Miomir Kecmanovic vs Yosuke WatanukiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Miomir Kecmanovic and Yosuke Watanuki have met 4 times since 2017; Miomir Kecmanovic leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Ningbo in 2017 on hard. On hard courts Kecmanovic leads 3–1. Kecmanovic has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Kecmanovic has taken 8 sets to Watanuki's 4. Their most recent meeting: Miomir Kecmanovic won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kecmanovic | Watanuki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Miomir Kecmanovic | Yosuke Watanuki | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 56% | 14/25 | 71% | 10/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 63% | 17/27 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 54% | 28/52 | 36% | 9/25 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 31% | 11/35 | 53% | 9/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 12/16 | 29% | 2/7 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 48% | 12/25 | 71% | 5/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 74% | 20/27 | 69% | 11/16 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 52% | 14/27 | 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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kecmanovic 1, Watanuki 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kecmanovic
🎯 Baseliner
Watanuki
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🎯 Baseliner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 1,249 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jan 15, 2024
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Jan 29, 2020
Newport Beach Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Sep 2, 2018
Chengdu
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 9, 2017
Ningbo
H Hard · Round of 32
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kecmanovic | Watanuki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Miomir Kecmanovic | Yosuke Watanuki | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 12/12 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 92% | 11/12 | 86% | 6/7 |
| 5 or more | 42% | 5/12 | 57% | 4/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kecmanovic | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–8 | 3–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.81 | 1.77 |
| ROI % | -41.1% | -39.4% |
| Units P/L | -5.34u | -2.76u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kecmanovic | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 4 | — |
| Distance | 1,611 mi · 2,592 km | — |
| Route | CHN | — |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kecmanovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Watanuki's 0%).
| Opponent | Kecmanovic | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | W 64 64 | L 76 57 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Jakub Mensik
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Sho Shimabukuro
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Adrian Mannarino
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 1st Round
Sep 24
Edas Butvilas
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, SRB-LTU 4-0 · Rubber 1
Sep 19
Denis Shapovalov
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Fabian Marozsan
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 2nd Round
Aug 26
Sho Shimabukuro
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round
Aug 23
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
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 25–57 matches
| Metric | Kecmanovic | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 46% | 56% |
| Sets won | 50% | 56% |
| Games won | 50% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kecmanovic | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kecmanovic | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 1 |
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