Rei Sakamoto and Jurij Rodionov will square off in the 1st round of the Yokkaichi Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 10:00 am on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jurij Rodionov who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Jurij Rodionov is the pick to win this match.
Jurij Rodionov -> 1.029
Rei Sakamoto -> 9.8

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Prediction and head to head Rei Sakamoto vs. Jurij Rodionov

There is no head to head record between Rei Sakamoto and Jurij Rodionov since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Rei Sakamoto

Rei Sakamoto
Rei Sakamoto

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Rank
288
High
278
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 16-13 11-8 3-3 2-2 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

Currently unranked, Sakamoto will start his run in the Yokkaichi Challenger after he played his last match in the Yokohama Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-3 to Tu in the 1st round on the 20th of November.

The Japanese has a composed 6-10 win-loss record in 2023, 0-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, Rei has an overall 11-16 record. He has a negative 5-6 record on hard.

Previously in the Yokkaichi Challenger

Sakamoto has never competed in this tournament before.

Yokkaichi Challenger
Sakamoto's Record

Jurij Rodionov

Jurij Rodionov

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Rank
198
High
87
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 20-17 6-6 7-7 7-3 0-1 0-0
2024 27-32 10-10 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

Ranked no. 111, Jurij will start his run in the Yokkaichi Challenger after he played his last match in the Yokohama Challenger where he lost 7-6(6) 7-6(6) to Chan Hong in the 1st round on the 19th of November.

Rodionov has a compiled 44-32 win-loss record in 2023, 3-5 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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His best result of the season was winning the title the Biel Challenger where he overcame Liam Broady in the final 6-3 ret..

In terms of his career, Jurij has an overall 246-180 record. He has a positive 53-39 record on hard.

Yokkaichi Challenger
Rodionov's Record

Tennis Scores in Yokkaichi Challenger

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