Yusuke Watanuki vs Yuqing Ning

Nanchang CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2

JPN7

Yusuke Watanuki

36 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 12 September 2016 · 00:00

clay

CHN

Yuqing Ning

32 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Watanuki Y.

6-3 6-4

Ning Y.

Watanuki Y.

662

Ning Y.

340

Yusuke Watanuki defeated Yuqing Ning 6-3 6-4 in the Nanchang CH qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yuqing Ning came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Match story: Yusuke Watanuki closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Watanuki Y.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ning Y.

Ning Y.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season

Watanuki Y.Ning Y.

1st serve in·Slight edge

57%

62%

1st serve points won·Even

66%

65%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

49%

55%

Service points won·Even

59%

61%

Return points won·Even

42%

38%

Break points saved·Slight edge

57%

50%

Aces / match·Slight edge

2.8

2.0

Double faults / match·Dominant

3.3

1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Medium-slowfavours grinders

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Yusuke Watanuki vs Yuqing Ning — Nanchang CH Qualifying Round 2

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return