Rinky Hijikata conquers Kotov in the 1st round to collide vs Fucsovics at the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Hijikata bests Kotov to face Marton Fucsovics in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Pavel Kotov

Rinky Hijikata victorious over Pavel Kotov 7-5 5-7 6-3 7-5 in the 1st round in New York on Monday. Hijikata will have to play Marton Fucsovics in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 59 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this competition. 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

Rinky added to his prize money $ 41,500 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 123,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Hijikata will add $ 68,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 191,000 in total.

Highlights Rinky Hijikata vs. Pavel Kotov U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Hijikata
Kotov
Rinky Hijikata
7-5 5-7 6-3
7-5
3h:59
Pavel Kotov
158
158
Total points
149
149
51
51
Winners
59
59
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
56
56
Unforced
69
69
45%
45%
Ratio Unforced
55%
55%
20/28
20/28
Net Approaches
13/29
13/29
71%
71%
Perc
45%
45%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
8
8
4
4
Double Faults
6
6
50%
50%
1st in
58%
58%
71%
71%
1st won
62%
62%
51/72
51/72
1st won
59/95
59/95
48%
48%
2nd won
46%
46%
34/71
34/71
2nd won
32/69
32/69
194
194
Fastest serve
193
193
170
170
AVG 1st Serve
170
170
136
136
AVG 2nd Serve
139
139
-- Break Points --
9/26
9/26
Total
7/15
7/15
35%
35%
Won
47%
47%
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At the end of the match, the Australian scored 158 points vs. Kotov’s 149.

Hijikata

The Australian won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points after he converted only 35% (9/26) of the procured opportunities.

Kotov

On the other side, Pavel was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 47% – 7/15). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Rinky Hijikata vs. Marton Fucsovics – stats

Hijikata will take on Fucsovics in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Rinky Hijikata and Marton Fucsovics since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Rinky Hijikata Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Hijikata 7-5
HijikataKotov
7
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
HijikataKotov
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
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5
5
0
15
0
30
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15
40
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5
4
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30
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30
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3
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15
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15
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40
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40
HijikataKotov
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0
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40
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3
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15
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30
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30

Hijikata won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game, Rinky broke back 3 times in the 6th (3-3), in the 8th (5-3) and in the 12th game to conquer the set 7-5.

Rinky failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 30.

One of the most important stints of the set was when Rinky won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to bring the score from 1-3 to 5-3.

Rinky converted 22% of his break points (2/9). He had 9 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (1-2 40-A), the 6th (2-3 15-40), the 8th (4-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40). In addition on the other side, Kotov converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).

They contested 89 points. Rinky was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Kotov (48-41). Hijikata conceded 16 points on serve (22-16). on the other side of the court, Pavel conceded 26 points on serve (25-26).

2nd Set -
Kotov 7-5
KotovHijikata
7
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
KotovHijikata
6
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
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30
KotovHijikata
5
5
0
15
0
30
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40
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40
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40
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40
A
KotovHijikata
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4
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15
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40
A
KotovHijikata
5
3
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15
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15
KotovHijikata
4
3
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4
2
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15
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3
2
0
15
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30
0
40
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3
1
15
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30
0
40
0
KotovHijikata
2
1
15
0
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15
30
15
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40
A
KotovHijikata
2
0
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0
30
0
40
0
KotovHijikata
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
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30
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40
A
40

Hijikata started the set strong after breaking Pavel Kotov in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, there was more to do for Kotov to win the set because Rinky managed to break back in the 10th (5-5) game. Kotov maintained his focus to break Hijikata in the 11th (6-5) game before conquering the set (7-5).

Pavel was spot on in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Rinky was unerring in converting all his break points in the 10th game (4-5 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 76 points. The Russian was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Hijikata (42-34). The Russian surrendered 11 points on serve (25-11). on the other side of the court, Rinky conceded 17 points on serve (23-17).

3rd Set -
Hijikata 6-3
HijikataKotov
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
HijikataKotov
5
3
0
15
0
30
15
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15
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30
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40
40
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40
40
40
A
HijikataKotov
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
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4
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
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30
HijikataKotov
3
2
0
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30
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3
1
0
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40
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40
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40
HijikataKotov
2
1
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30
0
30
15
40
15
HijikataKotov
1
1
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0
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HijikataKotov
1
0
15
0
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0
40
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40
15
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30

Hijikata won the set after he broke Pavel in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (4-2) game. Kotov tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Anyhow, the Australian stayed solid to win the set 6-3.

The Australian converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Kotov converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th game (1-3 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 61 points. The Australian was the one to win the set after conquering 11 points more than Kotov (36-25). The Australian surrendered 7 points on serve (18-7). on the other side of the court, the Russian conceded 18 points on serve (18-18).

4th Set -
Hijikata 7-5
HijikataKotov
7
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
HijikataKotov
6
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
HijikataKotov
5
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
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15
40
30
HijikataKotov
4
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
HijikataKotov
4
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
HijikataKotov
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
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15
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40
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A
40
HijikataKotov
3
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
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A
40
40
40
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A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
HijikataKotov
2
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
HijikataKotov
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
HijikataKotov
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
HijikataKotov
0
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
HijikataKotov
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

Hijikata didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Pavel Kotov in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, the Australian found the way to come back to break Kotov 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

The Australian converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). In addition on the other side, Kotov converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (2-1 0-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 0-40 and 15-40).

They contested 72 points. This set was so close that, The Australian won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. Rinky dropped 18 points on serve (22-18). In addition, on the other side, Pavel conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).

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

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