Jack Kennedy vs Yosuke WatanukiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jack Kennedy and Yosuke Watanuki have met 1 time since 2026; Yosuke Watanuki leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kennedy has taken 0 sets to Watanuki's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yosuke Watanuki won at Cary Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kennedy | Watanuki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jack Kennedy | Yosuke Watanuki | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 46% | 16/35 | 71% | 10/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 9/18 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 53% | 28/53 | 36% | 9/25 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 11/29 | 53% | 9/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 12/18 | 29% | 2/7 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 61% | 14/23 | 71% | 5/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 28/32 | 69% | 11/16 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 16/32 | 63% | 10/16 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kennedy 0, Watanuki 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kennedy
⚔️ The Gladiator
Watanuki
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 1,349 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yosuke Watanuki.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 3, 2026
Cary Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kennedy | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–3 | 3–4 |
| Avg odds | 3.66 | 1.77 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -39.4% |
| Units P/L | -3.00u | -2.76u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kennedy | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | 1,953 mi · 3,143 km | — |
| Route | USA | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Bryce Nakashima
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Liam Draxl
San Diego 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Lloyd Harris
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Anton Shepp
Lincoln Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 13
Evan Zhu
M25 Dallas · 1st Round
Jul 7
Yosuke Watanuki
Cary Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 3
Liam Broady
Cary Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Kaichi Uchida
Cary Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 29
Semen Pankin
Jinan Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Marat Sharipov
Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 7
Chun-Hsin Tseng
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Semen Pankin
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 31
Hayato Matsuoka
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Toby Samuel
Winnipeg Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Andre Ilagan
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 20
August Holmgren
Granby Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 25–54 matches
| Metric | Kennedy | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 56% |
| Sets won | 58% | 56% |
| Games won | 51% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kennedy | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kennedy | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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