Matteo Arnaldi vs Rei Sakamoto | Matteo Arnaldi Wins 2-6 6-4 6-4

UMPIRY

TokyoR32HardWed 30 Sept · ~18:00Final2h 08m

Matteo ArnaldiATP #38 · ITA

Rei SakamotoATP #137 · JPN

SetsGames2

266

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Matteo Arnaldi defeated Rei Sakamoto in the Round of 32 at the Tokyo tournament on hard courts. The match ended with a score of 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in favor of Arnaldi. Arnaldi hit 4 aces and 4 double faults, while converting 67% of break points and winning 69% of first-serve points; Sakamoto had 8 aces, 1 double fault, 50% break-point conversion and 72% first-serve win percentage; both players had 2 service breaks.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Matteo Arnaldi dropped the opening set before beating Rei Sakamoto 2–6 6–4 6–4.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Arnaldi M. came through in three sets, with two breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveArnaldi M. 2 · Sakamoto R. 2
1st-serve points wonArnaldi M. 69% · Sakamoto R. 72%
AcesArnaldi M. 4 · Sakamoto R. 8

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 11–2BreakSakamoto R. · Broke, never broken back
Set 26–4SetArnaldi M. · Broke to take the set
Set 36–4SetArnaldi M. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowArnaldi M. broken twice · Sakamoto R. broken twice.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Arnaldi M.

12/14Sakamoto R.

12/14

Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchArnaldi M.Sakamoto R.

Late momentumArnaldi M.9

7Last 12 points5

10Last 3 games10

1/2Break points2/4

Break of serve

Match statistics

Arnaldi M.Sakamoto R.

Serve

4Aces8
4Double faults1
69%1st serve points won72%
86% · 12/14Service games held86% · 12/14

Return

67%Break points won50%
2Breaks of serve2

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

Double faultsSakamoto R. served 1 double fault, Arnaldi M. 4. Largest performance gap of the match.+3Arnaldi M.4Sakamoto R.1

Common opponents

5 shared · last 12 months

Arnaldi M. and Sakamoto R. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Arnaldi M. went 2–3 (40%) against them, Sakamoto R. 2–3 (40%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 2 better-results split).

2–340%Arnaldi M. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents2–340%Sakamoto R. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

5–8Sets6–8

46–67Games71–74

1–0Tiebreaks0–3

1–2Deciding sets0–1

vs Tiafoe F.#8W3-6 6-4Roland Garros · clayL3-6 6-7(2) 5-7US Open · hard
vs Jodar R.#13L1-6 6-4 3-6Rome Masters · clayL6-7 1-6 7-5 6-4 3-6Australian Open · hard
vs Kopriva V.#68W2-6 6-3 6-2Monte Carlo Masters · clayL4-6 6-7Indian Wells Masters · hard

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vs Muller A.#133L1-6 7-6 4-6Monte Carlo Masters · clayW6-3 6-3US Open · hard
vs McDonald M.#169L0-6 1-6Indian Wells Masters · hardW6-4 6-3Shanghai Masters · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Arnaldi M. leads 2–0

Arnaldi M.September 2026TokyoThis matchHard2-6 6-4 6-4
Arnaldi M.October 2025Shanghai MastersHard7-6 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Alcaraz C.View match

Player context

Before the match

Arnaldi M.Sakamoto R.1 906ELO1 8491 718Hard ELO1 7482–8Last 107–325Age20185 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $6.0M2026 $1.5MEarningsCareer $570K2026 $311K

Match info

Started~18:00 local
Duration2h 08m

Cite this

Matteo Arnaldi beat Rei Sakamoto 2-6 6-4 6-4. Umpiry, "Matteo Arnaldi vs Rei Sakamoto — Tokyo Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-30/arnaldi-vs-sakamoto-tokyo-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 30 September 2026).