H2H, prediction of Yan Bai vs Rei Sakamoto in Kobe Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 11th November 2024

PREVIEW. Kobe Challenger. Bai and Sakamoto will play each other in the qualifications of the Kobe Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Monday the 11th of November

Prediction and head to head Yan Bai vs. Rei Sakamoto

Yan Bai and Rei Sakamoto will face off in the qualifications of the Kobe Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 11:00 am on COURT C. 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 Yan Bai who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Yan Bai is the pick to win this match.
Yan Bai -> 1.31
Rei Sakamoto -> 3.2

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Prediction and head to head Yan Bai vs. Rei Sakamoto

There is no head to head record between Yan Bai and Rei Sakamoto since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Yan Bai

Yan Bai
Yan Bai

52 - 20win/loss

Hard
47-19
I Hard
1-0
Clay
4-1
Rank
249
High
200
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 52-21 47-19 4-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2023 46-16 42-13 2-1 2-2 0-0 0-0
2022 6-4 6-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 249, the Chinese got to the qualifications after beating Christoph Negritu 6-4 5-7 6-4.

In the qualifications, The Chinese defeated Negritu (6-4 5-7 6-4). During the match, Bai scored 113 points vs Negritu’s 107. The Chinese was extremely aggressive to blast 45 winners.

Talking about the service games, Bai blasted 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Yan Bai lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Bai put 62% of his first serves in, winning 68% (45/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (23/41) on the 2nd serve. Yan broke Negritu 4 times after converting 22% of his break points (4/18).

Bai has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 66% of his matches (306-157). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Bai has a composed 16-9 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

Bai’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Hinode,M25 Anning,M25 Luzhou,M25 Tianjin,M25 Yinchuan and M25 Huzhou.

Yan has a composed 52-20 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Kobe Challenger

Bai
Kobe Challenger
Bai's Record

Rei Sakamoto

Rei Sakamoto
Rei Sakamoto

12 - 14win/loss

Hard
5-10
I Hard
1-1
Clay
6-3
Rank
801
High
778
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 12-14 5-10 6-3 1-1 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 got to the qualifications after defeating Dane Sweeny 6-4 6-2.

In the qualifications, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Sweeny (6-4 6-2). During the match Sakamoto scored 65 points vs Sweeny’s 49. Rei was extremely aggressive to blast 23 winners.

Talking about serving, Sakamoto bagged 8 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Rei Sakamoto was quite effective on serve to win 77% (23/30) of his 1st serve and 61% (20/33) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Japanese was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Sweeny 3 times.

The Japanese’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in M15 Cervia and M25 La Nucia.

Sakamoto has a composed 12-14 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Kobe Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See his history.

Sakamoto
Kobe Challenger
Sakamoto's Record
Bonus
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H2H Performance in the tournament

Y.Bai
R.Sakamoto
!
2h:40
2h:40
Time on court​
1h:17
1h:17
!
2h:40
2h:40
Last match​
1h:17
1h:17
1
1
Match played
1
1
32
32
Games Played​
18
18
3
3
Set played​​
2
2
113
113
Total points​
65
65
113
113
Avg point​
65
65
45
45
Winners
23
23
45
45
Avg Winners​
23
23
40%
40%
Ratio winners
35%
35%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
8
8
5
5
Avg Aces
8
8
2
2
Double Faults
6
6
2
2
Avg Double Faults
!
6
6
45/66
45/66
1st won total​
23/30
23/30
68%
68%
1st won %
!
77%
77%
23/41
23/41
2nd won total​
20/33
20/33
56%
56%
2nd won %
!
61%
61%
-- Break Points --
4/18
4/18
BP won
3/3
3/3
4/18
4/18
Avg BP won
3/3
3/3
!
22%
22%
Won
!
100%
100%
9
9
Conceded
3
3
9
9
Avg Conceded
3
3
3
3
Broken
0
0
3
3
Avg Broken
!
0
0
6
6
Saved
3
3

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Bai Sakamoto
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 3 2
Tot Games 32 18
Pts 113-107 65-49
Total Points 220 114
Winners 45 23
%Winners 40% 35%

Both Bai and Sakamoto played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Yan Bai surrendered 1 set while Rei Sakamoto hasn’t dropped a set so far. Bai has played 1 set more than Sakamoto (3 vs 2). Therefore, Bai played 14 games more than Sakamoto. The Chinese scored 45 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Rei recorded 23 winners (35%).

Serve Performance

Serve Bai Sakamoto
Aces 5 8
Avg per match 5 8
1st in 66/107 30/63
%1st in 62% 48%
1st pts 45/66 23/30
%1st pts 68% 77%
2nd pts 23/41 20/33
%2nd pts 56% 61%

Bai bagged 5 aces . Sakamoto scored 8 aces . Bai won 68% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Sakamoto won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Bai Sakamoto
Won 4 3
Converted 4/18 3/3
% Converted 22% 100%
Conceded 9 3
Saved 6 3
% Saved 67% 100%
Times Broken 3 0

Yan broke his opponent 4 times with a 22% conversion rate. The Chinese lost his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Rei broke his opponent 3 times with a 100% conversion rate. The Japanese was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 3 break points.

Bai
Q1
Negritu
Total
Score 6-4 5-7 6-4
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 32 32
pts 113-107 113-107
Total points 220 220
Winners 45 45
%Winners 40% 40%
SERVE
Aces 5 5
Double Faults 2 2
1st in 66/107 66/107
% 1st in 62% 62%
1st pts 45/66 45/66
% 1st pts 68% 68%
2nd pts 23/41 23/41
% 2nd pts 56% 56%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/18 4/18
Converted % 22% 22%
Conceded 9 9
Saved 6/9 6
Saved % 67% 67%
Times Broken 3 3
Sakamoto
Q1
Sweeny
Total
Score 6-4 6-2
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 18 18
pts 65-49 65-49
Total points 114 114
Winners 23 23
%Winners 35% 35%
SERVE
Aces 8 8
Double Faults 6 6
1st in 30/63 30/63
% 1st in 48% 48%
1st pts 23/30 23/30
% 1st pts 77% 77%
2nd pts 20/33 20/33
% 2nd pts 61% 61%
Breaks
Won 3 3
Converted 3/3 3/3
Converted % 100% 100%
Conceded 3 3
Saved 3/3 3
Saved % 100% 100%
Times Broken 0 0

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Bai
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Sakamoto
WLLLLLWLWL
2024 2023 2022
52 - 21
13 - 14
47-19
Hard
5-10
1-1
I Hard
2-1
4-1
Clay
6-3
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