ChallengerHard (Indoor)Taipei2026-11-02 03:00

James McCabe v Rei Sakamoto

The market

No published price yet

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

J. McCabeLLWLW

R. SakamotoLWWLW

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

First career meetingNo previous matches between these two on record.

This season & this event

J. McCabe

Defending semi

R. Sakamoto

28-28

19-21

Lost SF to Y. Nishioka

Did not play

2026 record

2026 on hard

Here in 2025

Here in 2024

43-25

35-20

Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

James McCabe

Australia

Rei Sakamoto

Japan

247

Australia

27–26

18–19

0–1

9–6

Ranking

Age

Country

2026 W/L

Titles

Hard

Clay

Grass

137

Japan

41–24

29–16

9–6

2–2

Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

J. McCabe — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Score	Their price	Market	Result
2026-10-27	Ningbo	Hard	H. Moriya		1.50	64%	LOST
Games in each set1-6 6-2 6-7 McCabeMoriyaPoints won47%53%Serve points won58%63%Return points won37%42%Games held9 of 1310 of 14Break points saved4 of 82 of 6Aces111Double faults25
2026-10-21	Guangzhou	Hard	J. D. Hara Friend		2.68	64%	LOST
Games in each set6-4 6-7 4-6 McCabeFriendPoints won48%52%Serve points won64%68%Return points won32%36%Games held13 of 1613 of 16Break points saved4 of 72 of 5Aces310Double faults52
2026-10-19	Guangzhou	Hard	E. Ymer		2.33	59%	WON
Games in each set6-0 6-7 7-6 McCabeYmerPoints won52%48%Serve points won73%70%Return points won30%27%Games held15 of 1512 of 15Break points saved0 of 01 of 4Aces1111Double faults33
2026-10-12	Jinan	Hard	H. Matsuoka		2.20	57%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 4-6 McCabeMatsuokaPoints won44%56%Serve points won54%71%Return points won29%46%Games held6 of 108 of 9Break points saved3 of 72 of 3Aces46Double faults21
2026-10-11	Jinan	Hard	S. Banthia	RET	1.04	91%	WON
Games in each set6-0 3-1 McCabeBanthiaPoints won70%30%Serve points won81%38%Return points won62%19%Games held5 of 51 of 5Break points saved2 of 25 of 9Aces60Double faults32
2026-09-30	Jingshan	Hard	F. Cina		3.75	75%	LOST
Games in each set2-6 3-6 McCabeCinaPoints won39%61%Serve points won53%80%Return points won20%47%Games held5 of 98 of 8Break points saved2 of 60 of 0Aces95Double faults10
2026-08-24	US Open	Hard	L. Neumayer		—	—	LOST
Games in each set1-6 4-6 McCabeNeumayerPoints won38%62%Serve points won56%88%Return points won12%44%Games held5 of 89 of 9Break points saved3 of 60 of 0Aces34Double faults11
2026-08-12	M25 East Lansing, MI	Hard	N. Zamora		1.28	75%	LOST
Games in each set6-4 3-6 6-7 McCabeZamoraPoints won48%52%Serve points won61%66%Return points won34%39%Games held12 of 1613 of 16Break points saved5 of 97 of 10
2026-08-04	Lexington	Hard	D. Lajovic		2.12	55%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 7-6 3-6 McCabeLajovicPoints won45%55%Serve points won67%74%Return points won26%33%Games held12 of 1416 of 16Break points saved3 of 55 of 5Aces123Double faults52
2026-07-25	Washington	Hard	A. Bolt		1.81	53%	LOST
Games in each set6-7 6-7 McCabeBoltPoints won46%54%Serve points won63%76%Return points won24%37%Games held11 of 1211 of 12Break points saved3 of 42 of 3Aces68Double faults62

R. Sakamoto — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Score	Their price	Market	Result
2026-10-30	Seoul	Hard	B. Harris	RET	1.26	77%	LOST
Games in each set0-3 SakamotoHarrisPoints won13%87%Serve points won0%80%Return points won20%100%Games held0 of 12 of 2Break points saved0 of 10 of 0Aces04Double faults10
2026-10-29	Seoul	Hard	Z. Zhang		1.47	66%	WON
Games in each set6-0 6-4 SakamotoZhangPoints won63%37%Serve points won81%55%Return points won45%19%Games held8 of 84 of 8Break points saved1 of 14 of 8Aces66Double faults03
2026-10-27	Seoul	Hard	K. Samrej		1.12	86%	WON
Games in each set6-3 6-4 SakamotoSamrejPoints won61%39%Serve points won80%60%Return points won40%20%Games held10 of 107 of 9Break points saved2 of 23 of 5Aces81Double faults13
2026-10-20	Almaty	Hard (Indoor)	K. Khachanov		3.23	70%	LOST
Games in each set2-6 4-6 SakamotoKhachanovPoints won39%61%Serve points won54%88%Return points won12%46%Games held6 of 99 of 9Break points saved7 of 100 of 0Aces59Double faults30
2026-10-18	Almaty	Hard (Indoor)	G. Diallo		1.88	51%	WON
Games in each set2-6 6-4 6-4 SakamotoDialloPoints won48%52%Serve points won65%72%Return points won28%35%Games held12 of 1412 of 14Break points saved5 of 77 of 9Aces1318Double faults30
2026-10-17	Almaty	Hard (Indoor)	A. Omarkhanov		1.07	90%	WON
Games in each set6-2 6-1 SakamotoOmarkhanovPoints won65%35%Serve points won78%44%Return points won56%22%Games held7 of 73 of 8Break points saved2 of 24 of 9Aces15Double faults04
2026-10-12	Shanghai	Hard	A. De Minaur		3.13	69%	LOST
Games in each set6-7 4-6 SakamotoMinaurPoints won45%55%Serve points won67%80%Return points won20%33%Games held10 of 1111 of 11Break points saved0 of 12 of 2Aces1311Double faults02
2026-10-10	Shanghai	Hard	A. Rublev		3.30	71%	WON
Games in each set6-4 6-4 SakamotoRublevPoints won53%47%Serve points won71%67%Return points won33%29%Games held10 of 108 of 10Break points saved2 of 21 of 3Aces89Double faults12
2026-10-07	Shanghai	Hard	M. Trungelliti		1.47	66%	WON
Games in each set6-3 7-5 SakamotoTrungellitiPoints won56%44%Serve points won75%56%Return points won44%25%Games held9 of 107 of 11Break points saved0 of 17 of 11Aces96Double faults25
2026-10-06	Shanghai	Hard	K. Jacquet		2.24	57%	WON
Games in each set7-6 4-6 7-6 SakamotoJacquetPoints won49%51%Serve points won68%73%Return points won27%32%Games held15 of 1716 of 17Break points saved7 of 95 of 6Aces138Double faults40

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