ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Lexus Nottingham Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sakamoto
💥 Big Hitter
Wu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 3,046 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 Grass, 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 | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–6 | 9–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.96 | 1.70 |
| ROI % | -5.9% | -3.1% |
| Units P/L | -0.83u | -0.44u |
First career meeting
Sakamoto and Wu have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Wu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Sakamoto's 50%).
| Opponent | Sakamoto | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Muller | W 64 36 63 | W 63 64 |
| Luca Van Assche | L 36 57 | W 63 63 |
| Liam Draxl | W 63 75 | L 46 26 |
| Daniil Medvedev | L 76 36 16 | W 57 76 64 |
| Colton Smith | W 64 64 | W 75 61 |
| Tristan Schoolkate | L 36 46 | L 64 46 16 |
| Eliot Spizzirri | L 63 36 46 | L 26 46 76 64 36 |
| Nicolas Mejia | W 67 63 63 | W 64 64 |
| Kaylan Bigun | L 36 16 | W 75 62 |
| Naoki Nakagawa | W 76 26 63 | W 63 62 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Sakamoto | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.9% | 57.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.8% | 69.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.9% | 59.7% |
| Aces / Match | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.3% | 60.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.9% | 32.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 47.4% | 53.3% |
| BP Converted % | 36.1% | 54.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 28.2 | 21.9 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 36.8 | 32.9 |
| Net Pts Won % | 67.4% | 53.4% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.5% | 53.5% |
| Surface (Grass) | ||
| Grass Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
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
Matteo Martineau
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · 1st Round Qualifying
May 1
Thijs Boogaard
Libema Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Flavio Cobolli
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 28
Marcos Giron
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Ethan Quinn
Open Aix Provence Crédit Agricole · Quarterfinals
May 1
Aleksandr Shevchenko
Open Aix Provence Crédit Agricole · Round of 16
Apr 30
Matchup overview
Rei Sakamoto and Yibing Wu face off in the Round of 32 at Lexus Nottingham Open on Grass.
Rei Sakamoto and Yibing Wu are meeting for the first time in our records.
Rei Sakamoto is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Pedro Martinez (May 19).
Yibing Wu is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Thijs Boogaard (Jun 10).
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