ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Molcan
🪃 Counterpuncher
Sakamoto
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 3,316 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Rei Sakamoto here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Molcan | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–3 | 14–9 |
| Avg odds | 2.08 | 2.13 |
| ROI % | +51.5% | +1.4% |
| Units P/L | +7.73u | +0.33u |
First career meeting
Molcan and Sakamoto have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Molcan has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Sakamoto's 33%).
| Opponent | Molcan | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Carballes Baena | W 06 63 64 | W 64 63 |
| Luca Van Assche | L 46 46 | L 36 57 |
| Matteo Arnaldi | W 63 61 | L 67 46 |
| Alexander Blockx | L 16 16 | L 26 57 |
| Dusan Lajovic | L 67 46 | L 06 46 |
| Nicolas Mejia | W 76 62 | W 67 63 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Molcan | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.2% | 62.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65.1% | 70.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.7% | 50.2% |
| Aces / Match | 3.3 | 5.7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.9% | 58.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 29.8% | 28.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 46.2% | 46.9% |
| BP Converted % | 31.8% | 38.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19.1 | 25.7 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 33.3 | 32.7 |
| Net Pts Won % | 68.5% | 69.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47.8% | 49.7% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 86% | 64% |
Last five matches per player
Jenson Brooksby
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · Round of 32
May 12
Ben Shelton
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Apr 18
Denis Shapovalov
BMW Open by Bitpanda · Quarterfinals
Apr 17
Daniel Altmaier
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Apr 16
Alexander Bublik
BMW Open by Bitpanda · Round of 32
Apr 14
Alexandre Muller
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · Round of 32
May 13
Chun-Hsin Tseng
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 12
Matteo Martineau
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · 1st Round Qualifying
May 11
Ryan Seggerman
Sardegna Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 28
Nicola Porcu
Sardegna Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Matchup overview
Alex Molcan and Rei Sakamoto face off in the Round of 16 at BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux on Clay.
Alex Molcan and Rei Sakamoto are meeting for the first time in our records.
Alex Molcan is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Jenson Brooksby (May 12).
Rei Sakamoto is 5-0 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Alexandre Muller (May 13).
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