James McCabe and Yosuke Watanuki have met 1 time since 2025; Yosuke Watanuki leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Yosuke Watanuki won at Gwangju (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
McCabe
💥 Big Hitter
Watanuki
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 8,831 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | McCabe | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.14 | 3.47 |
| ROI % | -2.3% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.35u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both McCabe and Watanuki posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | McCabe | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | L 64 36 67 | L 76 57 46 |
Last five matches per player
Rhys Lawlor
Lexus Nottingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Kamil Majchrzak
Libema Open · Round of 16
Jun 11
Zizou Bergs
Libema Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Sander Jong
Libema Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Kamil Majchrzak
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 3
Martin Damm
Lexus Birmingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Remy Bertola
Lexus Nottingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Billy Moxon
Lexus Birmingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Vitaliy Sachko
Bratislava Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Cezar Cretu
Moldova Open · Round of 32
May 26
Federico Cina
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Florian Broska
Thionville Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Arthur Nagel
Thionville Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 1
Omar Jasika
NovaWorld Phan Thiet Challenger 1 · Round of 32
Jan 20
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Australian Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 18
Mitchell Krueger
Workday Canberra International · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 4
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–65 matches
| Metric | McCabe | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 50% |
| Sets won | 55% | 52% |
| Games won | 51% | 51% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | McCabe | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | McCabe | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
