Yosuke Watanuki vs Nuno Borges Preview & Prediction | 2025 Japan Open Tennis Championships | First Round
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Yosuke Watanuki faces Nuno Borges in the Japan Open.
Ranking points: ATP 500
Start date/time:
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
Surface: Outdoor hard
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Yosuke Watanuki vs Nuno Borges prediction
Nuno Borges will hope to avoid the potential banana skin of facing local wildcard Yosuke Watanuki.
The Portuguese is on a run of just two wins from ten and has lost to players outside the top 100 in his last two outings.
Watanuki, ranked at 150, will hope to make it a three-peat but has been beaten in his last four after reaching the second round in Canada.
This will be their first meeting and it may be a case of who settles fastest given their respective results of late, although Watanuki is clearly less familiar at the highest level.
It’s hard to back against Borges here as he looks to get back on track and moving towards the top 40 again.
Yosuke Watanuki vs Nuno Borges tip: Nuno Borges to win
