Rei Sakamoto vs Andrey Rublev | Rei Sakamoto Wins 6-4 6-4

Shanghai MastersR64HardFri 9 Oct · 12:00Final1h 22m

SetsGames2

Rei Sakamoto defeated Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of 32 at the Shanghai Masters. Sakamoto converted two of three break points, while Rublev failed to capitalize on any of his break point opportunities. Sakamoto won 78% of his first serves, compared to 76% for Rublev.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Rei Sakamoto edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Sakamoto R. took it in straight sets, breaking once in each.

Breaks of serveSakamoto R. 2 · Rublev A. 0
1st-serve points wonSakamoto R. 78% · Rublev A. 76%
AcesSakamoto R. 8 · Rublev A. 9

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 11–0BreakSakamoto R. · Broke, never broken back
Set 25–4BreakSakamoto R. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowSakamoto R. unbroken · Rublev A. broken twice.

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

Sakamoto R.

10/10Rublev A.

8/10

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchSakamoto R.Rublev A.

Late momentumSakamoto R.71

10Last 12 points2

13Last 3 games10

2/3Break points0/2

Break of serve

Match statistics

Sakamoto R.Rublev A.

Serve

8Aces9
1Double faults2
60% · 39/651st serve %57% · 33/58
78%1st serve points won76%
62% · 16/262nd serve points won56% · 14/25
100% · 10/10Service games held80% · 8/10

Return

33% · 19/58Return points won29% · 19/65
67%Break points won0%
2Breaks of serve0

Common opponents

5 shared · last 12 months

Sakamoto R. and Rublev A. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sakamoto R. went 1–4 (20%) against them, Rublev A. 3–2 (60%). Rublev A. came out better against 2 of 5 comparable opponents, Sakamoto R. against 0.

1–420%Sakamoto R. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents3–260%Rublev A. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

5–10Sets8–5

72–86Games70–59

3–2Tiebreaks1–0

1–2Deciding sets0–0

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Head-to-head

1 meeting · Sakamoto R. leads 1–0

Sakamoto R.October 2026Shanghai MastersThis matchHard6-4 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Sakamoto R.Rublev A.1 873ELO2 0141 768Hard ELO1 8486–4Last 106–420Age28193 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $570K2026 $311KEarningsCareer $34.0M2026 $2.0M

Match info

Started12:00 local
Duration1h 22m

Cite this

Rei Sakamoto beat Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-4. Umpiry, "Rei Sakamoto vs Andrey Rublev — Shanghai Masters Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-09/rublev-vs-sakamoto-shanghai-masters-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 9 October 2026).