Rei Sakamoto and Mae Malige will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Brest Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 6:00 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 Rei Sakamoto who should win in 2 sets.
Rei Sakamoto -> 1.39
Mae Malige -> 2.83
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Prediction and head to head Rei Sakamoto vs. Mae Malige
There is no head to head record between Rei Sakamoto and Mae Malige since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Rei Sakamoto
27 - 23win/loss
176
174
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31-26 | 24-16 | 3-3 | 4-7 | 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. 174 (career-high), the Japanese will start his run in the Brest Challenger after he played his last match in Stockholm where he lost 6-1 6-4 to Lajal in the qualifications on the 11th of October.
Sakamoto has an overall 27-23 win-loss record in 2025, 2-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was winning the title the Cary Challenger where he overcame Liam Draxl in the final 6-1 6-4.
Talking about his overall career, The Japanese has an overall 59-56 record. He has a negative 5-8 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Brest Challenger
Rei has never competed in this tournament before.
Mae Malige
32 - 30win/loss
432
418
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34-34 | 11-11 | 5-9 | 18-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 25-19 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 19-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2023 | 7-14 | 5-4 | 0-3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Ranked no. 435 (career-high), Mae will start his run in the Brest Challenger after he played his last match in the Roanne Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-2
to Brunold in the qualifications on the 5th of October.Malige has a composed 32-30 win-loss record in 2025, 17-11 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Mae’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Bressuire and Balma.
In terms of his career, Mae has an overall 64-63 record. He has a positive 38-26 record on indoor hard courts.
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