AUSTRALIAN OPEN

January 20, 2026

Rei Sakamoto

Press Conference

R. JODAR/R. Sakamoto

7-6, 6-1, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3

THE MODERATOR: It was a tough battle up there for you, Rei. Not the result you wanted but you gave everything. How is everything after the quallies and after today's battle?

REI SAKAMOTO: I will say this week was a great week for me. Great experience. First time doing five-setters. Playing main draw in slams, it was a good experience. Today I didn't win the match at the end, but I fought and I gave everything that I had.

So, I would say overall it was good. It was a good week.