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Frances Tiafoe defeated Rei Sakamoto 6-3, 7(7)-6(2), 7-5 — US Open 2026 R64.
Rei Sakamoto and Frances Tiafoe: Frances Tiafoe leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
The losing side had the aces, 18 to seven, and out-hit the No. 11 seed 38 winners to 23 — and still went home, with 40 unforced errors to Tiafoe's 18 covering the difference. Return pressure sorted it: the American broke four times in 16 return games while Sakamoto managed two in 17, the last of them arriving in game 12 of the third for 7-5, 2 hours and 39 minutes in. Tiafoe moves into the third round at the US Open.