Rei Sakamoto vs Colton Smith — Australian Open Qualifying Round 2

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
JPN
Rei Sakamoto
#150ATP
1608ELO
1589Hard ELO
$233kYTD
$492kCAREER
20 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026
hard
USA
Colton Smith
#186ATP
1577ELO
1566Hard ELO
$154kYTD
$480kCAREER
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWW
Sakamoto R.
6-4 6-4
Smith C.
Sakamoto R.
662
Smith C.
44–

Rei Sakamoto defeated Colton Smith 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rei Sakamoto came in ranked #150, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Rei Sakamoto extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Rei Sakamoto edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenQ2hardRei Sakamoto6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sakamoto R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Smith C.

Smith C.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sakamoto R.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Sakamoto R.Smith C.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakamoto R.Smith C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
49
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
94
Break points won·Dominant
8
52
Deciding sets·Even
93
92
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
23
8

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Sakamoto R.Smith C.
Freshness·Slight edge
95
100

Sakamoto R.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Smith C.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Budkov Kjaer N.
Herbert P.
6-26-3
Zheng M.
Klein L.
4-66-37-610
Kubler J.
Blockx A.
3-66-31-0
Basavareddy N.
Loffhagen G.
5-76-46-4
Fery A.
Prizmic D.
6-46-1
Jodar R.
Van Assche L.
6-30-66-1
Faria J.
Trungelliti M.
7-656-3
Gea A.
Vallejo A.
6-26-2
Sakamoto R.
Zeppieri G.
6-26-2
Draxl L.
Mcdonald M.
3-67-626-2
Ymer E.
Wong C.
7-644-66-3
Sweeny D.
Travaglia S.
7-657-63
Svajda Z.
Coppejans K.
7-656-2
Wu Y.
Boyer T.
6-36-2
Maestrelli F.
Lajovic D.
4-66-46-3
Damm M.
Bailly G.
7-57-5
Q2
Faria J.
Hassan B.
6-36-4
Gea A.
Burruchaga R.
6-26-3
Vallejo A.
Cina F.
4-66-26-3
Budkov Kjaer N.
Mccabe J.
4-66-37-66
Zheng M.
Barrios Vera T.
6-46-756-2
Klein L.
Merida Aguilar D.
6-36-726-4
Zeppieri G.
Holt B.
6-747-56-4
Sakamoto R.
Smith C.
6-46-4
Blockx A.
Molcan A.
6-16-1
Kubler J.
Gaubas V.
7-56-2
Loffhagen G.
Nishioka Y.
6-33-1
Basavareddy N.
Ofner S.
4-66-47-611
Ymer E.
Moller E.
4-66-47-5
Travaglia S.
Landaluce M.
4-66-16-4
Sweeny D.
Kym J.
6-46-4
Wu Y.
Mejia N.
6-46-4
Boyer T.
Passaro F.
6-746-46-2
Lajovic D.
Cassone M.
7-56-3
Damm M.
Droguet T.
6-46-3
Trungelliti M.
Rocha H.
7-54-66-3
Wong C.
Llamas Ruiz P.
7-676-0
Mcdonald M.
Grenier H.
7-646-1
Herbert P.
Bueno G.
7-56-2
Draxl L.
Sachko V.
6-35-77-67
Coppejans K.
Riedi L.
3-66-36-4
Svajda Z.
Rodionov J.
6-16-4
Maestrelli F.
Seyboth Wild T.
7-626-4
Prizmic D.
Heide G.
7-56-2
Fery A.
Tomic B.
6-46-2
Jodar R.
Rodesch C.
7-6106-3
Van Assche L.
Glinka D.
6-36-0
Bailly G.
Carballes Baena R.
7-646-736-2
Q1
Hassan B.
Dodig M.
5-76-36-2
Burruchaga R.
Peniston R.
6-16-1
Herbert P.
Den Ouden G.
3-66-36-2
Mccabe J.
Marinkov P.
6-27-65
Budkov Kjaer N.
Watanuki Y.
6-757-56-4
Holt B.
Neumayer L.
4-66-26-3
Zeppieri G.
Added D.
6-36-3
Smith C.
Pavlovic L.
7-646-1
Grenier H.
Galan D.
7-691-0
Draxl L.
Bouzige M.
7-636-3
Loffhagen G.
Engel J.
7-647-62
Landaluce M.
Tseng C.
7-56-3
Travaglia S.
Ellis B.
6-34-66-1
Sweeny D.
Pellegrino A.
6-24-66-3
Cassone M.
Hsu Y.
3-66-36-4
Seyboth Wild T.
Guillen Meza A.
7-56-3
Maestrelli F.
Giustino L.
7-646-1
Droguet T.
Jarry N.
6-46-3
Faria J.
Mikrut L.
7-627-5
Rocha H.
Reis Da Silva J.
6-26-4
Trungelliti M.
Sekulic P.
6-21-66-1
Gea A.
Kolar Z.
6-26-3
Cina F.
Harris L.
6-46-746-3
Vallejo A.
Pacheco Mendez R.
6-16-2
Bueno G.
Basilashvili N.
6-17-65
Barrios Vera T.
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
6-27-66
Zheng M.
Hewitt C.
6-36-3
Merida Aguilar D.
Crawford O.
6-32-66-3
Klein L.
Piros Z.
6-46-4
Sakamoto R.
Evans D.
6-16-2
Mcdonald M.
Popko D.
6-746-47-5
Sachko V.
Durasovic V.
6-37-61
Blockx A.
Cecchinato M.
6-36-4
Molcan A.
Shimabukuro S.
6-44-66-3
Kubler J.
Mayot H.
6-36-4
Gaubas V.
Moreno De Alboran N.
7-56-3
Nishioka Y.
Fatic N.
6-16-2
Basavareddy N.
Galarneau A.
6-46-2
Ofner S.
Holmgren A.
6-46-4
Moller E.
Polmans M.
6-47-66
Ymer E.
Bolt A.
7-647-65
Llamas Ruiz P.
Bernet H.
3-66-37-63
Wong C.
Blanchet U.
6-37-66
Kym J.
Prado Angelo J.
6-36-0
Riedi L.
Choinski J.
6-36-4
Coppejans K.
Jasika O.
7-626-0
Rodionov J.
Ficovich J.
7-56-3
Svajda Z.
Habib H.
6-16-3
Mejia N.
Virtanen O.
6-33-66-4
Wu Y.
Krueger M.
7-56-4
Boyer T.
Barrena A.
6-26-746-2
Passaro F.
Lajal M.
7-646-4
Lajovic D.
Diaz Acosta F.
7-635-77-63
Prizmic D.
Olivieri G.
6-16-4
Heide G.
Clarke J.
6-36-3
Fery A.
Winter E.
6-26-4
Tomic B.
Dellien H.
6-36-3
Rodesch C.
Harris B.
6-36-4
Jodar R.
Tu L.
6-26-1
Glinka D.
Tabur C.
5-76-36-4
Van Assche L.
Echargui M.
6-46-4
Carballes Baena R.
Bouquier A.
6-26-2
Bailly G.
Pinnington Jones J.
6-46-4
Damm M.
Onclin G.
6-33-66-4