# Alex de Minaur vs Rei Sakamoto — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/alex-de-minaur-vs-rei-sakamoto?player1_id=6&player2_id=300
Tour: ATP

Alex de Minaur holds a 1–0 lead over Rei Sakamoto in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Alex de Minaur leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Alex de Minaur won the 2026 Shanghai Masters third round 7-6(6) 6-4.

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## Overall
- Alex de Minaur: 1 wins
- Rei Sakamoto: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Alex de Minaur 1 - 0 Rei Sakamoto

## By tournament category
- Masters 1000: Alex de Minaur 1 - 0 Rei Sakamoto

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Alex de Minaur | 2122 | 163.0 | 1.02 | 4.3 | 1.142 | 52.2% | 18 | -171 | -50 | 60.0% | 0.66 | 73-62 (54%) | 108-80 (57%) | 106.4 | 1.79 |
| Rei Sakamoto | 1693 | 122.0 | 1.61 | -2.49 | 0.92 | 48.8% | 20 | - | - | 38.2% | -0.65 | 2-3 (40%) | 2-6 (25%) | 96.3 | 1.42 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-10-11 | Shanghai Masters | Masters 1000 | R32 | Hard | Alex de Minaur | 7-6(6) 6-4 |

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