Tristan Schoolkate and Rei Sakamoto will square off in the 1st round of the Gwangju Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 3:30 pm 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 Tristan Schoolkate who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tristan Schoolkate is the pick to win this match.
Tristan Schoolkate -> 1.52
Rei Sakamoto -> 2.4
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Prediction and head to head Tristan Schoolkate vs. Rei Sakamoto
There is no head to head record between Tristan Schoolkate and Rei Sakamoto since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Tristan Schoolkate
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44-35 | 33-25 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 44-33 | 38-24 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-30 | 30-23 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 48-29 | 24-15 | 17-11 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-20 | 8-9 | 3-5 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 120, Schoolkate will start his run in the Gwangju Challenger after he played his last match in the Busan Challenger where he lost 6-4 3-6 6-3 to Campana in the 1st round on the 15th of April.
Schoolkate has a compiled 15-11 win-loss record in 2025, 15-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Brisbane 1 Challenger where he overcame Marek Gengel in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(4).
Talking about his overall career, Tristan has an overall 185-132 record. He has a positive 125-90 record on hard.
Previously in the Gwangju Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See his history.
Rei Sakamoto
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27-25 | 22-16 | 3-3 | 2-6 | 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 |
Ranked no. 282, Rei will start his run in the Gwangju Challenger after he played his last match in the Busan Challenger where he lost 7-5 6-4 to Murray Kubler in the 1st round on the 15th of April.
The Japanese has an aggregate 13-9 win-loss record in 2025, 11-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Sakamoto’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Nonthaburi 1 Challenger.
In terms of his career, Rei has an overall 45-42 record. He has a positive 29-25 record on hard.
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