The second round of the men’s tennis Yokkaichi Challenger (Japan/Yokkaichi, Hard, ATP Challenger) singles match was held on the 28th, and Rei Sakamoto, who is ranked 682nd in the world and is participating as a wild card (recommended by the organizer), is ranked 384th in the world. He defeated Naoki Nakagawa in straight sets, 7-6 (11-9), 6-3, advancing to the top eight of the challenger tournament for the second consecutive week.
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18-year-old Sakamoto reached the top eight for the first time in a challenger tournament at the Yokohama Keio Challenger International Tennis Tournament 2024 supported by Mita Kosan (Japan/Yokohama, Hard, ATP Challenger) last week, and entered the tournament in the first round. He advanced to the second round by defeating the winner, P. Hennig (South Africa), who is ranked 392nd in the world.
In the first set of the second round match against 28-year-old Nakagawa, Sakamoto got a break in the third game, but allowed a break back in the 10th game when he was serving for the set. , the set goes into a tiebreak. The tie-break was a back-and-forth affair, but in the end Sakamoto won the rally and won the tie-break.
In the second set, Sakamoto gained momentum and succeeded in getting a break in the second game, and continued to hold his serve without giving his opponent a break, winning in straight sets in 1 hour and 29 minutes.
The victorious Sakamoto will face Kaitomo Uchida, ranked 366th in the world, in the quarterfinals. Uchida advanced by defeating 7th seed Masaru Shimabukuro in the second round.
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