Yosuke Watanuki vs Pavel Kotov — Madrid Masters Qualifying Round 2
Madrid Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
JPN13#416ATP
1541ELO
1480Clay ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2023 ·
clay
RUS10#249ATP
1597ELO
1529Clay ELO
27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Watanuki Y.6-7 6-3 7-6
Kotov P.
Watanuki Y.
6672
Kotov P.
7361
Yosuke Watanuki defeated Pavel Kotov 6-7 6-3 7-6 in the Madrid Masters qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pavel Kotov came in ranked #249, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Yosuke Watanuki narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yosuke Watanuki dropped the opening set before beating Pavel Kotov 6–7 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-24 | Dubai | Q1 | hard | Pavel Kotov | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2025-02-22 | Dubai | Q16 | hard | Pavel Kotov | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2024-10-02 | Shanghai Masters | R128 | hard | Yosuke Watanuki | 6-7 6-4 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 163). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
16
51
Break points saved·Clear edge
70
90
Break points won·Clear edge
3
25
Deciding sets·Dominant
11
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
89
28
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
100
100
Watanuki Y.: 20 days rest · Kotov P.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast