Unrelenting Cressy motors past Hijikata in the 1st round – MELBOURNE RESULTS

MELBOURNE SUMMER SET - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Cressy thumps Hijikata to play Reilly Opelka in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Maxime Cressy vs. Rinky Hijikata

Maxime Cressy outpaces Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-0 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Wednesday after playing a marvellous match to square off with Reilly Opelka in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 3 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 1st round in 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

Cressy
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Cressy's Record

Cressy added to his prize money $ 3,690 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 8,890 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 6,600 to his earnings to get in total $ 15,490 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Cressy
Hijikata
Maxime Cressy
6-3 6-0
1h:03
Rinky Hijikata
57
57
Total points
31
31
24
24
Winners
12
12
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
9
9
Aces
1
1
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
73%
73%
1st in
53%
53%
73%
73%
1st won
52%
52%
24/33
24/33
1st won
12/23
12/23
83%
83%
2nd won
40%
40%
10/12
10/12
2nd won
8/20
8/20
-- Break Points --
4/6
4/6
Total
0/0
0/0
67%
67%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Maxime scored 57 points vs. the Australian’s 31.

Cressy

Maxime was sharp when converting 67% of the break points that he conquered (4/6).

Hijikata

On the other side, the Australian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Maxime Cressy vs. Reilly Opelka – stats

Cressy will fight against Opelka in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Maxime Cressy and Reilly Opelka since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Maxime Cressy Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Cressy had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Rinky Hijikata in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was sufficient for Cressy to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.

Maxime converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 4th game (3-0 30-40). On the other side, Maxime didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 54 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than Hijikata (31-23). Cressy lost 7 points on serve (20-7). On the other side, the Australian conceded 11 points on serve (16-11).

Rinky had no answers anymore and Maxime won the set 6-0.

Maxime converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 2nd (2-0 15-40) and the 5th game (4-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Cressy didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 34 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 18 more points than Rinky (26-8). Cressy was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (14-4). on the other side of the court, Hijikata conceded 12 points on serve (4-12).

 

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