Yokohama Prediction: Uchida vs Chung 11/17/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

Kaichi Uchida will face former Australian Open semifinalist Hyeon Chung in the first round of the 2025 Yokohama Challenger on Monday, November 17. Here’s our Kaichi Uchida vs Hyeon Chung prediction. This preview will also include a Kaichi Uchida vs Hyeon Chung pick.

Kaichi Uchida vs Hyeon Chung Preview

Kaichi Uchida is ranked 309th in the ATP rankings. He is a former Top 150 player who peaked at No. 147. The 31-year-old has compiled 43 wins and 30 losses at all levels this season and won his only title so far on the ITF Tour in Takasaki in late September.

On the Challenger level, Uchida has won 11 matches and lost seven times in the main draw. That translates to a 54.8% win rate, which is his best. Uchida is making his sixth appearance at the Yokohama Challenger and achieved his best run in 2022 when he made the quarterfinals. He hasn’t played in this tournament since.

Hyeon Chung is ranked 379th in the ATP rankings. He is a former Top 20 player who peaked at No. 19. He is a former Australian Open semifinalist and Next Gen champion. Chung has compiled 32 wins and 21 losses in 2025. At the Challenger level, Chung has won six matches and lost nine times this season.

His two titles this year have come at the ITF level, and despite persistent injury issues in his career, this is the first time in five years that Chung has played nearly a full schedule on the calendar. Chung will be making his third main draw appearance at the Yokohama Challenger and more than a decade since his last visit to this tournament.

Kaichi Uchida vs Hyeon Chung Head-To-Head

Uchida and Chung have not played at any level before this.

Kaichi Uchida vs Hyeon Chung Prediction

Chung was once the next big thing in men’s tennis until injuries cruelly wrecked his momentum and his career at the top level. While there is still a flicker of hope that he may at least get his ranking back to double digits, that progress will be much slower. Uchida should be winning this match if he can replicate the form he showed in Kobe, playing clutch tennis and just outlasting his opponents almost every time the match went to a deciding set. Uchida’s endurance could help here.

Nur Said's Pick: Uchida in three sets