ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Santos
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sakamoto
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kicker
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 57% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,782 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Pedro Sakamoto here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game 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 | Sakamoto | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–8 | 8–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.27 | 1.65 |
| ROI % | -47.8% | -8.9% |
| Units P/L | -5.26u | -1.24u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Sakamoto
1
Kicker
Sep 1, 2025
M25 Mar Del Plata
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Apr 15, 2015
Santos
C Clay · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kicker has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Sakamoto's 50%).
| Opponent | Sakamoto | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Conner Huertas del Pino | L 46 36 | L 46 67 |
| Tomas Martinez | W 75 64 | W 60 64 |
| Ryan Dickerson | W 63 36 60 | W 60 61 |
| Franco Roncadelli | L 67 46 | L 62 67 57 |
| Nicolas Zanellato | W 62 63 | W 60 61 |
| Alvaro Guillen Meza | L 75 57 36 | L 36 26 |
| Thiago Monteiro | L 46 64 46 | L 63 26 36 |
| Juan Carlos Prado Angelo | L 46 57 | W 63 64 |
| Eduardo Ribeiro | W 63 36 76 | W 61 36 75 |
| Billy Suarez | W 63 64 | W 62 61 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Sakamoto | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 67% | 63.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.4% | 63.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.9% | 46% |
| Aces / Match | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2 | 1.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 59.7% | 55.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33% | 35.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.5% | 46.1% |
| BP Converted % | 41.3% | 39.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 17.3 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 27.3 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 86.1% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.2% | 47.8% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 22% | 53% |
Last five matches per player
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Federico Coria
AAT Challenger IEB+ Edicion San Miguel de Tucuman · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
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AAT Challenger IEB+ Edicion San Miguel de Tucuman · Round of 16
Jun 12
Matchup overview
Pedro Sakamoto and Nicolas Kicker face off in the Round of 16 at Santos on Clay.
Pedro Sakamoto leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Pedro Sakamoto is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Tanguy Genier (Jun 18).
Nicolas Kicker is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Bruno Fernandez (Jun 25).
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