Rinky Hijikata ousts Monfils in the 1st round to set up a clash vs Darderi. HIGHLIGHTS – CINCINNATI RESULTS

CINCINNATI OPEN - CINCINNATI DRAW AND RESULTS. Hijikata overcomes Monfils to compete against Luciano Darderi in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Rinky Hijikata downs Gael Monfils 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 1st round in Cincinnati on Thursday. Hijikata will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Luciano Darderi in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 31 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this competition. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the qualifications in 2024. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Hijikata
Cincinnati
Hijikata's Record

Hijikata added to his prize money $ 11,775 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 36,110 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Australian will add $ 25,755 to his earnings to get in total $ 61,865 in total.

Highlights Rinky Hijikata vs. Gael Monfils Cincinnati Open – Cincinnati

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Hijikata
Monfils
Rinky Hijikata
2-6 7-65 6-3
2h:31
Gael Monfils
115
115
Total points
109
109
37
37
Winners
46
46
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
16
16
4
4
Double Faults
7
7
55%
55%
1st in
46%
46%
66%
66%
1st won
81%
81%
37/56
37/56
1st won
46/57
46/57
62%
62%
2nd won
41%
41%
28/45
28/45
2nd won
27/66
27/66
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
4/6
4/6
60%
60%
Won
67%
67%
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At the end of the match, Hijikata scored 115 points vs. Monfils’s 109.

Hijikata

Rinky was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).

Monfils

On the other side, Gael was pretty focused in converting 67% of the break points that he conquered points (4/6). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Hijikata and Monfils is 1-0 for Rinky.

Draw and next match H2H: Rinky Hijikata vs. Luciano Darderi – stats

Hijikata will come up against Darderi in the 2nd round.

This will be the 4th time that Rinky Hijikata and Luciano Darderi fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Darderi (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Darderi won 6-2 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in New York back in 2025.

Rinky Hijikata Draw info

1st
Hijikata
Monfils
2-6
2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Hijikata
Monfils
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Hijikata
Monfils
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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  • Mattia BellucciBellucci – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (7-60 7-64)
  • Rinky HijikataHijikata – Gael MonfilsMonfils (2-6 7-65 6-3)
  • Cameron NorrieNorrie – Dino PrizmicPrizmic (3-6 6-1 6-4)

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