Men's singles · Super 750

Lakshya Sen vs Koki Watanabe

Japan Open 2026 · Round of 32 · 14 Jul 2026

Koki Watanabe beat Lakshya Sen 21–16, 21–14 in the round of 32 of Japan Open 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
Lakshya Sen IND · World No. 14	16	14
Koki Watanabe JPN · World No. 17 Won	21	21

72 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: Japan Open 2026
Round: Round of 32
Date: 14 Jul 2026
Level: Super 750
Discipline: Men's singles
Shuttle: Yonex Tournament F-90Amazon

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Lakshya Sen	Koki Watanabe
Country	IND	JPN
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed
Born	2001	1999
Height	1.80 m	1.66 m
Weight	Not known	65 kg
Ranking at the time	No. 14	No. 17
Career-high rank	No. 6men's singles, 2022	No. 11men's singles, 2024
Racket	Yonex Nanoflare 1000Z Amazon	Not known
String	Not known	Not known
Shoes	Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4 Amazon	Not known
Kit source	Current setup, as of 2026	Not known

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Tale of the tape

Lakshya Sen against Koki Watanabe: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Lakshya Sen	Stat	Koki Watanabe
Result
30	Points won	42
14	Winners	13
5	Errors forced	6
23	Unforced errors	11
33	Smashes	27
35%	Won on own serve	54%
Serve
97%	Short serves	93%
55%	To the body	49%
35%	To the middle	22%
10%	Out wide	29%
Striking side
45%	Forehand	50%
41%	Backhand	39%
15%	Around the head	11%
Direction
52%	Straight	60%
32%	Cross-court	29%
16%	Middle	11%

Serve rows are shares of each side's serves. Striking side and direction are shares of every other shot.

Match summary

Koki Watanabe dominated Lakshya Sen across two decisive games, winning 21-16 and 20-14 with clinical efficiency. Watanabe's control was evident in game two, where he built a commanding 11-5 lead through a six-shot run from the middle of the game, never allowing Sen to establish any momentum with zero lead changes in that frame. Sen struggled with lift errors throughout the match, committing 11 unforced mistakes from that shot alone, while both players leaned heavily on smashes as their primary finishing weapon but Watanabe's execution proved superior in the longer rallies that averaged over ten shots in the second game.

Written by AI from the tracked data.

Point progression

Lakshya SenKoki Watanabe

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Running score across 72 tracked rallies, Lakshya Sen against Koki Watanabe. Games closed 16–21, 14–21.

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Game	Lakshya Sen	Koki Watanabe
Game 1	16	21
Game 2	14	21

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

8.7shots

Avg rally — by time

10.8sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

72 rallies tracked, most of them (42%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 36 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	6	4.7
3–4	13	5.8
5–8	30	8.6
9–14	12	13.0
15–20	5	18.2
21+	6	27.7

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Drive Straight→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Flat Push Cross
Happened 3× out of 66 rallies
2.A1Forehand Drive Straight→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 66 rallies
3.A1Forehand Flat Push Cross→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight
Happened 3× out of 66 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 2× out of 66 rallies
5.A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight
Happened 2× out of 66 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Cross
Happened 1× out of 66 rallies
2.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Net Cross
Happened 1× out of 66 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Backhand Drop Cross→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 1× out of 66 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Backhand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Flat Push Straight
Happened 1× out of 66 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Backhand Clear Cross→A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight
Happened 1× out of 66 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Lakshya Sen

Most errors forced

Koki Watanabe

Most unforced errors

Lakshya Sen

By player

Lakshya Sen

313 shots

Winners 14Forced 5Unforced 23

Most-used shots

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Of 313 shots Lakshya Sen played, the most used were lift (26%), net (21%) and smash (11%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	26%	82
Net	21%	65
Smash	11%	33
Serve	10%	31
Drive	10%	30
Block	9%	29

Points won — by shot

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Smash

37%

My winner8Forced opp. error3Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Lakshya Sen won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (37%), lift (20%) and drive (13%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	37%
Lift	20%
Drive	13%
Net	10%
Block	7%
Kill	7%
Brush	3%
Serve	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

31%

Opp. winner2My forced error0My unforced error11

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Lakshya Sen lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (31%), smash (21%) and block (12%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	31%
Smash	21%
Block	12%
Clear	10%
Drive	7%
Net	7%
Brush	5%
Drop	5%
Kill	2%

Rally outcome — points won

30 rallies

My winner47%
Forced opp. error17%
Drew opp. unforced37%

Of the 30 rallies Lakshya Sen won, 47% came from their own winners, 37% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 17% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	47%	14
Forced opp. error	17%	5
Drew opp. unforced	37%	11

Rally outcome — points lost

42 rallies

Opp. winner31%
My forced error14%
My unforced error55%

Of the 42 rallies Lakshya Sen lost, 55% from their own unforced errors, 31% from an opponent winner and 14% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	31%	13
My forced error	14%	6
My unforced error	55%	23

Koki Watanabe

311 shots

Winners 13Forced 6Unforced 11

Most-used shots

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Of 311 shots Koki Watanabe played, the most used were net (20%), lift (19%) and serve (13%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	20%	62
Lift	19%	59
Serve	13%	41
Block	12%	38
Drop	10%	30
Drive	10%	30

Points won — by shot

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Smash

21%

My winner7Forced opp. error2Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Koki Watanabe won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (21%), lift (17%) and net (17%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	21%
Lift	17%
Net	17%
Block	12%
Drive	12%
Serve	10%
Clear	7%
Brush	2%
Kill	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

37%

Opp. winner8My forced error0My unforced error3

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Koki Watanabe lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (37%), drive (17%) and block (13%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	37%
Drive	17%
Block	13%
Lift	13%
Kill	7%
Net	7%
Brush	3%
Drop	3%

Rally outcome — points won

42 rallies

My winner31%
Forced opp. error14%
Drew opp. unforced55%

Of the 42 rallies Koki Watanabe won, 55% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 31% from their own winners and 14% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	31%	13
Forced opp. error	14%	6
Drew opp. unforced	55%	23

Rally outcome — points lost

30 rallies

Opp. winner47%
My forced error17%
My unforced error37%

Of the 30 rallies Koki Watanabe lost, 47% came from an opponent winner, 37% from their own unforced errors and 17% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	47%	14
My forced error	17%	5
My unforced error	37%	11

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