Daniel Evans vs Rei Sakamoto, Australian Open 2026, Qualifying R1

Grand Slam · Qualifying R1 · Hard · Mon 12 Jan

Final

Daniel Evans

LostRank #11722.5637%

Sakamoto won in 2 sets · 1h 5m

0–2

Set 11–6

Set 22–6

Rei Sakamoto

WinnerRank #1251.5363%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· Hard· Court 2

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

0.1vs last year

Wind

20 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

65%

Moderate

Temperature

22°C

Mild

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

1Aces6

4Double faults0

25/5248%1st serve %74%28/38

23/2785%2nd serve %100%10/10

13/2552%1st serve points won79%22/28

11/2741%2nd serve points won70%7/10

2/729%Break points saved0/0

8Service games played7

Return

6/2821%1st serve return points48%12/25

3/1030%2nd serve return points59%16/27

0/0Break points converted71%5/7

7Return games played8

Points

33Total points won57

24Service points won29

9Receiver points won28

4Max points in a row7

Games

3Games won12

3Service games won7

1Max games in a row5

Evans2

Sakamoto6

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Evans2

Sakamoto5

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Evans2

Sakamoto4

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Evans1

Sakamoto4

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Evans1

Sakamoto3

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Evans0

Sakamoto3

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Evans0

Sakamoto2

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Sakamoto1

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Head to head

0Evans

1Sakamoto

1 meeting

Australian OpenQualifying R1 · 12 JanHardThis match
Rei Sakamoto
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Evans
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2

Form and path

Daniel Evans3–2

Guangzhou Huangpu CHHard

Shanghai Masters CHHard

Rei Sakamoto

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Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Daniel Evans vs Rei Sakamoto, Australian Open 2026, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Form and path

Match research