ATP Challenger Tour · Finals · Shanghai
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
O'Connell
🤖 Servebot
Watanuki
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 5,683 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Christopher O'Connell plays Yosuke Watanuki.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | O'Connell | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–7 | 1–0 |
| Avg odds | 3.17 | 1.04 |
| ROI % | -41.5% | +4.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.56u | +0.04u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
4
O'Connell
2
Watanuki
Feb 15, 2025
Doha
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 10, 2023
Shanghai
H Hard · Finals
Mar 21, 2023
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 19, 2022
Kobe
H Hard · Semifinals
Nov 6, 2022
Yokohama
H Hard · Finals
Jul 26, 2021
Atlanta
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
O'Connell has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Watanuki's 67%).
| Opponent | O'Connell | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Blockx | W 46 64 64 | W 64 64 |
| Billy Harris | W 64 63 | L 61 36 26 |
| Chun-Hsin Tseng | W 61 62 | W 26 62 61 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | O'Connell | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.5% | 60% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 69.8% | 73.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52% | 60% |
| Aces / Match | 5.8 | 3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.6 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 47.6% | 50% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 24.8% | 46.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 47.3% | 57.9% |
| BP Converted % | 44.3% | 33.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.1 | 11 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 23 | 21 |
| Net Pts Won % | 61.4% | 100% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.2% | 58.3% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 67% | 100% |
Last five matches per player
Dusan Lajovic
Copa Faulconbridge · Round of 32
May 7
Martin Landaluce
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · 1st Round Qualifying
May 6
Dino Prizmic
Mutua Madrid Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 20
Raphael Collignon
Atkinsons Monza Open · Round of 32
Apr 7
Mariano Navone
Tiriac Open presented by UniCredit Bank · Round of 32
Mar 31
Cezar Cretu
Moldova Open · Round of 32
May 13
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
Matchup overview
Christopher O'Connell and Yosuke Watanuki face off in the Finals at Shanghai on Hard.
Christopher O'Connell leads 4-2 over 6 previous meetings.
Christopher O'Connell is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dusan Lajovic (May 7).
Yosuke Watanuki is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Cezar Cretu (May 13).
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