Vilius Gaubas vs Rei Sakamoto — Madrid Masters Qualifying Round 2

Madrid Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
LTU22
Vilius Gaubas
#129ATP
1581ELO
1535Clay ELO
$275kYTD
$759kCAREER
21 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
clay
JPN
Rei Sakamoto
#150ATP
1608ELO
1518Clay ELO
$233kYTD
$492kCAREER
20 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
Gaubas V.
7-6 6-7 7-6
Sakamoto R.
Gaubas V.
7765772
Sakamoto R.
6577641

Vilius Gaubas defeated Rei Sakamoto 7-6 6-7 7-6 in the Madrid Masters qualifying round 2 on clay. The result followed the form book — Vilius Gaubas came in ranked #129.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gaubas V.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sakamoto R.

Sakamoto R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Gaubas V.

Serve advantage — Sakamoto R.

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
Gaubas V.Sakamoto R.
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
65%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
6.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gaubas V.Sakamoto R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
57
49
Break points saved·Even
87
87
Break points won·Dominant
52
8
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
93
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
8
23

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gaubas V.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Sakamoto R.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.1+17 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Clay Elo 1518
5.2Overall Elo 1581
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1608
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.5
Surface form
5.0
0.0Lost last 6
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.7
Minutes 14d
7.7
7.0
Prev. match
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
Gaubas V.Sakamoto R.
Freshness·Clear edge
78
94

Gaubas V.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 48 games (7d) · Sakamoto R.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 48%
Q2
Moller E.
Llamas Ruiz P.
7-646-3
Merida Aguilar D.[13]
Trungelliti M.[1]
7-646-3
Budkov Kjaer N.
Echargui M.
6-16-0
Prizmic D.[4]
Piros Z.
6-36-2
Damm M.[24]
Garin C.[2]
2-66-47-65
Basilashvili N.[20]
Kypson P.[7]
6-727-636-4
Bonzi B.[15]
Dedura Palomero D.
6-26-1
Gaubas V.[22]
Sakamoto R.
7-656-757-64
Droguet T.[17]
Wu Y.[11]
6-07-65
Vallejo A.[8]
Rocha H.
6-14-66-2
Lajovic D.
Rodesch C.
6-46-4
Faria J.
Harris L.
4-66-30-0
Q1
Damm M.[24]
Pellegrino A.
6-07-65
Vallejo A.[8]
Martinez P.
6-36-1
Bonzi B.[15]
Blanch D.
6-37-62
Sakamoto R.
Svajda Z.[3]
7-696-1
Trungelliti M.[1]
Gojo B.
6-46-3
Budkov Kjaer N.
Maestrelli F.[16]
6-46-4
Rodesch C.
Hijikata R.[12]
7-626-2
Droguet T.[17]
Virtanen O.
2-66-36-3
Faria J.
Halys Q.[6]
6-796-36-4
Harris L.
Mcdonald M.[23]
6-46-2
Kypson P.[7]
Kouame M.
6-26-2
Garin C.[2]
Blanchet U.
7-56-4
Gaubas V.[22]
Gea A.
6-26-4
Lajovic D.
Arnaldi M.[14]
6-03-66-4
Dedura Palomero D.
Van Assche L.[10]
6-36-2
Basilashvili N.[20]
Travaglia S.
7-646-4
Merida Aguilar D.[13]
Harris B.
6-37-5
Wu Y.[11]
Dhamne M.
6-17-5
Echargui M.
Kovacevic A.[9]
4-66-47-63
Piros Z.
Barrios Vera T.[21]
6-37-5
Rocha H.
Choinski J.[19]
7-656-757-5
Moller E.
Gaston H.[18]
6-36-3
Llamas Ruiz P.
Vukic A.[5]
6-46-2
Prizmic D.[4]
Oconnell C.
7-696-757-63