ATP Masters 1000 · Round of 128 · ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Watanuki
💥 Big Hitter
Kotov
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 2,242 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Yosuke Watanuki plays Pavel Kotov.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Watanuki | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–0 | 10–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.04 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | +4.0% | +48.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.04u | +5.28u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Watanuki
1
Kotov
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kotov has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Watanuki's 0%).
| Opponent | Watanuki | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Cezar Cretu | L 16 46 | L 61 16 26 |
| August Holmgren | L 46 76 63 67 67 | W 64 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Watanuki | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60% | 62% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 73.3% | 73.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 60% | 53.5% |
| Aces / Match | 3 | 6.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2 | 1.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 50% | 59.6% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 46.2% | 24.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 57.9% | 44.9% |
| BP Converted % | 33.3% | 46% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 11 | 19.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 21 | 27.3 |
| Net Pts Won % | 100% | 54.8% |
| Total Pts Won % | 58.3% | 49.4% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 100% | 91% |
Last five matches per player
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
Yosuke Watanuki and Pavel Kotov face off in the Round of 128 at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai on Hard.
Yosuke Watanuki leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Yosuke Watanuki is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Cezar Cretu (May 13).
Pavel Kotov is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Cezar Cretu (May 17).
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