Pedro Sakamoto and Roy Smith will play each other in the 2nd round of the Rio De Janeiro Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 Pedro Sakamoto who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Pedro Sakamoto is the pick to win this match.
Pedro Sakamoto -> 1.6
Roy Smith -> 2.34
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Prediction and head to head Pedro Sakamoto vs. Roy Smith
There is no head to head record between Pedro Sakamoto and Roy Smith since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Pedro Sakamoto
Ranked no. 367, Sakamoto got to the 2nd round after defeating Facundo Juarez 6-4 4-6 6-4.
In the 1st round, Sakamoto defeated Juarez (6-4 4-6 6-4). During the match, Sakamoto scored 98 points vs Juarez’s 93. The Brazilian was pretty aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sakamoto struck 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Pedro Sakamoto lost the serve 5 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sakamoto put 59% of his first serves in, winning 63% (38/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (19/41) on the 2nd serve. Pedro broke Juarez 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Sakamoto has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (329-228). 2-2 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Sakamoto has an aggregate21-22 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
The Brazilian’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M25 Medellin.
Sakamoto has an aggregate 21-23 win-loss record in 2021, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Rio De Janeiro Challenger
Roy Smith
Ranked no. 651, the American reached the 2nd round after beating Victor Fernandes 6-0 6-4 and Federico Zeballos 6-4 7-64.
In the 1st round, The American had a good straight sets win against Zeballos (6-4 7-64). During the match Smith scored 83 points vs Zeballos’s 73. The American was very aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Smith managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Roy Smith lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Smith put 62% of his first serves in, winning 65% (28/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (16/26) on the 2nd serve. Roy broke Zeballos 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Roy’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in M25 Santo Domingo.
The American has an overall 18-23 win-loss record in 2021, 13-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sakamoto | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 39 |
| Pts | 98-93 | 145-108 |
| Total Points | 191 | 253 |
| Winners | 38 | 51 |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% |
Sakamoto played 1 match while Smith competed in 2 matches. Smith started his run from the qualifications while Sakamoto had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Pedro Sakamoto surrendered 1 set while Roy Smith hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Sakamoto has played 1 set(s) less than Smith (3 vs 4). Therefore, Sakamoto played 9 games less than Smith. Sakamoto scored 38 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Roy recorded 51 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sakamoto | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 60/101 | 69/109 |
| %1st in | 59% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 38/60 | 51/69 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 19/41 | 24/40 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 60% |
Sakamoto struck 4 aces . Smith made 15 aces (7.5 per match). Sakamoto won 63% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Smith won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sakamoto | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 9 |
| Converted | 6/12 | 9/18 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 11 | 10 |
| Saved | 6 | 6 |
| % Saved | 55% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
The Brazilian broke his opponent 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. Pedro conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Roy conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sakamoto | |||
| R1 Juarez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 98-93 | 98-93 | |
| Total points | 191 | 191 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 60/101 | 60/101 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 38/60 | 38/60 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/41 | 19/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 6/12 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
| Smith | |||||
| Q1 Fernandes |
Q3 Castelnuovo |
R1 Zeballos |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-4 | 7-67 3-6 6-2 | 6-4 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 30 | 23 | 69 | |
| pts | 62-35 | – | 83-73 | 145-108 | |
| Total points | 97 | 0 | 156 | 253 | |
| Winners | 23 | 28 | 51 | ||
| %Winners | 37% | 0% | 34% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1st in | 26/40 | / | 43/69 | 69/109 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 0% | 62% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 23/26 | / | 28/43 | 51/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 0% | 65% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/14 | / | 16/26 | 24/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 0% | 62% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Converted | 5/11 | / | 4/7 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 0% | 57% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Saved | 3/4 | 0/ | 3/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 75% | – | 50% | 125% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Rio De Janeiro Challenger
- Alejandro GomezGomez – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (4-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Rafael MatosMatos – Wilson LeiteLeite (6-4 0-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Bogdan BobrovBobrov – Roberto Cid SuberviCid Subervi (6-3 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Johan NiklesNikles – Luca CastelnuovoCastelnuovo (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Guilherme ClezarClezar (5-7 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Orlando LuzLuz (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Alejandro GonzalezGonzalez (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Matias Franco DescotteFranco Descotte (7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Roy SmithSmith – Federico ZeballosZeballos (6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Kaichi UchidaUchida – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Lorenzo EsquiciEsquici (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Luciano DarderiDarderi – Pedja KrstinKrstin (6-2 7-66) – See score progression
- Nicolas Alvarez VaronaAlvarez Varona – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Facundo JuarezJuarez (6-4 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Alejandro GomezGomez – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (4-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Rafael MatosMatos – Wilson LeiteLeite (6-4 0-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Orlando LuzLuz (7-6(6) 6-4) – See score progression
- Bogdan BobrovBobrov – Roberto Cid SuberviCid Subervi (6-3 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Matias Franco DescotteFranco Descotte (7-6(3) 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Alejandro GonzalezGonzalez (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
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- Bogdan BobrovBobrov – Mateus De Carvalho CardosoDe Carvalho Cardoso (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gabriel DecampsDecamps – Nicolas BarrientosBarrientos (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Johan NiklesNikles (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Kaichi UchidaUchida (1-0) – H2H and prediction
