Luca Van Assche vs Rei Sakamoto — Sassuolo CH Round of 16

Sassuolo CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Luca Van Assche
FRA
Luca Van Assche
#86ATP
1701ELO
1639Clay ELO
$411kYTD
$2.6MCAREER
22 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2025
clay
JPN
Rei Sakamoto
#161ATP
1608ELO
1518Clay ELO
$233kYTD
$492kCAREER
20 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
Van Assche L.
6-2 6-3
Sakamoto R.
Van Assche L.
662
Sakamoto R.
230

Luca Van Assche defeated Rei Sakamoto 6-2 6-3 in the Sassuolo CH round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Luca Van Assche came in ranked #86, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Van Assche L.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sakamoto R.

Sakamoto R.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Van Assche L.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Van Assche L.Sakamoto R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.2
7.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (94 vs 87). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Van Assche L.Sakamoto R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
49
Break points saved·Even
91
87
Break points won·Dominant
61
8
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
23

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Van Assche L.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Sakamoto R.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.3+121 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Clay Elo 1518
5.9Overall Elo 1701
ELO gap
4.1Overall Elo 1608
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
4.2
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.0
Minutes 14d
7.0
7.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Van Assche L.Sakamoto R.
Freshness·Clear edge
77
95

Van Assche L.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Sakamoto R.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Taberner C.[1]
Lajovic D.[3]
7-616-2
Semi-finals
Taberner C.[1]
Passaro F.[4]
6-30-0
Lajovic D.[3]
Pacheco Mendez R.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Lajovic D.[3]
Maestrelli F.
6-47-64
Taberner C.[1]
Van Assche L.
6-44-67-5
Passaro F.[4]
Ymer E.
6-32-67-62
Pacheco Mendez R.
Rincon D.
6-36-2
R16
Pacheco Mendez R.
Zeppieri G.
6-717-656-4
Van Assche L.
Sakamoto R.
6-26-3
Ymer E.
Brancaccio R.
4-66-46-3
Lajovic D.[3]
Ramos A.
6-16-4
Passaro F.[4]
Roca Batalla O.
7-626-3
Taberner C.[1]
Bondioli F.
6-46-1
Rincon D.
Neumayer L.[7]
2-66-36-2
Maestrelli F.
Moro Canas A.
6-46-4
R32
Bondioli F.
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
6-44-66-1
Van Assche L.
Blancaneaux G.
6-17-64
Brancaccio R.
Arnaboldi F.
7-56-4
Ymer E.
Wawrinka S.[6]
3-67-56-3
Moro Canas A.
Daniel T.[5]
6-46-0
Ramos A.
Rodriguez Taverna S.
7-655-76-2
Sakamoto R.
Guillen Meza A.[8]
1-66-37-66
Maestrelli F.
Geerts M.
7-636-756-1
Taberner C.[1]
Kovalik J.
6-46-0
Neumayer L.[7]
Travaglia S.
6-36-3
Passaro F.[4]
Prihodko O.
6-34-66-1
Roca Batalla O.
Fonio G.
6-26-2
Rincon D.
Cecchinato M.
7-53-66-3
Pacheco Mendez R.
Gaubas V.[2]
6-07-5
Zeppieri G.
Napolitano S.
6-36-2
Lajovic D.[3]
Nijboer R.
6-36-2