# Frances Tiafoe vs Rei Sakamoto — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/frances-tiafoe-vs-rei-sakamoto?player1_id=30&player2_id=300
Tour: ATP

Frances Tiafoe holds a 1–0 lead over Rei Sakamoto in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Frances Tiafoe leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Frances Tiafoe won the 2026 US Open second round 6-3 7-6(2) 7-5.

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## Overall
- Frances Tiafoe: 1 wins
- Rei Sakamoto: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Frances Tiafoe 1 - 0 Rei Sakamoto

## By tournament category
- Grand Slam: Frances Tiafoe 1 - 0 Rei Sakamoto

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Frances Tiafoe | 2016 | 155.1 | 1.11 | 0.3 | 1.024 | 50.4% | 13 | -150 | -109 | 54.2% | 0.15 | 85-94 (47%) | 157-129 (55%) | 101.8 | 1.38 |
| Rei Sakamoto | 1640 | 117.6 | 0.22 | -2.16 | 0.834 | 47.6% | 23 | - | - | 32.0% | -1.12 | 2-2 (50%) | 2-5 (29%) | 98.5 | 1.13 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-09-02 | US Open | Grand Slam | R64 | Hard | Frances Tiafoe | 6-3 7-6(2) 7-5 |

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