)
    45% ( 5 of 11)
    Break Points Won
    25% ( 1 of 4)
    33% ( 18 of 54)
    Rtn Points Won
    52% ( 31 of 60)
    67
    Total Points Won
    47
    W
    6-4 6-1 H2H
    R1
    cross
    Jozef Kovalik
    Player
    Matej Dodig
    56% ( 42 of 75)
    1st Serve %
    45% ( 31 of 69)
    0
    Aces
    0
    3
    Double Faults
    4
    69% ( 29 of 42)
    1st Serve Won
    61% ( 19 of 31)
    42% ( 14 of 33)
    2nd Serve Won
    45% ( 17 of 38)
    63% ( 5 of 8)
    Break Points Won
    30% ( 3 of 10)
    43% ( 32 of 75)
    Rtn Points Won
    48% ( 33 of 69)
    76
    Total Points Won
    68
    W
    7-5 6-3 H2H
    Q1
    cross
    Yasutaka Uchiyama
    Player
    Jozef Kovalik
    66% ( 38 of 58)
    1st Serve %
    73% ( 41 of 56)
    8
    Aces
    1
    3
    Double Faults
    1
    79% ( 30 of 38)
    1st Serve Won
    71% ( 29 of 41)
    60% ( 12 of 20)
    2nd Serve Won
    47% ( 7 of 15)
    67% ( 2 of 3)
    Break Points Won
    0% ( 0 of 1)
    28% ( 16 of 58)
    Rtn Points Won
    36% ( 20 of 56)
    62
    Total Points Won
    52
    L
    6-4 6-4 H2H
    Q1
    cross
    Marton Fucsovics
    Player
    Jozef Kovalik
    61% ( 17 of 28)
    1st Serve %
    49% ( 21 of 43)
    3
    Aces
    0
    0
    Double Faults
    3
    88% ( 15 of 17)
    1st Serve Won
    38% ( 8 of 21)
    82% ( 9 of 11)
    2nd Serve Won
    32% ( 7 of 22)
    60% ( 6 of 10)
    Break Points Won
    0% ( 0 of 0)
    14% ( 4 of 28)
    Rtn Points Won
    65% ( 28 of 43)
    52
    Total Points Won
    19
    L
    6-0 6-1 H2H
    Q1
    cross
    Pavel Kotov
    Player
    Jozef Kovalik
    75% ( 91 of 122)
    1st Serve %
    58% ( 55 of 95)
    6
    Aces
    4
    1
    Double Faults
    6
    63% ( 57 of 91)
    1st Serve Won
    69% ( 38 of 55)
    48% ( 15 of 31)
    2nd Serve Won
    43% ( 17 of 40)
    45% ( 5 of 11)
    Break Points Won
    22% ( 4 of 18)
    41% ( 50 of 122)
    Rtn Points Won
    42% ( 40 of 95)
    112
    Total Points Won
    105
    L
    7-5 4-6 6-4 H2H
    Q1
    cross
    Yosuke Watanuki
    Player
    Jozef Kovalik
    54% ( 30 of 56)
    1st Serve %
    44% ( 28 of 63)
    6
    Aces
    2
    2
    Double Faults
    7
    80% ( 24 of 30)
    1st Serve Won
    68% ( 19 of 28)
    58% ( 15 of 26)
    2nd Serve Won
    40% ( 14 of 35)
    50% ( 5 of 10)
    Break Points Won
    33% ( 2 of 6)
    30% ( 17 of 56)
    Rtn Points Won
    48% ( 30 of 63)
    69
    Total Points Won
    50
    L
    7-5 6-2 H2H
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    Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

    Watanuki & Kovalik Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents
    Yosuke Watanuki Watanuki Stats Jozef Kovalik Kovalik
    61% (242/157) Win/Loss 57% (501/375)
    58% (541/394) Sets Win/Loss 55% (1140/929)
    53% (4763/4276) Games Win/Loss 53% (10390/9396)
    0.6 Aces Per Game 0.22
    2680 Aces Total 2137
    0.31 Double Faults Per Game 0.17
    1385 Total Double Faults 1619
    1:34:31 Average Match Time 1:20:55
    443.44 Average Opponent Rank 511.21
    56% (15050/26876) 1st Serve % 59% (29482/49596)
    74% (11062/15050) 1st Serve Win % 69% (20268/29482)
    50% (5944/11826) 2nd Serve Win % 52% (10525/20114)
    43% (1159/2720) Break Points Won % (Total) 42% (2034/4901)
    40% (10988/27600) Return Points Win % 40% (19630/49519)
    61% (231/377) Best of 3 Sets Win % 58% (489/848)
    38% (5/13) Best of 5 Sets Win % 30% (6/20)
    51% (78/153) Tiebreaks Win % (Total) 51% (165/324)
    57% (73/129) Deciding Set Win % 54% (161/296)
    87% (229/200) 1st Set Won, Won Match 84% (489/411)
    13% (229/29) 1st Set Won, Lost Match 16% (489/78)
    23% (169/39) 1st Set Lost, Won Match 23% (387/89)

    Potential H2H Matches This Week For Yosuke Watanuki

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