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As the ATP Australian Open approaches, the upcoming clash between Rei Sakamoto and Colton Smith on January 13, 2026, promises to deliver an exciting contest. Sakamoto, playing at home, enters the match in impressive form, having clinched victories in four of their last five encounters. His recent success showcases a strong serving game and effective baseline play, making him a formidable opponent on the hard courts of the Australian Open.
Conversely, Colton Smith’s recent form indicates a less stable performance, having only secured one victory in his last two matches. While Smith possesses a powerful forehand and solid net play, his inconsistent results may raise questions about his confidence heading into this crucial matchup.
Bookmakers have set the odds at 2.02 for Sakamoto as the home favorite and 1.74 for Smith. This reflects Sakamoto’s strong recent performances, but the dynamic nature of tennis means that momentum can shift rapidly.
As both players prepare to face off, fans can expect a closely contested match, where Sakamoto will look to leverage his home advantage, while Smith seeks to regain his competitive edge. With both players boasting unique strengths, the outcome remains uncertain, making this encounter one to watch.
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| Sakamoto 48.4% |
Smith 51.6% |
Prediction (the most likely score): 0:2
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Betting Odds
| 1 | X | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1.89 | 1.82 | ||
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1.92 | 1.91 | ||
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2.02 | 1.74 | ||
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1.92 | 1.78 |
Latest Results
| 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 20.11.25 Yasutaka Uchiyama – Rei Sakamoto – 1:2 |
11.01.26 Luka Pavlovic – Colton Smith – 0:2 05.01.26 Roberto Carballes Baena – Colton Smith – 2:0 27.10.25 Colton Smith – Tristan Schoolkate – 0:2 21.10.25 Colton Smith – Arthur Fery – 1:2 20.10.25 Colton Smith – Clement Tabur – 0:2 |
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. | |
| 6 | Kolar Z. | Gea A. | |
| 7 | Harris L. | Cina F. | |
| 8 | Pacheco Mendez R. | Vallejo D. (30) | |
| 9 | Basilashvili N. (3) | Bueno G. | 0 : 2 |
| 10 | Herbert P. | Den Ouden G. | 2 : 1 |
| 11 | Marinkov P. (WC) | McCabe J. | |
| 12 | Watanuki Y. | Budkov Kjaer N. (23) | |
| 13 | Barrios Vera T. (4) | Gueymard Wayenburg S. | |
| 14 | Hewitt C. (WC) | Zheng M. | |
| 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. | |
| 22 | Galan D. E. | Grenier H. | |
| 23 | Sachko V. | Durasovic V. (Alt) | |
| 24 | Bouzige M. (WC) | Draxl L. (20) | |
| 25 | Blockx A. (7) | Cecchinato M. | |
| 26 | Shimabukuro S. | Molcan A. | |
| 27 | Kubler J. | Mayot H. | |
| 28 | Moreno De Alboran N. | Gaubas V. (17) | |
| 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) | |
| 34 | Bolt A. | Ymer E. | |
