Federico Cina and Rei Sakamoto will play each other in the 2nd round of the Yokohama Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:30 pm on COURT 3. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rei Sakamoto who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rei Sakamoto is the pick to win this match.
Rei Sakamoto -> 1.86
Federico Cina -> 1.86
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Prediction and head to head Federico Cina vs. Rei Sakamoto
There is no head to head record between Federico Cina and Rei Sakamoto since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Federico Cina
30 - 20win/loss
598
596
WWWLWWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-20 | 17-12 | 13-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 598, Cina got to the 2nd round after defeating Hikaru Shiraishi 6-1 3-6 6-4, Kris Van Wyk 6-1 6-3 and Guy Den Ouden 6-4 3-6 6-4.
In the 1st round, Cina defeated Den Ouden (6-4 3-6 6-4). During the match, Cina scored 102 points vs Den Ouden’s 101. The Italian was quite aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about the service games, Cina recorded 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Federico Cina lost the serve twice and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Cina put 63% of his first serves in, winning 62% (38/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 61% (22/36) on the 2nd serve. Federico broke Den Ouden 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Cina has a winning record in the last 3 years having won 57% of his matches (32-24). 17-12 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Cina has an overall18-13 record in the last 3 years on hard.
Cina’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Monastir and M15 Buzau.
Cina has an overall 30-20 win-loss record in 2024, 17-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Yokohama Challenger
Federico has never competed in this tournament before.
Rei Sakamoto
14 - 15win/loss
769
769
WLWWLLLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-15 | 6-10 | 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), Rei reached the 2nd round after beating Jurij Rodionov 6-2 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Rodionov (6-2 6-4). During the match Sakamoto scored 65 points vs Rodionov’s 49. Rei was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Sakamoto made 3 aces and he was quite steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Rei Sakamoto was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 74% (25/34) of his 1st serve and 72% (13/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Sakamoto broke Rodionov 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
The Japanese’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in M15 Cervia and M25 La Nucia.
The Japanese has an overall 14-15 win-loss record in 2024, 6-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Yokohama Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cina | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 18 |
| Pts | 255-218 | 65-49 |
| Total Points | 473 | 114 |
| Winners | 98 | 25 |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% |
Cina played 3 matches while Sakamoto competed in 1 match. Cina started his run from the qualifications while Sakamoto had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Federico Cina surrendered 2 sets while Rei Sakamoto hasn’t dropped a set so far. Cina has played 6 sets more than Sakamoto (8 vs 2). Therefore, Cina played 53 games more than Sakamoto. Federico scored 98 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Sakamoto fired 25 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cina | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 3 |
| 1st in | 140/226 | 34/52 |
| %1st in | 62% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 98/140 | 25/34 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 50/86 | 13/18 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 72% |
Cina made 11 aces (3.7 per match). Sakamoto managed to score 3 aces . Cina won 70% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Sakamoto won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 72% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cina | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 3 |
| Converted | 12/29 | 3/4 |
| % Converted | 41% | 75% |
| Conceded | 20 | 2 |
| Saved | 15 | 2 |
| % Saved | 75% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 0 |
The Italian broke his opponents 12 times with a 41% conversion rate. Federico surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. The Japanese was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 2 break points.
| Cina | |||||
| Q1 Shiraishi |
Q3 Van |
R1 Den |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 3-6 6-4 | 6-1 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 16 | 29 | 71 | |
| pts | 96-82 | 57-35 | 102-101 | 255-218 | |
| Total points | 178 | 92 | 203 | 473 | |
| Winners | 38 | 22 | 38 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 39% | 37% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 53/84 | 26/45 | 61/97 | 140/226 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 58% | 63% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 38/53 | 22/26 | 38/61 | 98/140 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 85% | 62% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/31 | 10/19 | 22/36 | 50/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 53% | 61% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 5/9 | 3/10 | 12/29 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 56% | 30% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 1 | 12 | 20 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 0/1 | 10/12 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 0% | 83% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Sakamoto | |||||
| R1 Rodionov |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | ||||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |||
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |||
| pts | 65-49 | 65-49 | |||
| Total points | 114 | 114 | |||
| Winners | 25 | 25 | |||
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |||
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1st in | 34/52 | 34/52 | |||
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |||
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 25/34 | |||
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |||
| 2nd pts | 13/18 | 13/18 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 72% | |||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |||
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |||
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |||
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |||
| Saved | 2/2 | 2 | |||
| Saved % | 100% | 33% | |||
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |||
Head 2 Head
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WLWWLLLLLW Tennis Scores in Yokohama Challenger
- Philip SekulicSekulic – Alexander BlockxBlockx (5-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Rei SakamotoSakamoto – Jurij RodionovRodionov (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Ji Sung NamSung Nam (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Constant LestienneLestienne – Christoph NegrituNegritu (3-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Federico CinaCina – Guy Den OudenDen Ouden (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- James McCabeMcCabe – Omar JasikaJasika (6-3 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Tung-Lin WuWu – Mattia BellucciBellucci (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Elias YmerYmer – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (7-61 2-6 7-65) – See score progression
- Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina – Jakub PaulPaul (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Yuta ShimizuShimizu – Alex BoltBolt (7-66 6-1) – See score progression
- Masamichi ImamuraImamura – Dane SweenySweeny (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong – Lennon Roark JonesRoark Jones (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexey ZakharovZakharov – Rio NoguchiNoguchi (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Matej DodigDodig (6-4 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Li TuTu – Yaroslav DeminDemin (6-1 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Constant LestienneLestienne (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Tung-Lin WuWu – Alexey ZakharovZakharov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Masamichi ImamuraImamura – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (0-1) – H2H and prediction
