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Rei Sakamoto #202 def. Giulio Zeppieri #156

6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jan 15, 2026
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	Q3
Winner	Rei Sakamoto
Score	6-2 6-2
Loser	Giulio Zeppieri

Stat	Rei Sakamoto	Giulio Zeppieri
Aces	5	6
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	83	83
First serve points won %	74	50
Second serve points won %	88	60
Break points saved %	100	60
Break points converted %	40	0
Service points won %	77	52
Return points won %	48	23
Total points won %	61	39
Serve rating	250	198
Return rating	130	39

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rei Sakamoto	Giulio Zeppieri
Country	JPN	ITA
Birth date	Jun 24, 2006	Dec 7, 2001
Age	19	24
Height	193	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	202	156
Ranking points (entering)	292	402
Elo (entering)	1,534	1,673
Career W-L	1–5	7–21
Career earnings	$493,880	$1,425,843

Pre-match H2H

Rei Sakamoto 0 – 0 Giulio Zeppieri

Path

Rei Sakamoto's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 14, 2026	Q2	Colton Smith	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 13, 2026	Q1	Daniel Evans	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Rei Sakamoto's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 20, 2026	R128	Rafael Jodar	6-7(6) 1-6 7-5 6-4 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Giulio Zeppieri's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 14, 2026	Q2	Brandon Holt	6-7(4) 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 13, 2026	Q1	Dan Added	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data