Grand Slam · 2nd Round Qualifying · Australian Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sakamoto
💥 Big Hitter
Smith
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 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 grinder's relentless consistency. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sakamoto | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | 8–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 2.46 |
| ROI % | -5.9% | -0.9% |
| Units P/L | -0.89u | -0.14u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Sakamoto
0
Smith
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sakamoto has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Smith's 43%).
| Opponent | Sakamoto | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Yibing Wu | L 57 16 | L 57 16 |
| Tyler Zink | W 46 75 76 | W 64 76 |
| Roberto Carballes Baena | W 64 63 | L 67 36 |
| Tristan Schoolkate | L 36 46 | W 64 64 |
| Patrick Kypson | W 76 76 | L 67 06 |
| Mackenzie McDonald | W 64 63 | L 46 16 |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili | L 26 63 16 | W 75 61 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Sakamoto | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.9% | 58.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.5% | 65.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.7% | 50.8% |
| Aces / Match | 5 | 2.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.2% | 57.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33.4% | 37.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.9% | 48.1% |
| BP Converted % | 38.2% | 37.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 25 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 31.7 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 71.5% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.1% | 50.5% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 83% |
Last five matches per player
Yibing Wu
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 14
Pedro Martinez
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 19
Alex Molcan
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · Round of 16
May 14
Alexandre Muller
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · Round of 32
May 13
Chun-Hsin Tseng
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 12
Clement Chidekh
Dublin Challenger · Round of 32
Jun 15
Jurij Rodionov
Dublin Challenger · Round of 16
Jun 11
Masamichi Imamura
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 32
Jun 3
Michael Mmoh
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Final
May 31
Andre Ilagan
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Semifinals
May 31
Matchup overview
Rei Sakamoto and Colton Smith face off in the 2nd Round Qualifying at Australian Open on Hard.
Rei Sakamoto leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Rei Sakamoto is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Yibing Wu (Jun 14).
Colton Smith is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Clement Chidekh (Jun 15).
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