Rei Sakamoto vs Zachary Svajda — Madrid Masters Qualifying Round 1

Madrid Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
JPN
Rei Sakamoto
#150ATP
1608ELO
1518Clay ELO
$233kYTD
$492kCAREER
20 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
clay
Zachary Svajda
USA3
Zachary Svajda
#66ATP
1718ELO
1589Clay ELO
$631kYTD
$1.9MCAREER
23 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWLW
Sakamoto R.
7-6 6-1
Svajda Z.
Sakamoto R.
71162
Svajda Z.
6910

Rei Sakamoto defeated Zachary Svajda 7-6 6-1 in the Madrid Masters qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Zachary Svajda came in ranked #66.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sakamoto R.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Svajda Z.

Svajda Z.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Svajda Z.
1st serve in·Even
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
66%
Aces / match·Even
6.1
6.4
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (35 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakamoto R.Svajda Z.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
49
69
Break points saved·Even
87
89
Break points won·Dominant
8
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
93
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
23
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sakamoto R.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Svajda Z.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 23 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.3Clay Elo 1518
Surface ELO
4.7+71 Clay Elo edge
3.9Overall Elo 1608
ELO gap
6.1Overall Elo 1718
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
2.9
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
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
Sakamoto R.Svajda Z.
Freshness·Clear edge
94
81

Sakamoto R.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Svajda Z.: 8 days rest · 3 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