Rei Sakamoto (坂本 怜) vs Liam Draxl | CARY FINAL 2025

CARY Challenger 2025 final: Rei Sakamoto 坂本 怜 vs Liam Draxl Highlights

Good days, bad days. He’s winning them all. [Music] Definitely a sign of some maturation. No doubt about it. Well, that is what Liam Draxel brings to the table as well. He’s going to make Sakamoto hit extra bone after [Music] [Applause] You know, going back to his game design. [Applause] He finds that space right on the line. He sat and waited expecting Drax to go back behind him. First of Wolves. It does find its way to the baseline. So Ray Sakamoto consolidates. He’s got a three- love lead. Hey, [Music] come on. It’s a monster. It’s not going to find its way in and out for love. All right, so let’s see. finds it way in and and again so important for him. 30 [Applause] Yep. Yeah. Serving 63% right now. Yeah, it’s one of those situations. 30 40. I mean, it’s too good. [Applause] [Music] set point. Finally is able to shut it down. What a set there from Ray Sakamoto. 6-1 and now one set away from his second career. volunteers. Wow. Highlight reel shot from Liam Draxel to get things That’s another great chance for Sakamoto. Yeah, just [Music] got it. Liam Traxel is out front early. And that’s what he’s trying to avoid. Just how simple that is. As if on Q throws in an eight. [Applause] It’s the same thing that Zakamoto’s trying to do, right? Again, you get that ball to [Music] Come on. Come on. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Out some frustration on that ball as well, but that kind of high Hey, hey, hey. [Music] advantage. [Applause] That’s gone. And this match might be gone, too. It is great Sakamoto’s world. We’re all just living in it. I mean this is [Music] doing just about everything he can. 3050. There’s the serve and volley. Perfect touch. Couple of aces. Writes the ship. 50 [Applause] 30 50 There’s still time and the serve is defined to finish there at [Applause] bread and butter 53. So again pushed and [Applause] [Music] Thank you. [Applause] [Music] Ray Sakamoto serves his way to his second career challenger title in dominant fashion over Liam Draxel. 61 64. [Music] and Samurai Sakamoto with a title in Kerry, North Carolina.