Alexandre Muller vs Rei Sakamoto, US Open 2026, Qualifying R2
Final score
Final
6-3 6-3
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USACourt 6
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.6 vs last year100.6Average
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 worksConditionsPartly cloudy
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
6Aces8
2Double faults1
33/5857%1st serve %70%38/54
23/2592%2nd serve %94%15/16
20/3361%1st serve points won79%30/38
12/2548%2nd serve points won56%9/16
4/757%Break points saved0/0
9Service games played9
Return
8/3821%1st serve return points39%13/33
7/1644%2nd serve return points52%13/25
0/0Break points converted43%3/7
9Return games played9
Points
47Total points won65
32Service points won39
15Receiver points won26
4Max points in a row6
Games
6Games won12
6Service games won9
1Max games in a row7
Point by point
Muller3
Sakamoto6
1501515153030303040404040A
P7 · Ace
Muller3
Sakamoto5
150300301540154030
P1 · AceP5 · Double fault
Muller2
Sakamoto5
1501515153015403040
P4 · Ace
Muller2
Sakamoto4
0151515153030304030
P5 · Ace
Muller1
Sakamoto4
015030040
Muller1
Sakamoto3
01515151530154030404040A40
P2 · AceP5 · Ace
Muller0
Sakamoto3
015030040
Muller0
Sakamoto2
0150300401540
Muller0
Sakamoto1
0151515301530303040404040A404040A
P5 · AceP9 · Ace
Muller3
Sakamoto6
015030153030303040
Muller3
Sakamoto5
1501515153015403040
P2 · AceP4 · AceP5 · Double fault
Muller3
Sakamoto4
150300301530304030404040A
Muller3
Sakamoto3
1501515301530303040
Muller3
Sakamoto2
15030030154015
Muller2
Sakamoto2
015030040
P2 · Ace
Muller2
Sakamoto1
0151515301530304030
P2 · Ace
Muller1
Sakamoto1
0151515153015403040
Muller1
Sakamoto0
15015151530303030404040A40
P1 · Ace
Head to head
1Muller
2Sakamoto
3 meetingsHard 1–1Clay 0–1
- US OpenQualifying R2 · 26 AugHardThis matchRei SakamotoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Alexandre MullerSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- BordeauxRound of 32 · 13 MayClayRei SakamotoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Alexandre MullerSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- Miami MastersRound of 128 · 19 Mar 2025HardAlexandre MullerSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Rei SakamotoSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Match research
ProEverything 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.