Yosuke Watanuki and Yuta Shimizu have met 2 times since 2023; Yosuke Watanuki leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Yosuke Watanuki won at Yokkaichi (2023).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Watanuki
🤖 Servebot
Shimizu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 63% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,609 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Yosuke Watanuki.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Watanuki | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–3 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 3.47 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +3.9% |
| Units P/L | -3.00u | +0.62u |
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 3 shared opponents, both Watanuki and Shimizu posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Watanuki | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Federico Cina | L 46 46 | L 16 46 |
| August Holmgren | L 46 76 63 67 67 | L 67 46 |
| Karue Sell | W 63 64 | W 26 76 76 |
Last five matches per player
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
Andre Ilagan
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Murphy Cassone
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 16
Jun 4
Dane Sweeny
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 32
Jun 3
Bernard Tomic
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 16
May 17
Andres Martin
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 32
May 13
Evan Zhu
Wuxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 3
Sho Shimabukuro
Jiangxi Open · Round of 32
Apr 29
Yusuke Takahashi
Jiangxi Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–47 matches
| Metric | Watanuki | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 49% |
| Sets won | 52% | 49% |
| Games won | 51% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Watanuki | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Watanuki | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
