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**Match Preview: Giulio Zeppieri vs. Rei Sakamoto – ATP Australian Open**
On January 14, 2026, tennis fans will witness an intriguing first-round matchup in the ATP Australian Open as Giulio Zeppieri takes on Rei Sakamoto. The match will be held on home soil for Zeppieri, which could play a crucial role in performance and crowd support.
Giulio Zeppieri enters this clash with momentum, having won both of his last two matches. His recent form indicates strong serve-and-volley tactics, coupled with an ability to control the pace of the game. Zeppieri’s aggressive baseline play makes him a formidable opponent, particularly on hard courts where he can leverage his power.
Conversely, Rei Sakamoto has demonstrated resilience, winning 4 of his last 5 matches. Sakamoto’s strategic gameplay and consistency from the baseline have allowed him to excel under pressure, making him a dangerous adversary. His ability to construct points and exploit opponents’ weaknesses should not be overlooked.
Bookmakers favor Zeppieri with odds of 1.62 compared to Sakamoto’s 2.27, forecasting a potentially straight-sets victory with a predicted score of 2:0. However, as both players are in strong form, the outcome remains uncertain, and expect a competitive match that could hinge on key moments.
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| Zeppieri 58.3% |
Sakamoto 41.7% |
Prediction (the most likely score): 2:0
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Betting Odds
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1.62 | 2.33 | Watch and Bet |
Latest Results
| 13.01.26 Brandon Holt – Giulio Zeppieri – 1:2 11.01.26 Giulio Zeppieri – Dan Added – 2:0 07.11.25 Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg – Giulio Zeppieri – 2:0 05.11.25 Chris Rodesch – Giulio Zeppieri – 1:2 03.11.25 Oskari Paldanius – Giulio Zeppieri – 0:2 |
13.01.26 Rei Sakamoto – Colton Smith – 2:0 12.01.26 Rei Sakamoto – Daniel Evans – 2:0 06.01.26 Lorenzo Sonego – Rei Sakamoto – 2:0 22.11.25 Kaichi Uchida – Rei Sakamoto – 1:2 21.11.25 Akira Santillan – Rei Sakamoto – 1:2 |
Facts
Standings
Draw
2026
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Dodig M. (Alt) | Hassan B. | 1 : 2 |
| 2 | Faria J. | Mikrut L. | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Reis Da Silva J. | Rocha H. | 0 : 2 |
| 4 | Sekulic P. (WC) | Trungelliti M. (18) | 1 : 2 |
| 5 | Burruchaga R. A. (2) | Peniston R. | 2 : 0 |
| 6 | Kolar Z. | Gea A. | 0 : 2 |
| 7 | Harris L. | Cina F. | 1 : 2 |
| 8 | Pacheco Mendez R. | Vallejo D. (30) | 0 : 2 |
| 9 | Basilashvili N. (3) | Bueno G. | 0 : 2 |
| 10 | Herbert P. | Den Ouden G. | 2 : 1 |
| 11 | Marinkov P. (WC) | McCabe J. | 0 : 2 |
| 12 | Watanuki Y. | Budkov Kjaer N. (23) | 1 : 2 |
| 13 | Barrios Vera T. (4) | Gueymard Wayenburg S. | 2 : 0 |
