Unstoppable Rinky Hijikata annihilates Fucsovics in the 2nd round to set up a clash vs Zhang. HIGHLIGHTS – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Hijikata upsets Fucsovics to square off with Zhizhen Zhang in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Marton Fucsovics

Rinky Hijikata surprises Marton Fucsovics 6-1 6-2 6-1 in the 2nd round in New York on Wednesday after playing a fantastic match to deal with Zhizhen Zhang in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 59 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reach the 1st round in 2022. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Hijikata
New York
Hijikata's Record

The Australian added to his prize money $ 68,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 191,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Australian will add $ 93,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 284,000 in total.

Highlights Rinky Hijikata vs. Marton Fucsovics U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Hijikata
Fucsovics
Rinky Hijikata
6-1 6-2 6-1
1h:59
Marton Fucsovics
93
93
Total points
58
58
37
37
Winners
24
24
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
14
14
Unforced
27
27
34%
34%
Ratio Unforced
66%
66%
14/17
14/17
Net Approaches
4/8
4/8
82%
82%
Perc
50%
50%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
2
2
7
7
Double Faults
5
5
57%
57%
1st in
56%
56%
82%
82%
1st won
60%
60%
37/45
37/45
1st won
24/40
24/40
47%
47%
2nd won
25%
25%
16/34
16/34
2nd won
8/32
8/32
193
193
Fastest serve
197
197
174
174
AVG 1st Serve
179
179
138
138
AVG 2nd Serve
152
152
-- Break Points --
7/11
7/11
Total
0/2
0/2
64%
64%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Rinky scored 93 points vs. Marton’s 58.

Hijikata

The Australian served exceptionally well to win 82% of the points (37/45) behind his first serve. Yet he won only 47% points (16/34) on his second serve. Hijikata was well focused in converting 64% of the break points that he conquered (7/11).

Fucsovics

On the other side, Fucsovics wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Rinky Hijikata vs. Zhizhen Zhang – stats

Hijikata will come up against Zhang in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Rinky Hijikata and Zhizhen Zhang fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Zhang won 6-74 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Phoenix Challenger back in March 2023.

Rinky Hijikata Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Hijikata 6-1
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6
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
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1
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0
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40

The Australian was too good to drop only 1 game before breaking the Hungarian 2 times and win the set 6-1.

The Hungarian was not able to offer any resistance in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.

Hijikata was unerring in converting all his break points in the 3rd (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40). On the other side, Rinky didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 38 points. Rinky was the one to win the set after conquering 14 more points than the Hungarian (26-12). The Australian dropped 7 points on serve (17-7). on the other side of the court, Fucsovics conceded 9 points on serve (5-9).

2nd Set -
Hijikata 6-2
HijikataFucsovics
6
2
0
15
15
15
15
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40
HijikataFucsovics
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0
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15
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40
HijikataFucsovics
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HijikataFucsovics
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A
40
HijikataFucsovics
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1
0
15
0
30
0
40

The Australian in this set was too strong for Marton and without struggling too much he won 6-2 after breaking the Hungarian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Fucsovics was powerless in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-2 to 6-2.

Rinky converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Rinky didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 57 points. The Australian conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Marton (33-24). The Australian dropped 9 points on serve (19-9). Regarding the other side of the net, the Hungarian conceded 14 points on serve (15-14).

3rd Set -
Hijikata 6-1
HijikataFucsovics
6
1
15
0
30
0
30
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40
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1
15
0
30
0
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15
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1
15
0
30
0
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15
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15
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1
0
15
0
30
15
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40
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40
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40
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A

The Australian won the set after he broke Marton 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.

Marton was powerless in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 0-1 to 6-1.

The Australian converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 15-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Hungarian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (1-4 40-A and 40-A).

They played 56 points. Hijikata conquered the set after winning 12 more points than Fucsovics (34-22). The Australian lost 10 points on serve (17-10). On the losing side, Marton conceded 17 points on serve (12-17).

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

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