Adam Walton vs Rei SakamotoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Adam Walton and Rei Sakamoto have met 1 time since 2025; Rei Sakamoto leads 1–0. Across all meetings Walton has taken 0 sets to Sakamoto's 2. Their most recent meeting: Rei Sakamoto won at Tokyo (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Walton | Sakamoto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Adam Walton | Rei Sakamoto | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 69% | 29/42 | 63% | 29/46 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 11/33 | 25% | 6/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 24/75 | 33% | 23/70 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 53% | 20/38 | 47% | 23/49 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 15/32 | 56% | 10/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 15/35 | 51% | 20/39 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 38/46 | 90% | 37/41 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 29/46 | 71% | 29/41 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Walton 0, Sakamoto 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Walton
💥 Big Hitter
Sakamoto
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,932 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 22, 2025
Tokyo
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Walton | Sakamoto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Adam Walton | Rei Sakamoto | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 16/16 | 100% | 20/20 |
| 3 or more | 88% | 14/16 | 100% | 20/20 |
| 5 or more | 63% | 10/16 | 85% | 17/20 |
| 10 or more | 13% | 2/16 | 45% | 9/20 |
| 15 or more | 6% | 1/16 | 25% | 5/20 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 5% | 1/20 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Walton | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–9 | 14–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | 1.86 |
| ROI % | -33.8% | +15.9% |
| Units P/L | -5.74u | +3.19u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Walton | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 6 | 6 |
| Distance | 927 mi · 1,492 km | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | CHN | JPN → CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sakamoto has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Walton's 38%).
| Opponent | Walton | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksandar Vukic | L 63 26 46 | W 64 67 64 36 64 |
| Yibing Wu | L 67 26 57 | L 57 16 |
| Jaime Faria | L 64 46 67 | L 67 64 36 46 |
| Timo Legout | W 62 62 | L 46 36 |
| Liam Draxl | W 64 64 | W 63 75 |
| Zachary Svajda | L 36 46 76 26 | W 76 61 |
| Daniil Medvedev | W 62 16 61 16 64 | L 76 36 16 |
| Aleksandar Kovacevic | L 67 67 | W 64 36 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Rigele Te
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Mattia Bellucci
Jingshan Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Moise Kouame
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Alexander Binda
Jingshan Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Hikaru Shiraishi
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Valentin Royer
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round
Sep 23
Yibing Wu
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Ignacio Buse
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 2nd Round
Aug 25
Alex de Minaur
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 11
Andrey Rublev
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Marco Trungelliti
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Kyrian Jacquet
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Seongchan Hong
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Matteo Arnaldi
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Sep 30
Anton Shepp
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NZL-JPN 1-3 · Rubber 1
Sep 19
Ji Sung Nam
Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 74–80 matches
| Metric | Walton | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 64% |
| Sets won | 52% | 58% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Walton | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Walton | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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