Oliver Crawford vs Rei Sakamoto — New Delhi CH Semi-final

New Delhi CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Oliver Crawford
GBR5
Oliver Crawford
#232ATP
1444ELO
1413Hard ELO
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026
hard
JPN2
Rei Sakamoto
#150ATP
1608ELO
1589Hard ELO
$233kYTD
$492kCAREER
20 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
Crawford O.
6-4 6-3
Sakamoto R.
Crawford O.
662
Sakamoto R.
430

Oliver Crawford defeated Rei Sakamoto 6-4 6-3 in the New Delhi CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rei Sakamoto came in ranked #150.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Crawford O.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Sakamoto R.

Sakamoto R.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Crawford O.

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
Crawford O.Sakamoto R.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
6.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Crawford O.Sakamoto R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
87
Break points won·Slight edge
18
8
Deciding sets·Dominant
19
93
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
11
23

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Crawford O.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Sakamoto R.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.6Hard Elo 1413
Surface ELO
7.4+177 Hard Elo edge
2.6Overall Elo 1444
ELO gap
7.4Overall Elo 1608
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.9
Surface form
7.4
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
6.8
Minutes 14d
4.1
0.0
3-set count
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
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
Crawford O.Sakamoto R.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
92

Crawford O.: 19 days rest · Sakamoto R.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Sakellaridis S.
Crawford O.[5]
7-54-67-66
Semi-finals
Sakellaridis S.
Gill F.
6-17-65
Crawford O.[5]
Sakamoto R.[2]
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Sakamoto R.[2]
Cina F.[6]
6-776-36-2
Crawford O.[5]
Clarke J.[3]
3-67-56-3
Gill F.
Geerts M.
4-66-36-4
Sakellaridis S.
Noguchi R.[8]
6-06-3
R16
Sakellaridis S.
Zhukayev B.
4-66-16-4
Noguchi R.[8]
Kuzmanov D.
6-46-3
Geerts M.
Michalski D.[7]
7-686-4
Clarke J.[3]
Binda A.
6-46-4
Sakamoto R.[2]
Gray A.
1-66-16-4
Gill F.
Bar Biryukov P.
6-37-63
Crawford O.[5]
Ivashka I.
6-16-4
Cina F.[6]
Nagal S.
6-46-4
R32
Zhukayev B.
Sweeny D.[1]
6-766-26-2
Sakellaridis S.
Sureshkumar M.
6-47-5
Kuzmanov D.
Sekulic P.
6-47-5
Noguchi R.[8]
Dhamne M.
7-56-4
Crawford O.[5]
Ajdukovic D.
7-637-5
Ivashka I.
Sin S.
6-36-3
Binda A.
Yevseyev D.
6-776-16-2
Clarke J.[3]
Kasnikowski M.
7-646-4
Gray A.
Chung H.
6-07-66
Sakamoto R.[2]
Ferreira Silva F.
6-26-2
Bar Biryukov P.
Singh D.
6-36-4
Geerts M.
Butvilas E.
6-37-5
Cina F.[6]
Xilas I.
6-26-4
Nagal S.
Jorda Sanchis D.
6-37-5
Michalski D.[7]
Singh K.
4-67-656-3
Gill F.
Gomez F.[4]
6-43-67-62