Tokyo · R16 · Hard · best of 3 · Oct 3, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC
Daniel Vallejo vs. Matteo Berrettini — preview and prediction
By The Maiden Desk · October 3, 2026
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Daniel Vallejo and Matteo Berrettini meet in the round of 16 at Tokyo on Saturday. Matteo Berrettini is 6-4 across recent matches. Daniel Vallejo has won 5 of the last 10.
The serve is where this match separates: Berrettini has been winning 76.2% of first-serve points to Vallejo's 65.2%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. Berrettini should have enough here, though Vallejo has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.
The numbers behind the pick
Our number vs the market
Maiden-232(69.9% Berrettini)
Market-136(57.7% Berrettini)
Sources: Market price (via our tennis data provider). These are the odds converted to a %, with no juice taken out.
Surface ratings
Hard rating
Daniel Vallejo
1652
Matteo Berrettini
1899
Overall rating
Daniel Vallejo
1781
Matteo Berrettini
1913
Serve
Serve (last 52 weeks)
Daniel Vallejo
Matteo Berrettini
1st serve in
61.9%
63.9%
1st serve points won
65.2%
76.2%
2nd serve points won
49.7%
51.8%
Form
Daniel Vallejo
5–5
Matteo Berrettini
6–4
The rest of the numbers
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Who is predicted to win Daniel Vallejo vs Matteo Berrettini?
Maiden gives Matteo Berrettini a 70% chance to beat Daniel Vallejo in the Tokyo round of 16 on October 3, 2026.
How confident is the Matteo Berrettini pick?
70% is a “Confident” tier pick. When we make a pick around 70%, picks in that range have won 71% of the time (176 so far). See the track record page for the full table.