| 35 | Llamas Ruiz P. | Bernet H. (WC) | |
| 36 | Wong C. | Blanchet U. (31) | |
| 37 | Tseng C. H. (10) | Landaluce M. | |
| 38 | Ellis B. (WC) | Travaglia S. | |
| 39 | Kym J. | Prado Angelo J. C. | 2 : 0 |
| 40 | Sweeny D. | Pellegrino A. (26) | 2 : 1 |
| 41 | Choinski J. (11) | Riedi L. | |
| 42 | Coppejans K. | Nishikori K. | |
| 43 | Ficovich J. P. | Rodionov J. | |
| 44 | Habib H. | Svajda Z. (29) | |
| 45 | Virtanen O. (12) | Mejia N. | |
| 46 | Wu Y. | Krueger M. | |
| 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. | |
| 52 | Giustino L. | Maestrelli F. (24) | |
| 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. | |
| 58 | Tu L. (WC) | Jodar R. | |
| 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. | |
| 2 | Rocha H. | Trungelliti M. (18) | |
| 3 | TBD #5 | TBD #6 | |
| 4 | TBD #7 | TBD #8 | |
| 5 | Bueno G. | Herbert P. | |
| 6 | TBD #11 | TBD #12 | |
| 7 | TBD #13 | TBD #14 | |
| 8 | Merida Aguilar D. | Klein L. (28) | |
| 9 | Holt B. (5) | Zeppieri G. | |
| 10 | Sakamoto R. | Smith C. (32) | |
| 11 | TBD #21 | TBD #22 | |
| 12 | TBD #23 | TBD #24 | |
| 13 | TBD #25 | TBD #26 | |
| 14 | TBD #27 | TBD #28 | |
| 15 | Nishioka Y. (8) | Loffhagen G. | |
| 16 | Basavareddy N. | Ofner S. (19) | |
| 17 | TBD #33 | TBD #34 | |
| 18 | TBD #35 | TBD #36 | |
| 19 | TBD #37 | TBD #38 | |
| 20 | Kym J. | Sweeny D. | |
| 21 | TBD #41 | TBD #42 | |
| 22 | TBD #43 | TBD #44 | |
| 23 | TBD #45 | TBD #46 | |
| 24 | Boyer T. | Passaro F. (27) | |
| 25 | Lajovic D. (13) | Cassone M. | |
| 26 | TBD #51 | TBD #52 | |
| 27 | Prizmic D. (14) | Heide G. | |
| 28 | Fery A. | Tomic B. | |
| 29 | TBD #57 | TBD #58 | |
| 30 | Glinka D. | van Assche L. | |
| 31 | Carballes Baena R. (16) | Bailly G. A. | |
| 32 | Damm M. | Droguet T. |
Final
| 1 | TBD #1 | TBD #2 | |
| 2 | TBD #3 | TBD #4 | |
| 3 | TBD #5 | TBD #6 | |
| 4 | TBD #7 | TBD #8 | |
| 5 | TBD #9 | TBD #10 | |
| 6 | TBD #11 | TBD #12 | |
| 7 | TBD #13 | TBD #14 | |
| 8 | TBD #15 | TBD #16 | |
| 9 | TBD #17 | TBD #18 | |
| 10 | TBD #19 | TBD #20 | |
| 11 | TBD #21 | TBD #22 | |
| 12 | TBD #23 | TBD #24 | |
| 13 | TBD #25 | TBD #26 | |
| 14 | TBD #27 | TBD #28 | |
| 15 | TBD #29 | TBD #30 | |
| 16 | TBD #31 | TBD #32 |
ATP Australian Open Outrights
1. Sinner Jannik: 1.96 (29.51%)
2. Alcaraz Carlos: 2.5 (23.07%)
3. Djokovic Novak: 9.75 (5.92%)
4. Zverev Alexander: 17 (3.39%)
5. Medvedev Daniil: 19.25 (3%)
6. Fritz Taylor: 33.75 (1.71%)
7. Shelton Ben: 37.75 (1.53%)
8. De Minaur Alex: 41.5 (1.39%)
9. Fonseca Joao: 42.5 (1.36%)
10. Bublik Alexander: 46.5 (1.24%)
11. Auger-Aliassime Felix: 59 (0.98%)
12. Musetti Lorenzo: 63.5 (0.91%)
13. Mpetshi Perricard Giovanni: 67.25 (0.86%)
14. Tsitsipas Stefanos: 67.25 (0.86%)
15. Rublev Andrey: 68.5 (0.84%)
16. Mensik Jakub: 76 (0.76%)
17. Dimitrov Grigor: 82 (0.7%)
18. Korda Sebastian: 85 (0.68%)
19. Hurkacz Hubert: 85 (0.68%)
20. Paul Tommy: 88.5 (0.65%)
21. Berrettini Matteo: 92 (0.63%)
22. Ruud Casper: 97 (0.59%)
23. Tiafoe Frances: 103.5 (0.56%)
