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 | 49% | 19/39 | 69% | 9/13 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 9/18 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 51% | 29/57 | 36% | 9/25 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 14/32 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 74% | 14/19 | 38% | 3/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 69% | 18/26 | 67% | 4/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 32/36 | 67% | 10/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 53% | 19/36 | 60% | 9/15 |
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 56% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 1,159 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
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kennedy | Watanuki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jack Kennedy | Yosuke Watanuki | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 3 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 5 or more | 60% | 3/5 | 63% | 5/8 |
| 10 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/8 |
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 | 2–3 | 4–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.05 | 2.01 |
| ROI % | -5.0% | -19.8% |
| Units P/L | -0.25u | -1.58u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Anton Shepp
Lincoln Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
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
Alex Marti Pujolras
M25 Mataro · Semifinals
May 23
Keaton Hance
M25 Mataro · Quarterfinals
May 22
David Naharro
M25 Mataro · 2nd Round
May 21
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
Jack Kennedy
Cary Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 3
Tung-Lin Wu
Cary Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Andre Ilagan
Cary Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 29
Vitaliy Sachko
Bratislava Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 25–57 matches
| Metric | Kennedy | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 52% |
| Sets won | 61% | 53% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
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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