Pedro Sakamoto upsets Maxime Janvier 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the quarter in the Sao Paulo Challenger on Friday. Sakamoto will seek to keep on going in this event against Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves in the semifinal.
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Sakamoto came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Janvier in the 1st game (1-0). Pedro managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Janvier in the 5th (4-1) game before managing to win the set (6-2).
Pedro converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the French player was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (1-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 54 points. Sakamoto was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than Janvier (32-22). Sakamoto conceded 8 points on serve (18-8). on the other side of the net, Maxime conceded 14 points on serve (14-14).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Maxime conquered in the 8th game (5-3) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).
They played 70 points. Janvier was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Pedro (40-30). The French player lost 12 points on serve (26-12). On the other side, Pedro conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).
The Brazilian won the set after he broke Maxime in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game.
Janvier was dominated in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.
The Brazilian converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A), the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40). On the other side, Maxime wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 0th game (0-0 30-40).
They contested 45 points. Sakamoto won 17 points more than Maxime (31-14). Pedro was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (17-4). On the other side, Janvier conceded 14 points on serve (10-14).
Sakamoto will add to his prize money $ 1,050 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 2,510 until now in this competition. If he wins the next match, the Brazilian will add $ 1,730 to his earnings to get in total $ 4,240.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, the Brazilian scored 93 points vs. the French player’s 76.
The Brazilian won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points after he converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Janvier was not so effective in converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Sakamoto and Janvier is 1-0 for Pedro.
Draw and next match H2H: Pedro Sakamoto vs. Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves – stats
Sakamoto will fight against Meligeni Rodrigues Alves in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Pedro Sakamoto and Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sakamoto (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
Tennis Scores in Sao Paulo Challenger
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Maxime JanvierJanvier (6-2 3-6 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (7-5 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Joao MenezesMenezes – Matheus Pucinelle De AlmeidaPucinelle De Almeida (6-2 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves – Dmitry PopkoPopko (2-6 6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – Joao MenezesMenezes (1-0) – H2H details and stats
