ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Sassuolo
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Assche
🧱 The Wall
Sakamoto
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 57% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,566 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 the wall's elite returner. 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 | Assche | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 20–7 | 12–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.65 | 2.11 |
| ROI % | +12.6% | -9.9% |
| Units P/L | +3.40u | -2.07u |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
3
Assche
0
Sakamoto
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Assche | Sakamoto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 or more | 96% | 26/27 | 96% | 21/22 |
| 3 or more | 59% | 16/27 | 77% | 17/22 |
| 5 or more | 37% | 10/27 | 64% | 14/22 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/27 | 18% | 4/22 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/27 | 5% | 1/22 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/27 | 5% | 1/22 |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Assche has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Sakamoto's 13%).
| Opponent | Assche | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Henrique Rocha | L 36 76 57 | L 67 67 |
| Tristan Schoolkate | W 63 63 | L 36 46 |
| Vit Kopriva | W 63 62 | L 46 67 |
| Alexander Blockx | W 62 64 | L 26 57 |
| Rafael Jodar | L 36 60 16 | L 67 16 75 64 36 |
| Giulio Zeppieri | L 36 46 | W 62 62 |
| Chun-Hsin Tseng | L 16 57 | L 64 16 67 |
| Dusan Lajovic | W 63 61 | L 06 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Assche | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.8% | 63.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.9% | 73.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47% | 50.2% |
| Aces / Match | 3.7 | 6.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 54.1% | 55% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30.8% | 29.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.9% | 47.7% |
| BP Converted % | 40.5% | 44.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 17.9 | 22.8 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 26.4 | 28.1 |
| Net Pts Won % | 68.6% | 66.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49% | 50.6% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 63% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Henrique Rocha
Oeiras Open 3 · Round of 16
Apr 16
Alejandro Moro Canas
Oeiras Open 3 · Round of 32
Apr 14
Luca Van Assche
Atkinsons Monza Open · Round of 16
Apr 8
Roberto Carballes Baena
Atkinsons Monza Open · Round of 32
Apr 6
Marco Trungelliti
Grand Prix Hassan II · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 30
Matchup overview
Luca Van Assche and Rei Sakamoto face off in the Round of 16 at Sassuolo on Clay.
Luca Van Assche leads 3-0 over 3 previous meetings.
Luca Van Assche is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Roman Safiullin (Apr 16).
Rei Sakamoto is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Henrique Rocha (Apr 16).
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