| 14 | Hewitt C. (WC) | Zheng M. | 0 : 2 |
| 15 | Crawford O. | Merida Aguilar D. | 1 : 2 |
| 16 | Piros Z. | Klein L. (28) | 0 : 2 |
| 17 | Holt B. (5) | Neumayer L. | 2 : 1 |
| 18 | Zeppieri G. | Added D. | 2 : 0 |
| 19 | Sakamoto R. | Evans D. | 2 : 0 |
| 20 | Pavlovic L. | Smith C. (32) | 0 : 2 |
| 21 | McDonald M. (6) | Popko D. | 2 : 1 |
| 22 | Galan D. E. (RET.) | Grenier H. | 0 : 1 |
| 23 | Sachko V. | Durasovic V. (Alt) | 2 : 0 |
| 24 | Bouzige M. (WC) | Draxl L. (20) | 0 : 2 |
| 25 | Blockx A. (7) | Cecchinato M. | 2 : 0 |
| 26 | Shimabukuro S. | Molcan A. | 1 : 2 |
| 27 | Kubler J. | Mayot H. | 2 : 0 |
| 28 | Moreno De Alboran N. | Gaubas V. (17) | 0 : 2 |
| 29 | Nishioka Y. (8) | Fatic N. | 2 : 0 |
| 30 | Engel J. | Loffhagen G. | 0 : 2 |
| 31 | Galarneau A. | Basavareddy N. | 0 : 2 |
| 32 | Holmgren A. | Ofner S. (19) | 0 : 2 |
| 33 | Moller E. (9) | Polmans M. (WC) | 2 : 0 |
| 34 | Bolt A. | Ymer E. | 0 : 2 |
| 35 | Llamas Ruiz P. | Bernet H. (WC) | 2 : 1 |
| 36 | Wong C. | Blanchet U. (31) | 2 : 0 |
| 37 | Tseng C. H. (10) | Landaluce M. | 0 : 2 |
| 38 | Ellis B. (WC) | Travaglia S. | 1 : 2 |
| 39 | Kym J. | Prado Angelo J. C. | 2 : 0 |
| 40 | Sweeny D. | Pellegrino A. (26) | 2 : 1 |
| 41 | Choinski J. (11) | Riedi L. | 0 : 2 |
| 42 | Coppejans K. | Jasika O. (Alt) | 2 : 0 |
| 43 | Ficovich J. P. | Rodionov J. | 0 : 2 |
| 44 | Habib H. | Svajda Z. (29) | 0 : 2 |
| 45 | Virtanen O. (12) | Mejia N. | 1 : 2 |
| 46 | Wu Y. | Krueger M. | 2 : 0 |
| 47 | Boyer T. | Barrena A. | 2 : 1 |
| 48 | Lajal M. | Passaro F. (27) | 0 : 2 |
| 49 | Lajovic D. (13) | Diaz Acosta F. | 2 : 1 |
| 50 | Cassone M. | Hsu Y. H. | 2 : 1 |
| 51 | Guillen Meza A. | Seyboth Wild T. | 0 : 2 |
| 52 | Giustino L. | Maestrelli F. (24) | 0 : 2 |
| 53 | Prizmic D. (14) | Olivieri G. A. | 2 : 0 |
| 54 | Heide G. | Clarke J. | 2 : 0 |
| 55 | Fery A. | Winter E. (WC) | 2 : 0 |
| 56 | Tomic B. | Dellien H. (25) | 2 : 0 |
| 57 | Harris B. (15) | Rodesch C. | 0 : 2 |
| 58 | Tu L. (WC) | Jodar R. | 0 : 2 |
| 59 | Glinka D. | Tabur C. | 2 : 1 |
| 60 | van Assche L. | Echargui M. (22) | 2 : 0 |
| 61 | Carballes Baena R. (16) | Bouquier A. | 2 : 0 |
| 62 | Pinnington Jones J. | Bailly G. A. | 0 : 2 |
| 63 | Damm M. | Onclin G. | 2 : 1 |
| 64 | Droguet T. | Jarry N. (21) | 2 : 0 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Hassan B. | Faria J. | 0 : 2 |
| 2 | Rocha H. | Trungelliti M. (18) | 1 : 2 |
| 3 | Burruchaga R. A. (2) | Gea A. | |
| 4 | Cina F. | Vallejo D. (30) | |
| 5 | Bueno G. | Herbert P. | 0 : 2 |
| 6 | McCabe J. | Budkov Kjaer N. (23) | 1 : 2 |
| 7 | Barrios Vera T. (4) | Zheng M. | |
| 8 | Merida Aguilar D. | Klein L. (28) | |
| 9 | Holt B. (5) | Zeppieri G. | 1 : 2 |
| 10 | Sakamoto R. | Smith C. (32) | 2 : 0 |
| 11 | McDonald M. (6) | Grenier H. | |
