ATP Challenger Tour · Finals · Cary
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sakamoto
🤖 Servebot
Draxl
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 67% vs 🏃 Pusher across 460 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Rei Sakamoto here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval. 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 | Draxl |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–8 | 8–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.36 | 1.84 |
| ROI % | -5.3% | -28.4% |
| Units P/L | -0.95u | -4.54u |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Sakamoto
1
Draxl
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Draxl has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Sakamoto's 43%).
| Opponent | Sakamoto | Draxl |
|---|---|---|
| Kaylan Bigun | L 36 16 | W 36 62 61 |
| Ignacio Buse | L 46 64 46 | L 46 67 |
| Philip Sekulic | W 63 64 | W 62 62 |
| Giulio Zeppieri | W 62 62 | L 76 16 36 |
| Mackenzie McDonald | W 64 63 | W 36 76 62 |
| Alexander Blockx | L 26 57 | W 64 76 |
| Dusan Lajovic | L 06 46 | L 63 36 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Sakamoto | Draxl |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.2% | 64.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 70.9% | 68.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 51.7% | 48% |
| Aces / Match | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 63.2% | 56.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30% | 33.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 46.4% | 55.3% |
| BP Converted % | 36.2% | 37.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 27.9 | 26.4 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 36 | 29.6 |
| Net Pts Won % | 71.9% | 72.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.1% | 51.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 40% | 40% |
Last five matches per player
Alex Molcan
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · Round of 16
May 9
Alexandre Muller
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · Round of 32
May 7
Chun-Hsin Tseng
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 1
Matteo Martineau
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · 1st Round Qualifying
May 1
Ryan Seggerman
Sardegna Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 28
Emilio Nava
Oeiras Open 4 · Round of 32
May 7
Kilian Feldbausch
Savannah Challenger · Round of 16
Apr 22
Pedro Boscardin Dias
Savannah Challenger · Round of 32
Apr 20
Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger · Round of 16
Apr 15
Kaylan Bigun
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger · Round of 32
Apr 13
Matchup overview
Rei Sakamoto and Liam Draxl face off in the Finals at Cary on Hard.
Rei Sakamoto leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Rei Sakamoto is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alex Molcan (May 9).
Liam Draxl is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emilio Nava (May 7).
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