Rei Sakamoto and Dhakshineswar Suresh will face off in the 2nd round of the Brownsburg Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:30 AM on DREW HASSENBEIN COURT. 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 -> 1.76
Dhakshineswar Suresh -> 1.93
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Prediction and head to head Rei Sakamoto vs. Dhakshineswar Suresh
There is no head to head record between Rei Sakamoto and Dhakshineswar Suresh since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Rei Sakamoto
29 - 18win/loss
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WLLWWWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35-22 | 23-14 | 9-6 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 34-26 | 27-16 | 3-3 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 20-16 | 12-11 | 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. 165, the Japanese reached the 2nd round after beating Ugo Blanchet 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 7-6(3).
In the 1st round against Blanchet, Sakamoto recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 7-66 7-63).During the match, Sakamoto scored less points (4) than Blanchet. In fact, the world no. 165 won 125 points vs Blanchet’s. That means that Sakamoto was more focused during the important points. Sakamoto was extremely aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sakamoto blasted 18 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Rei Sakamoto lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Sakamoto put 63% of his first serves in, winning 70% (57/81) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (25/48) on the 2nd serve. Sakamoto broke Blanchet twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Sakamoto has a winning record in the last 5 years having won 55% of his matches (94-77). 17-10 on hard in 2026. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Sakamoto has an aggregate62-44 win-loss record in the last 5 years on hard.
The Japanese has an aggregate 28-18 win-loss record in 2026, 17-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brownsburg Challenger
Sakamoto has never competed in this tournament before.
Dhakshineswar Suresh
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19-12 | 17-11 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 28-10 | 17-6 | 0-0 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 9-5 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 10-4 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 393, Dhakshineswar reached the 2nd round after beating Sebastian Godoy 6-3 6-3, Aidan Kim 7-6(2) 7-6(4) and Liam Broady 6-3 7-5.
In the 1st round, Suresh had a good straight sets win against Broady (6-3 7-5). During the match Suresh scored 73 points vs Broady’s 55. Suresh was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Suresh recorded 5 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Dhakshineswar Suresh lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Suresh put 65% of his first serves in, winning 84% (31/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (10/20) on the 2nd serve. Dhakshineswar broke Broady 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Dhakshineswar has an aggregate 17-8 win-loss record in 2026, 15-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sakamoto | Suresh |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 39 | 65 |
| Pts | 125-129 | 218-176 |
| Total Points | 254 | 394 |
| Winners | 57 | 85 |
| %Winners | 46% | 39% |
Sakamoto played 1 match while Suresh competed in 3 matches. Suresh started his run from the qualifications while Sakamoto had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Rei Sakamoto dropped 1 set while Dhakshineswar Suresh hasn’t lost a set so far. Sakamoto has played 3 set(s) less than Suresh (3 vs 6). Therefore, Sakamoto played 26 games less than Suresh. Sakamoto scored 57 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Dhakshineswar recorded 85 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sakamoto | Suresh |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 18 | 6.7 |
| 1st in | 81/129 | 106/186 |
| %1st in | 63% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 57/81 | 85/106 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 25/48 | 54/80 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 68% |
Sakamoto managed to score 18 aces . Suresh managed to score 20 aces (6.7 per match). Sakamoto won 70% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Suresh won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 68% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sakamoto | Suresh |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 8 |
| Converted | 2/8 | 8/18 |
| % Converted | 25% | 44% |
| Conceded | 7 | 10 |
| Saved | 5 | 8 |
| % Saved | 71% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
The Japanese broke his opponent twice with a 25% conversion rate. Rei dropped his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Suresh broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Indian conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sakamoto | |||
| R1 Blanchet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-73 7-66 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 39 | 39 | |
| pts | 125-129 | 125-129 | |
| Total points | 254 | 254 | |
| Winners | 57 | 57 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 18 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 81/129 | 81/129 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 57/81 | 57/81 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/48 | 25/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 2/8 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Suresh | |||||
| Q1 Godoy |
Q3 Kim |
R1 Broady |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 7-62 7-64 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 26 | 21 | 65 | |
| pts | 59-39 | 86-82 | 73-55 | 218-176 | |
| Total points | 98 | 168 | 128 | 394 | |
| Winners | 19 | 35 | 31 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 41% | 42% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 11 | 5 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 23/42 | 46/87 | 37/57 | 106/186 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 53% | 65% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 19/23 | 35/46 | 31/37 | 85/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 76% | 84% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/19 | 29/41 | 10/20 | 54/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 79% | 71% | 50% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 0/4 | 4/9 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 0% | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/3 | 4/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 80% | 230% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Brownsburg Challenger
- Lloyd HarrisHarris – Andrew FentyFenty (7-62 6-1) – See score progression
- Dhakshineswar SureshSuresh – Liam BroadyBroady (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Felix GillGill – Colton SmithSmith (7-5 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
- Mees RottgeringRottgering – Henry SearleSearle (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Aidan MayoMayo (6-3 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Tyler ZinkZink (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Rei SakamotoSakamoto – Ugo BlanchetBlanchet (6-73 7-66 7-63) – See score progression
- Bernard TomicTomic – Edward WinterWinter (6-73 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Harry WendelkenWendelken – Borna GojoGojo (3-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Edas ButvilasButvilas – Michael MmohMmoh (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Andre IlaganIlagan – Andres MartinMartin (2-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniel MilavskyMilavsky – Felix BalshawBalshaw (5-7 7-5 7-60) – See score progression
- Jack Pinnington JonesPinnington Jones – David Jorda SanchisJorda Sanchis (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Bernard TomicTomic – Edward WinterWinter (6-7(3) 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Dhakshineswar SureshSuresh – Liam BroadyBroady (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Bernard TomicTomic – Andre IlaganIlagan (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Harry WendelkenWendelken (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Lloyd HarrisHarris – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dhakshineswar SureshSuresh – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
