Sebastian Baez will face off against Rinky Hijikata in Indian Wells on Saturday at 6:30 pm on STADIUM 5.
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The H2H stats
Baez and Hijikata have never played against each other so far on the main tour.
Sebastian Baez in 2023
Now ranked no.35, Sebastian played his last match on the 4th of March when he was overcome by world no.61 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-5 6-3 in the semifinal in Santiago (draw).
This season Baez has achieved a 8-6 match record. This year, Baez clinched 1 title in Cordoba.
Hijikata in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently ranked no.130, the Australian achieved an overall 11-6 match record in 2023. Hijikata is participating in Indian Wells where he managed to beat Felipe Meligeni Alves 6-4 4-0 ret., Tennys Sandgren 6-3 6-3 and Mikael Ymer 6-4 7-5.
Rinky Hijikata will compete against the world no.35 Sebastian Baez in the 2nd round on Saturday at 6:30 pm on STADIUM 5. They have never played each other as of now in top tournaments.
Hijikata has won 1 title in 2023 in the Burnie Challenger.