Mark Lajal vs Rei SakamotoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Mark Lajal and Rei Sakamoto have met 1 time since 2025; Mark Lajal leads 1–0. Across all meetings Lajal has taken 2 sets to Sakamoto's 0. Their most recent meeting: Mark Lajal won at Stockholm (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Lajal | Sakamoto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mark Lajal | Rei Sakamoto | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 53% | 20/38 | 59% | 22/37 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 12/24 | 27% | 7/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 48% | 30/62 | 35% | 22/63 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 18/45 | 41% | 16/39 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 7/15 | 52% | 11/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 18/32 | 47% | 17/36 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 29/36 | 91% | 29/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 20/36 | 69% | 22/32 |
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 (Lajal 1, Sakamoto 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajal
🤖 Servebot
Sakamoto
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Mark Lajal and Rei Sakamoto are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,568 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 11, 2025
Stockholm
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Lajal | Sakamoto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Mark Lajal | Rei Sakamoto | ||
| 1 or more | 96% | 23/24 | 100% | 11/11 |
| 3 or more | 96% | 23/24 | 100% | 11/11 |
| 5 or more | 79% | 19/24 | 64% | 7/11 |
| 10 or more | 33% | 8/24 | 36% | 4/11 |
| 15 or more | 4% | 1/24 | 9% | 1/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/24 | 0% | 0/11 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Lajal | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–9 | 8–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.79 | 1.80 |
| ROI % | +0.2% | -4.4% |
| Units P/L | +0.05u | -0.61u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Lajal | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 2 | 8 |
| Distance | 2,012 mi · 3,238 km | 1,061 mi · 1,708 km |
| Route | CAN → USA | USA → CAN |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 3 shared opponents, both Lajal and Sakamoto posted a 67% win rate.
| Opponent | Lajal | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Matusevich | W 67 63 61 | W 76 36 63 |
| Akira Santillan | W 63 62 | W 36 61 63 |
| Justin Engel | L 67 64 36 | L 36 76 710 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
J.J. Wolf
Vancouver Challenger · Final
Aug 1
Keegan Rice
Vancouver Challenger · Semifinals
Jul 31
Braden Shick
Vancouver Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 30
Clement Chidekh
Vancouver Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Evan Zhu
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Alex Michelsen
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Luca Van Assche
Quebec City Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Jurij Rodionov
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Daniel Milavsky
Brownsburg Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Dhakshineswar Suresh
Brownsburg Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Ugo Blanchet
Brownsburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Edas Butvilas
Lexington Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Michael Mmoh
Lexington Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Aidan Mayo
Lexington Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 62–65 matches
| Metric | Lajal | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 57% |
| Sets won | 57% | 54% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Lajal | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Lajal | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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