| 12 | Sachko V. | Draxl L. (20) | |
| 13 | Blockx A. (7) | Molcan A. | |
| 14 | Kubler J. | Gaubas V. (17) | |
| 15 | Nishioka Y. (RET.) (8) | Loffhagen G. | 0 : 1 |
| 16 | Basavareddy N. | Ofner S. (19) | 2 : 1 |
| 17 | Moller E. (9) | Ymer E. | |
| 18 | Llamas Ruiz P. | Wong C. | 0 : 2 |
| 19 | Landaluce M. | Travaglia S. | 1 : 2 |
| 20 | Kym J. | Sweeny D. | 0 : 2 |
| 21 | Riedi L. | Coppejans K. | |
| 22 | Rodionov J. | Svajda Z. (29) | |
| 23 | Mejia N. | Wu Y. | 0 : 2 |
| 24 | Boyer T. | Passaro F. (27) | |
| 25 | Lajovic D. (13) | Cassone M. | |
| 26 | Seyboth Wild T. | Maestrelli F. (24) | 0 : 2 |
| 27 | Prizmic D. (14) | Heide G. | 2 : 0 |
| 28 | Fery A. | Tomic B. | 2 : 0 |
| 29 | Rodesch C. | Jodar R. | 0 : 2 |
| 30 | Glinka D. | van Assche L. | |
| 31 | Carballes Baena R. (16) | Bailly G. A. | 1 : 2 |
| 32 | Damm M. | Droguet T. | 2 : 0 |
Final
| 1 | Faria J. | Trungelliti M. (18) | |
| 2 | TBD #3 | TBD #4 | |
| 3 | Herbert P. | Budkov Kjaer N. (23) | |
| 4 | TBD #7 | TBD #8 | |
| 5 | Zeppieri G. | Sakamoto R. | |
| 6 | TBD #11 | TBD #12 | |
| 7 | TBD #13 | TBD #14 | |
| 8 | Loffhagen G. | Basavareddy N. | |
| 9 | TBD #17 | Wong C. | |
| 10 | Travaglia S. | Sweeny D. | |
| 11 | TBD #21 | TBD #22 | |
| 12 | Wu Y. | TBD #24 | |
| 13 | TBD #25 | Maestrelli F. (24) | |
| 14 | Prizmic D. (14) | Fery A. | |
| 15 | Jodar R. | TBD #30 | |
| 16 | Bailly G. A. | Damm M. |
ATP Australian Open Outrights
1. Sinner Jannik: 1.9 (25.17%)
2. Alcaraz Carlos: 2.5 (19.2%)
3. Djokovic Novak: 11.7 (4.1%)
4. Zverev Alexander: 15.3 (3.13%)
5. Medvedev Daniil: 19.2 (2.5%)
6. Fritz Taylor: 31.2 (1.54%)
7. Fonseca Joao: 34.6 (1.39%)
8. Shelton Ben: 42.2 (1.14%)
9. De Minaur Alex: 42.2 (1.14%)
10. Rune Holger: 45 (1.06%)
11. Bublik Alexander: 52.2 (0.92%)
12. Mpetshi Perricard Giovanni: 59.4 (0.81%)
13. Auger-Aliassime Felix: 60.4 (0.79%)
14. Tsitsipas Stefanos: 62.6 (0.77%)
15. Rublev Andrey: 65.4 (0.73%)
16. Mensik Jakub: 66.6 (0.72%)
17. Korda Sebastian: 75.6 (0.63%)
18. Hurkacz Hubert: 75.6 (0.63%)
19. Kyrgios Nick: 80 (0.6%)
20. Musetti Lorenzo: 81.4 (0.59%)
21. Dimitrov Grigor: 87.4 (0.55%)
22. Berrettini Matteo: 91.4 (0.52%)
23. Ruud Casper: 91.4 (0.52%)
24. Paul Tommy: 91.4 (0.52%)
25. Ruusuvuori Emil: 100 (0.48%)
26. Moller Elmer: 100 (0.48%)
27. Moutet Corentin: 100 (0.48%)
28. Misolic Filip: 100 (0.48%)
29. Shang Juncheng: 100 (0.48%)
30. Seyboth Wild Thiago: 100 (0.48%)
31. Borges Nuno: 100 (0.48%)
32. Tiafoe Frances: 100.4 (0.48%)
33. Machac Tomas: 100.4 (0.48%)
34. Michelsen Alex: 107.4 (0.45%)
35. Tien Learner: 110.4 (0.43%)
36. Sonego Lorenzo: 110.4 (0.43%)
37. Khachanov Karen: 110.4 (0.43%)
38. Humbert Ugo: 110.4 (0.43%)
39. Shapovalov Denis: 110.4 (0.43%)
40. Lehecka Jiri: 110.4 (0.43%)
41. Cobolli Flavio: 110.4 (0.43%)
42. Cerundolo Francisco: 120.4 (0.4%)
