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.

As per the initial odds, Rei Sakamoto is the pick to win this match.
Rei Sakamoto -> 1.39
Mae Malige -> 2.83

Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).

To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.

Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).

At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.

 

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

Rei Sakamoto

27 - 23win/loss

Hard
22-16
I Hard
2-4
Clay
3-3
Rank
176
High
174
WWLWWLLLLW
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.

Brest Challenger
Sakamoto's Record

Mae Malige

Mae Malige

32 - 30win/loss

Hard
10-10
I Hard
17-11
Clay
5-9
Rank
432
High
418
LLWLLWLLWW
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.

Brest Challenger
Malige's Record

Upcoming matches in the draw