Q2 Australian Open 2026

Rei Sakamoto #202 def. Colton Smith #148

6-4 6-4

Rei Sakamoto defeated Colton Smith 6-4 6-4 in the 2026 Australian Open second qualifying round on hard courts on January 14, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRei SakamotoColton Smith
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
410
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.0%74.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.0%69.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
69.0%33.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%67.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
80.0%59.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.0%20.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.0%43.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+15.5-5.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.5-15.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldRei SakamotoColton Smith
Country JPN USA
Birth dateJun 24, 2006—
Age19—
Height193 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)202148
Ranking points (entering)292424
Elo (entering)1,5161,576
Current career W-L4–83–7
Current career earnings$780,415$621,954
Pre-match H2H
Rei Sakamoto #202 0 – 0 Colton Smith #148

Path

Rei Sakamoto's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Evans #1876-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 2026Q1

Rei Sakamoto's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Giulio Zeppieri #1566-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2026Q3

Colton Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Luka Pavlovic #2177-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 2026Q1