Taylor Fritz ousts Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Delray Beach on Friday. Fritz will fight against Marcos Giron in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. Taylor won this tournament once in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.
The American added to his prize money $ 14,515 after winning this match. He has already won $ 34,510 till now in this event. If he wins the next match, Fritz will add $ 24,190 to his earnings to get in total $ 58,700.
Highlights Taylor Fritz vs. Rinky Hijikata Delray Beach Open – Delray Beach
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:14
At the end of the match, Taylor scored 61 points vs. the Australian’s 42.
Fritz
Taylor served very well to win 80% of the points (28/35) behind his first serve, and he won 67% points (10/15) on his second serve. Taylor was pretty effective at converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).
Hijikata
On the other side, Rinky 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 Fritz and Hijikata is 1-0 for Taylor.
Draw and next match H2H: Taylor Fritz vs. Marcos Giron – stats
Fritz will play Giron in the semifinal.
This will be the 8th time that Taylor Fritz and Marcos Giron face off. The head to head is 6-1 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Fritz won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Sacramento Challenger back in 2015.
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the American grabbed in the 6th game (4-2) before eventually winning the set (6-3).
The American was spot on in converting all his break points in the 5th (3-2 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 53 points. Taylor won 11 points more than Hijikata (32-21). Taylor lost 6 points on serve (22-6). In addition, on the other side, Hijikata conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).
Fritz was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Rinky Hijikata in the 2nd game (2-0). That was enough for the American to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
Fritz converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40). On the other side, Fritz didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 50 points. The American won 8 more points than Hijikata (29-21). Taylor surrendered 6 points on serve (16-6). on the other side of the net, Hijikata conceded 13 points on serve (15-13).
Tennis Scores in Delray Beach
- Taylor FritzFritz – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Patrick KypsonKypson (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-4 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Marcos GironGiron (3-1) – H2H details and stats
- Tommy PaulPaul – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (2-1) – H2H details and stats
