Daniel Evans vs Rei SakamotoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Daniel Evans and Rei Sakamoto have met 1 time since 2026; Rei Sakamoto leads 1–0. Across all meetings Evans has taken 0 sets to Sakamoto's 2. Their most recent meeting: Rei Sakamoto won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Evans | Sakamoto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Daniel Evans | Rei Sakamoto | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 2/2 | 63% | 29/46 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 2/6 | 25% | 6/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 2/8 | 33% | 23/70 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/1 | 47% | 23/49 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 3/6 | 56% | 10/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 1/2 | 51% | 20/39 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 90% | 37/41 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 2/3 | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Evans 0, Sakamoto 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Evans
🏹 Frontrunner
Sakamoto
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 1,115 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Rei Sakamoto.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jan 12, 2026
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Evans | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 14–6 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.86 |
| ROI % | - | +15.9% |
| Units P/L | - | +3.19u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Evans | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | — | 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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Evans and Sakamoto posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Evans | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan Schoolkate | L 57 06 | L 36 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Tristan Schoolkate
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Juan Carlos Prado Angelo
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Marcos Giron
HSBC Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Charles Broom
Lexus Ilkley Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
James Watt
Lexus Ilkley Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 7
Bruno Kuzuhara
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Daniel Jade
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Rei Sakamoto
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 12
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 · 8–74 matches
| Metric | Evans | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 25% | 64% |
| Sets won | 33% | 58% |
| Games won | 44% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Evans | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Evans | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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