43. Zhang Zhizhen: 120.4 (0.4%)
44. Norrie Cameron: 120.4 (0.4%)
45. Davidovich Fokina Alejandro: 120.4 (0.4%)
46. Popyrin Alexei: 120.4 (0.4%)
47. Nakashima Brandon: 125.25 (0.38%)
48. Rinderknech Arthur: 125.25 (0.38%)
49. Altmaier Daniel: 125.25 (0.38%)
50. Monfils Gael: 125.25 (0.38%)
51. Cazaux Arthur: 130.4 (0.37%)
52. Thompson Jordan: 130.4 (0.37%)
53. Diallo Gabriel: 150.25 (0.32%)
54. Royer Valentin: 150.25 (0.32%)
55. Munar Jaume: 150.25 (0.32%)
56. Griekspoor Tallon: 150.25 (0.32%)
57. Comesana Francisco: 150.25 (0.32%)
58. Brooksby Jenson: 150.25 (0.32%)
59. Giron Marcos: 150.25 (0.32%)
60. Collignon Raphael: 150.25 (0.32%)
61. Cilic Marin: 150.25 (0.32%)
62. Mannarino Adrian: 150.25 (0.32%)
63. Fucsovics Marton: 150.25 (0.32%)
64. Bautista-Agut Roberto: 150.25 (0.32%)
65. Spizzirri Eliot: 150.25 (0.32%)
66. Opelka Reilly: 150.25 (0.32%)
67. Medjedovic Hamad: 150.25 (0.32%)
68. Majchrzak Kamil: 150.25 (0.32%)
69. Wawrinka Stan: 150.25 (0.32%)
70. O’Connell Christopher: 150.25 (0.32%)
71. Hanfmann Yannick: 150.25 (0.32%)
72. Kokkinakis Thanasi: 150.4 (0.32%)
73. Fearnley Jacob: 150.4 (0.32%)
74. Vacherot Valentin: 150.4 (0.32%)
75. Bonzi Benjamin: 160.4 (0.3%)
76. Etcheverry Tomas Martin: 160.4 (0.3%)
77. Struff Jan-Lennard: 160.4 (0.3%)
78. Arnaldi Matteo: 160.4 (0.3%)
79. Van De Zandschulp Botic: 160.4 (0.3%)
80. Kecmanovic Miomir: 160.4 (0.3%)
81. Tabilo Alejandro: 160.4 (0.3%)
82. Vukic Aleksandar: 160.4 (0.3%)
83. Muller Alexandre: 160.4 (0.3%)
84. Marozsan Fabian: 160.4 (0.3%)
85. Darderi Luciano: 200.25 (0.24%)
86. Kovacevic Aleksandar: 200.25 (0.24%)
87. De Jong Jesper: 200.25 (0.24%)
88. Kopriva Vit: 200.25 (0.24%)
89. Cerundolo Juan Manuel: 200.25 (0.24%)
90. Nardi Luca: 200.25 (0.24%)
91. Mochizuki Shintaro: 200.25 (0.24%)
92. Bellucci Mattia: 200.25 (0.24%)
93. Martinez Pedro: 200.25 (0.24%)
94. Bu Yunchaokete: 200.25 (0.24%)
95. Shevchenko Alexander: 200.25 (0.24%)
96. Nava Emilio: 200.25 (0.24%)
97. Baez Sebastian: 200.25 (0.24%)
98. Taberner Carlos: 200.25 (0.24%)
99. Svrcina Dalibor: 200.25 (0.24%)
100. Duckworth James: 200.25 (0.24%)
101. Jacquet Kyrian: 200.25 (0.24%)
102. Carreno-Busta Pablo: 200.25 (0.24%)
103. Atmane Terence: 200.25 (0.24%)
104. Kypson Patrick: 200.25 (0.24%)
105. Tirante Thiago Agustin: 200.25 (0.24%)
106. Schoolkate Tristan: 200.25 (0.24%)
107. Buse Ignacio: 200.25 (0.24%)
108. Dzumhur Damir: 200.25 (0.24%)
109. Quinn Ethan: 200.25 (0.24%)
110. Walton Adam: 200.25 (0.24%)
111. Garin Cristian: 200.25 (0.24%)
112. Bergs Zizou: 200.4 (0.24%)
113. Djere Laslo: 200.4 (0.24%)
114. Halys Quentin: 200.4 (0.24%)
115. Gaston Hugo: 200.4 (0.24%)
116. Ugo Carabelli Camilo: 200.4 (0.24%)
117. Navone Mariano: 200.4 (0.24%)
118. Hijikata Rinky: 200.4 (0.24%)
119. Nishikori Kei: 320.4 (0.15%)
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