Jurij Rodionov and Rei Sakamoto will square off in the 1st round of the Yokohama Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on COURT 3. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jurij Rodionov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jurij Rodionov is the pick to win this match.
Jurij Rodionov -> 1.198
Rei Sakamoto -> 4.15
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Â
Prediction and head to head Jurij Rodionov vs. Rei Sakamoto
This will be the 3rd time that Jurij Rodionov and Rei Sakamoto play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Rodionov won 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in the Kobe Challenger back in November 2024.
Jurij Rodionov
27 - 31win/loss
177
87
LWWWWLLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-31 | 10-9 | 6-12 | 11-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-33 | 3-6 | 15-13 | 21-11 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-31 | 5-5 | 16-11 | 21-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-28 | 2-4 | 2-7 | 13-13 | 3-3 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 25-16 | 5-1 | 7-6 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 177, Jurij will start his run in the Yokohama Challenger after he played his last match in the Kobe Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-1 to Blockx in the final on the 17th of November.
Rodionov has an overall 27-31 win-loss record in 2024, 10-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was winning the title the Koblenz Challenger where he defeated Brandon Nakashima in the final 6-7(7) 6-1 6-2.
Talking about his overall career, The Austrian has an overall 273-212 record. He has a positive 63-49 record on hard.
Previously in the Yokohama Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See his history.
Rei Sakamoto
13 - 15win/loss
769
769
LWWLLLLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-15 | 5-10 | 6-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 7-11 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-6 | 5-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 769 (career-high), Sakamoto will start his run in the Yokohama Challenger after he played his last match in the Kobe Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-2 to Rodionov in the 1st round on the 12th of November.
Rei has an overall 13-15 win-loss record in 2024, 5-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Sakamoto’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in M15 Cervia and M25 La Nucia.
In terms of his career, Rei has an overall 25-32 record. He has a negative 11-17 record on hard.
Previously in the Yokohama Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See his history.
Head 2 Head
LWWWWLLWWW
LWWLLLLLWL Tennis Scores in Yokohama Challenger
- Yuta ShimizuShimizu – Alex BoltBolt (7-66 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Matej DodigDodig (6-4 2-6 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong – Lennon Roark JonesRoark Jones (6-2 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Alexey ZakharovZakharov – Rio NoguchiNoguchi (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Li TuTu – Yaroslav DeminDemin (6-1 3-0 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Masamichi ImamuraImamura – Dane SweenySweeny (6-3 4-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Ji Sung NamSung Nam – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Christoph NegrituNegritu – Constant LestienneLestienne (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Elias YmerYmer – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Omar JasikaJasika – (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Benjamin HassanHassan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Masamichi ImamuraImamura – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina – Jakub PaulPaul (1-0) – H2H and prediction
