Frances Tiafoe def. Rei Sakamoto — Round of 64, US Open 2026

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US Open 2026

Grand SlamHardNew York, USA

Played2 Sep 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 12 going into this drawWon

Frances Tiafoe seeded 19 6 7 7

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Rei Sakamoto 3 62 5

🇺🇸F. TiafoeFrances TiafoevR. SakamotoRei Sakamoto🇯🇵

🇺🇸Frances Tiafoe

🇯🇵Rei Sakamoto

Match stats

Serve

7

Aces

18

4

Double faults

3

64%

1st serve in

59%

71%

1st serve points won

72%

56%

2nd serve points won

49%

65%

Service points won

63%

3/5

Break points saved

4/8

Serve speed (km/h)

209

Fastest serve

214

187

Average 1st serve

198

142

Average 2nd serve

166

Return

37%

Return points won

35%

4/8

Break points won

2/5

Points

23

Winners

38

18

Unforced errors

40

8/12

Net points won

10/16

114

Total points won

103

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

2–5

7–2

Last 30 days

1–0

By surface

12–5

Hard

2–1

7–4

Clay

–

9–2

Grass

–

By round

7–0

R64

0–1

7–4

R32

–

6–2

At Grand Slams

1–0

How their matches go

38

Completed matches

3

34%

Won in straight sets

0%

39%

Won after losing a set

67%

13%

Lost after winning a set

33%

13%

Lost in straight sets

0%

12–14

Tiebreaks

2–1

12–5

Deciding sets

2–1

21/23

Won after winning set 1

2/3

7/15

Won after losing set 1

–

Serve and return, last 5 matches

48%

1st serve in

64%

76%

1st serve points won

72%

53%

2nd serve points won

57%

61%

Break points saved

55%

39%

Return points won

30%

42%

Break points won

30%

5.8

Aces a match

14.0

3.6

Double faults a match

2.2

Last 14 days

5

Matches

1

14

Sets

5

2

Days since last match

2

Last 10 matches going in