Rei Sakamoto vs Brandon Holt — Shanghai Masters Qualifying Round 1

Shanghai Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
JPN
Rei Sakamoto
#150ATP
1608ELO
1589Hard ELO
$233kYTD
$492kCAREER
20 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
hard
USA
Brandon Holt
#558ATP
1537ELO
1507Hard ELO
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sakamoto R.
6-1 7-5
Holt B.
Sakamoto R.
672
Holt B.
15–

Rei Sakamoto defeated Brandon Holt 6-1 7-5 in the Shanghai Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rei Sakamoto came in ranked #150, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Rei Sakamoto extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Rei Sakamoto came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-01Shanghai MastersQ1hardRei Sakamoto6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Sakamoto R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Holt B.

Holt B.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Sakamoto R.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Sakamoto R.Holt B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.9
5.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
0.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (87 vs 75). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakamoto R.Holt B.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
49
58
Break points saved·Even
87
85
Break points won·Clear edge
8
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
93
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
23
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sakamoto R.Holt B.
Freshness·
94
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Sakamoto R.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Royer V.
Harris B.
7-626-4
Svrcina D.
Watanuki Y.
6-46-0
Nishioka Y.
Vukic A.
6-36-3
Sakamoto R.
Mcdonald M.
6-46-3
Blanchet U.
Eubanks C.
6-46-4
Schoolkate T.
Zhukayev B.
6-37-65
Vacherot V.
Draxl L.
4-67-656-4
Tabilo A.
Mayot H.
6-36-4
Basilashvili N.
Spizzirri E.
6-46-4
Holmgren A.
Onclin G.
6-47-63
Trotter J.
Hijikata R.
6-35-76-4
Hanfmann Y.
Kubler J.
6-26-3
Q1
Blanchet U.
Te R.
6-46-3
Mayot H.
Sun F.
7-56-3
Royer V.
Droguet T.
6-16-2
Sakamoto R.
Holt B.
6-17-5
Eubanks C.
Misolic F.
7-54-66-2
Basilashvili N.
Tomic B.
4-66-36-1
Spizzirri E.
Xiao L.
6-46-1
Kubler J.
Wong C.
7-646-3
Vacherot V.
Basavareddy N.
6-776-46-2
Draxl L.
Jacquet K.
6-46-717-65
Trotter J.
Boyer T.
5-76-46-2
Hanfmann Y.
Mochizuki S.
6-37-5
Hijikata R.
Napolitano S.
6-36-2
Tabilo A.
Cui J.
6-37-5
Onclin G.
Duckworth J.
7-607-5
Holmgren A.
Tseng C.
4-67-56-3
Harris B.
Daniel T.
6-46-2
Zhukayev B.
Smith C.
7-637-65
Schoolkate T.
Mccabe J.
3-67-616-2
Mcdonald M.
Jasika O.
6-06-4
Nishioka Y.
Noguchi R.
6-36-2
Vukic A.
Huesler M.
1-67-57-65
Watanuki Y.
Liu H.
7-636-2
Svrcina D.
Zeppieri G.
6-26-4