Elias Ymer and Rei Sakamoto will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Matsuyama Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 10:00 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elias Ymer who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elias Ymer is the pick to win this match.
Elias Ymer -> 1.21
Rei Sakamoto -> 4.05
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Prediction and head to head Elias Ymer vs. Rei Sakamoto
There is no head to head record between Elias Ymer and Rei Sakamoto since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Elias Ymer
19 - 28win/loss
314
105
LLLWWLWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-28 | 4-12 | 6-9 | 6-6 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 42-41 | 10-13 | 24-17 | 7-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-32 | 12-11 | 20-15 | 5-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-29 | 9-9 | 20-11 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-12 | 1-4 | 8-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 314, Ymer will start his run in the Matsuyama Challenger after he played his last match in the Seoul Challenger where he lost 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-4 to Moreno De Alboran in the 1st round on the 28th of October.
Elias has an aggregate 19-28 win-loss record in 2024, 4-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Elias’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Oeiras 4 Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Ymer has an overall 395-329 record. He has a negative 77-95 record on hard.
Previously in the Matsuyama Challenger
Ymer has never competed in this tournament before.
Rei Sakamoto
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11-13 | 5-9 | 6-3 | 0-1 | 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. 801, Sakamoto will start his run in the Matsuyama Challenger after he played his last match in the Sioux Falls Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-1 to Martin in the qualifications on the 20th of October.
The Japanese has an overall 11-13 win-loss record in 2024, 5-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Sakamoto’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in M15 Cervia and M25 La Nucia.
In terms of his career, The Japanese has an overall 23-30 record. He has a negative 11-16 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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