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Rei Sakamoto vs Luca Van Assche — Prediction

Challenger Hard Quebec City challenger · R16 18:30

Predicted probability

Rei Sakamoto

Japan

51.62%

Luca Van Assche

France

48.38%

Average Odds

2.12  /  1.60

Market probability

43.01%  /  56.99%

Why This Prediction?

This is a very close match — there is no significant statistical edge for either player.

Player Comparison

1678.2 Elo 1761.4
1600.7 Elo (surface) 1583.5
61 Wins (Challenger) 135
51 Wins (surface) 65
10 Last 15 form 11
0 Head-to-head wins 3
1.028 Dominance ratio 0.781
165 Rank 54
20.2 Age 22.3
right Hand right

Performance vs. the Odds

Career record grouped by how big a favorite the market made each player, based on their average odds.

Rei Sakamoto

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 4W–2L · 66.7%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 7W–2L · 77.8%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 1W–1L · 50.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 0W–2L · 0.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

19 matches with market odds since 2026-06-22.

Luca Van Assche

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 2W–0L · 100.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 9W–1L · 90.0%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 0W–4L · 0.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 3W–2L · 60.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 1W–0L · 100.0%

22 matches with market odds since 2026-05-25.

Serve & Return

Serve and return win rates from each player's last 10 matches at the selected level.

Rei Sakamoto Luca Van Assche

1st Serve In %

60.7%
60.7%

1st Serve Points Won %

76.0%
70.3%

2nd Serve Points Won %

51.3%
52.1%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

21.9%
31.2%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

46.7%
51.3%

Aces per Service Game

0.61
0.40

Double Faults per Service Game

0.22
0.39

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

1st Serve In %

58.8%
55.1%

1st Serve Points Won %

75.9%
63.0%

2nd Serve Points Won %

54.5%
42.9%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

25.5%
31.8%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

40.8%
48.8%

Aces per Service Game

0.42
0.25

Double Faults per Service Game

0.39
0.29

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Break Point Performance

How each player handles the biggest points - break points saved serving, and converted returning - from their last 10 matches at the selected level.

Rei Sakamoto Luca Van Assche

Break Points Saved %

57.5%
49.2%

Break Points Converted %

34.6%
41.0%

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

Break Points Saved %

60.4%
48.8%

Break Points Converted %

45.0%
33.3%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Rei Sakamoto 03 Luca Van Assche

Hard Quebec City challenger · 2026-08-20
4-6 6-4 7-6
8 Aces 3
3 Double Faults 13
95 Service Points 107
57 First Serve In 67
44 First Serve Won 47
16 Second Serve Won 19
3 Break Points Saved 5
7 Break Points Faced 9
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
1.6 Average Odds 2.1
Clay Monza CH · 2026-04-06
2 Aces 2
3 Double Faults 2
68 Service Points 79
39 First Serve In 47
28 First Serve Won 31
16 Second Serve Won 13
2 Break Points Saved 4
3 Break Points Faced 8
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Cap Cana CH · 2026-03-10
7-6(4) 6-3
2 Aces 5
0 Double Faults 4
70 Service Points 89
42 First Serve In 46
30 First Serve Won 32
20 Second Serve Won 21
3 Break Points Saved 9
4 Break Points Faced 11
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Clay Sassuolo CH · 2025-06-16
6-2 6-3
2 Aces 5
0 Double Faults 1
41 Service Points 53
24 First Serve In 32
19 First Serve Won 19
17 Second Serve Won 12
0 Break Points Saved 2
0 Break Points Faced 5
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -

Rei Sakamoto — Last 10

L L W W W W L W L W

Luca Van Assche — Last 10

L W L W W W W L W W