Alex De Minaur vs Rei Sakamoto | Alex De Minaur Wins 7-6 6-4

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Shanghai MastersR32HardSun 11 Oct · 13:50Final1h 34m

Alex De Minaur(9)ATP #9 · AUS

Rei SakamotoATP #137 · JPN

SetsGames2

7⁸6

6⁶4

Alex De Minaur defeated Rei Sakamoto in the Round of 32 at the Shanghai Masters. De Minaur won the match 7-6, 6-4. He converted all three of his break points and had a 92% first-serve win percentage, compared to Sakamoto's 71%, to secure the victory.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Alex De Minaur edged Rei Sakamoto in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

De Minaur A. took it in straight sets, with one break of serve.

Breaks of serveDe Minaur A. 1 · Sakamoto R. 0
1st-serve points wonDe Minaur A. 92% · Sakamoto R. 71%
AcesDe Minaur A. 11 · Sakamoto R. 13

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 23–2BreakDe Minaur A. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowDe Minaur A. unbroken · Sakamoto R. broken once.

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

De Minaur A.

11/11Sakamoto R.

10/11

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchDe Minaur A.Sakamoto R.

Late momentumDe Minaur A.32

7Last 12 points5

8Last 3 games10

1/1Break points0/2

Break of serve

Match statistics

De Minaur A.Sakamoto R.

Serve

11Aces13
2Double faults0
59% · 38/641st serve %67% · 49/73
92%1st serve points won71%
62% · 16/262nd serve points won58% · 14/24
100% · 11/11Service games held91% · 10/11

Return

33% · 24/73Return points won20% · 13/64
100%Break points won0%
1Breaks of serve0

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

First-serve pointsDe Minaur A. won 92% of points behind the first serve, Sakamoto R. 71%. Largest performance gap of the match.+21 ptsDe Minaur A.1st-serve pts won92%Sakamoto R.1st-serve pts won71%

Common opponents

5 shared · last 12 months

De Minaur A. and Sakamoto R. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. De Minaur A. went 3–2 (60%) against them, Sakamoto R. 2–3 (40%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).

3–260%De Minaur A. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–340%Sakamoto R. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

9–6Sets7–8

75–67Games76–77

0–1Tiebreaks1–2

1–1Deciding sets0–2

vs Tiafoe F.#8W6-3 6-4 7-5Australian Open · hardL3-6 6-7(2) 5-7US Open · hard
vs Jodar R.#13L3-6 1-6Madrid Masters · clayL6-7 1-6 7-5 6-4 3-6Australian Open · hard
vs Rublev A.#23W1-6 6-2 6-3Beijing · hardW6-4 6-4Shanghai Masters · hard

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vs Arnaldi M.#38L6-4 6-7 4-6Rome Masters · clayL6-2 4-6 4-6Tokyo · hard
vs Svajda Z.#82W6-2 5-7 6-2 6-4Wimbledon · grassW7-6 6-1Madrid Masters · clay

Head-to-head

1 meeting · De Minaur A. leads 1–0

De Minaur A.October 2026Shanghai MastersThis matchHard7-6(6) 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

De Minaur A.Sakamoto R.2 105ELO1 8781 985Hard ELO1 7737–3Last 107–327Age20183 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $25.8M2026 $3.0MEarningsCareer $570K2026 $311K

Match info

Started13:50 local
Duration1h 34m

Cite this

Alex De Minaur beat Rei Sakamoto 7-6(6) 6-4. Umpiry, "Alex De Minaur vs Rei Sakamoto — Shanghai Masters Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-11/minaur-vs-sakamoto-shanghai-masters-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 11 October 2026).