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 | 57% | 24/42 | 63% | 29/46 |
| Wins a set when losing | 37% | 10/27 | 25% | 6/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 28/69 | 33% | 23/70 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 22/50 | 47% | 23/49 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 41% | 7/17 | 56% | 10/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 15/34 | 51% | 20/39 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 31/38 | 90% | 37/41 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 24/38 | 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 (Lajal 1, Sakamoto 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajal
👑 The Complete Package
Sakamoto
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
👑 The Complete Package vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,511 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
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 | 100% | 29/29 | 100% | 20/20 |
| 3 or more | 97% | 28/29 | 100% | 20/20 |
| 5 or more | 79% | 23/29 | 85% | 17/20 |
| 10 or more | 21% | 6/29 | 45% | 9/20 |
| 15 or more | 3% | 1/29 | 25% | 5/20 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/29 | 5% | 1/20 |
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 | 21–8 | 14–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.86 |
| ROI % | +9.7% | +15.9% |
| Units P/L | +2.81u | +3.19u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Lajal | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 6 |
| Distance | 461 mi · 742 km | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | FRA | 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 3 shared opponents, both Lajal and Sakamoto posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Lajal | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksandar Vukic | W 67 63 64 | W 64 67 64 36 64 |
| Anton Matusevich | W 67 63 61 | W 76 36 63 |
| Akira Santillan | W 63 62 | W 36 61 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Lucas Poullain
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Thomas Faurel
St. Tropez Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 23
David Goffin
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Titouan Droguet
Cassis Challenger · Final
Sep 13
Daniel Masur
Cassis Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Robin Bertrand
Cassis Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
Cassis Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Lenny Couturier
Cassis Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
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 · 69–74 matches
| Metric | Lajal | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 64% |
| Sets won | 57% | 58% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
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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