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ChallengerHardJinan2026-10-14 06:30

Andre Ilagan v Yosuke Watanuki

Match preview, prediction and odds

Our pick

StrongLOST
A. Ilagan to win2.22
Worth backing at 1.97 or bigger · our chance 51% · market 44/56, us 51/49

A. Ilagan is 4-6 over the last ten and 38-26 on hard this season. Y. Watanuki is 5-5 over the last ten and 9-12 on hard this season. The head to head is A. Ilagan 0-2.

The pick is A. Ilagan to win. We make it a 51% chance, so it is only worth backing at 1.97 or bigger.

An opinion from the numbers, not a guarantee. 19+, bet responsibly.

Key numbers

A. IlaganY. Watanuki
195Ranking161
4-6Last 105-5
LLWWLLast 5WWLLW
+0.6V the odds-1.0
44-28Season10-13
38-26Hard 20269-12
0Last 7 days2
9dDays rest2d
0Wins here2
ClearFitnessClear
Head to head
0-2

V the odds: wins above (or below) what the prices expected over the last 10 - form with the strength of the opposition built in.

The market

A. Ilagan2.2244%
Y. WatanukiFAV1.7156%
Market says56% Watanuki

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

A. Ilagan0
Y. Watanuki3
Head to head3 meetings
DateEventMatchScore
2026-10-14JinanA. IlaganvY. Watanuki0 - 2
2026-07-21WinnipegY. WatanukivA. Ilagan2 - 0
2026-06-30CaryY. WatanukivA. Ilagan2 - 1

This season & this event

A. Ilagan
Y. Watanuki
44-29
38-27
Did not play
Did not play
2026 record
2026 on hard
Here in 2025
Here in 2024
12-13
11-12
Lost R32 to B. Harris
Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

Andre Ilagan
USA
Yosuke Watanuki
Japan
195
25
USA
42–26
0
39–25
—
3–1
Ranking
Age
Country
2026 W/L
Titles
Hard
Clay
Grass
161
28
Japan
0–1
0
0–1
—
—

Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

A. Ilagan — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-10-14JinanHardY. Watanuki0 - 22.2256%LOST
2026-10-05ShanghaiHardN. Basilashvili1 - 22.9668%LOST
2026-10-02JingshanHardL. Harris2 - 04.8280%LOST
2026-10-01JingshanHardM. Sharipov2 - 03.0069%WON
2026-09-29JingshanHardM. Dellavedova0 - 21.4464%WON
2026-09-22ChengduHardP. Bar Biryukov2 - 0——LOST
2026-09-15TiburonHardB. Nakashima2 - 11.5760%LOST
2026-08-26US OpenHardH. Gaston2 - 02.2257%LOST
2026-08-25US OpenHardT. Boyer2 - 11.9050%WON
2026-08-16Brownsburg (Usa) - QualificationHardJ. Pinnington Jones2 - 02.2357%WON

Y. Watanuki — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-10-15JinanHardM. Cilic2 - 02.5262%WON
2026-10-14JinanHardA. Ilagan0 - 21.7156%WON
2026-10-12JinanHardK. Uesugi0 - 21.0688%WON
2026-10-11JinanHardS. Pankin0 - 21.3869%WON
2026-09-07ShanghaiHardM. Sharipov1 - 21.7854%LOST
2026-09-02ZhangjiagangHardC. H. Tseng2 - 02.0253%LOST
2026-08-31ZhangjiagangHardS. Pankin2 - 01.3471%WON
2026-07-29VancouverHardH. Matsuoka0 - 21.4268%LOST
2026-07-23WinnipegHardT. Samuel0 - 23.1369%LOST
2026-07-21WinnipegHardA. Ilagan2 - 01.5062%WON

Common questions

Who is favourite, Andre Ilagan or Yosuke Watanuki?

Yosuke Watanuki is favourite at 1.71, which is a 56% chance once the bookmaker's margin is removed.

What are the odds for Andre Ilagan vs Yosuke Watanuki?

Andre Ilagan is 2.22 and Yosuke Watanuki is 1.71, the prices we recorded for the Jinan match.

What is the head-to-head between Andre Ilagan and Yosuke Watanuki?

They have met 3 times and Yosuke Watanuki leads 3-0.

Who will win Andre Ilagan vs Yosuke Watanuki?

Our model makes it Andre Ilagan to win at 2.22 (Strong confidence).

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