24. Machac Tomas: 103.5 (0.56%)
25. Lehecka Jiri: 109 (0.53%)
26. Tien Learner: 123.5 (0.47%)
27. Humbert Ugo: 123.5 (0.47%)
28. Sonego Lorenzo: 126 (0.46%)
29. Khachanov Karen: 128.5 (0.45%)
30. Cobolli Flavio: 131 (0.44%)
31. Popyrin Alexei: 141 (0.41%)
32. Michelsen Alex: 147 (0.39%)
33. Zhang Zhizhen: 151 (0.38%)
34. Shapovalov Denis: 151 (0.38%)
35. Cerundolo Francisco: 176 (0.33%)
36. Cazaux Arthur: 176 (0.33%)
37. Vacherot Valentin: 198.5 (0.29%)
38. Norrie Cameron: 201 (0.29%)
39. Thompson Jordan: 201 (0.29%)
40. Davidovich Fokina Alejandro: 201 (0.29%)
41. Nakashima Brandon: 201 (0.29%)
42. Rinderknech Arthur: 201 (0.29%)
43. Altmaier Daniel: 201 (0.29%)
44. Monfils Gael: 201 (0.29%)
45. Kokkinakis Thanasi: 213.5 (0.27%)
46. Fearnley Jacob: 226 (0.26%)
47. Nishikori Kei: 301 (0.19%)
48. Diallo Gabriel: 301 (0.19%)
49. Royer Valentin: 301 (0.19%)
50. Munar Jaume: 301 (0.19%)
51. Griekspoor Tallon: 301 (0.19%)
52. Comesana Francisco: 301 (0.19%)
53. Brooksby Jenson: 301 (0.19%)
54. Giron Marcos: 301 (0.19%)
55. Bonzi Benjamin: 301 (0.19%)
56. Collignon Raphael: 301 (0.19%)
57. Etcheverry Tomas Martin: 301 (0.19%)
58. Struff Jan-Lennard: 301 (0.19%)
59. Cilic Marin: 301 (0.19%)
60. Arnaldi Matteo: 301 (0.19%)
61. Mannarino Adrian: 301 (0.19%)
62. Fucsovics Marton: 301 (0.19%)
63. Bautista-Agut Roberto: 301 (0.19%)
64. Van De Zandschulp Botic: 301 (0.19%)
65. Kecmanovic Miomir: 301 (0.19%)
66. Tabilo Alejandro: 301 (0.19%)
67. Vukic Aleksandar: 301 (0.19%)
68. Muller Alexandre: 301 (0.19%)
69. Spizzirri Eliot: 301 (0.19%)
70. Opelka Reilly: 301 (0.19%)
71. Medjedovic Hamad: 301 (0.19%)
72. Majchrzak Kamil: 301 (0.19%)
73. Marozsan Fabian: 301 (0.19%)
74. Wawrinka Stan: 301 (0.19%)
75. O’Connell Christopher: 301 (0.19%)
76. Hanfmann Yannick: 301 (0.19%)
77. Darderi Luciano: 501 (0.12%)
78. Bergs Zizou: 501 (0.12%)
79. Kovacevic Aleksandar: 501 (0.12%)
80. De Jong Jesper: 501 (0.12%)
81. Kopriva Vit: 501 (0.12%)
82. Cerundolo Juan Manuel: 501 (0.12%)
83. Djere Laslo: 501 (0.12%)
84. Nardi Luca: 501 (0.12%)
85. Halys Quentin: 501 (0.12%)
86. Mochizuki Shintaro: 501 (0.12%)
87. Ruusuvuori Emil: 501 (0.12%)
88. Bellucci Mattia: 501 (0.12%)
89. Martinez Pedro: 501 (0.12%)
90. Bu Yunchaokete: 501 (0.12%)
91. Shevchenko Alexander: 501 (0.12%)
92. Nava Emilio: 501 (0.12%)
93. Baez Sebastian: 501 (0.12%)
94. Taberner Carlos: 501 (0.12%)
95. Svrcina Dalibor: 501 (0.12%)
96. Gaston Hugo: 501 (0.12%)
97. Duckworth James: 501 (0.12%)
98. Jacquet Kyrian: 501 (0.12%)
99. Ugo Carabelli Camilo: 501 (0.12%)
100. Carreno-Busta Pablo: 501 (0.12%)
101. Atmane Terence: 501 (0.12%)
102. Navone Mariano: 501 (0.12%)
103. Kypson Patrick: 501 (0.12%)
104. Hijikata Rinky: 501 (0.12%)
105. Tirante Thiago Agustin: 501 (0.12%)
106. Schoolkate Tristan: 501 (0.12%)
107. Buse Ignacio: 501 (0.12%)
108. Dzumhur Damir: 501 (0.12%)
109. Quinn Ethan: 501 (0.12%)
110. Walton Adam: 501 (0.12%)
111. Garin Cristian: 501 (0.12%)
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