Rinky Hijikata vs Henri LaaksonenAustralian Open Qualifying Round 1

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#97ATP
1748ELO
1694Hard ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020
hard
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hijikata R.
7-6 7-6
Laaksonen H.
Hijikata R.
77772
Laaksonen H.
6063

Rinky Hijikata defeated Henri Laaksonen 7-6 7-6 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Rinky Hijikata extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-01-03MelbourneQ2hardRinky Hijikata4-6 7-6(8) 6-4
2020-01-20Australian OpenQ1hardRinky Hijikata7-6(0) 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Hijikata R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Laaksonen H.

Laaksonen H.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Hijikata R.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Hijikata R.Laaksonen H.
21
Serve
26
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
5.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
84
Break points won·Slight edge
26
20
Deciding sets·Slight edge
81
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
25

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
94

Hijikata R.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q1
Saville L.
Torpegaard M.
6-36-3
Galovic V.
Gomez E.
7-652-66-3
Donskoy E.
Menezes J.
6-736-17-68
Bagnis F.
Napolitano S.
6-36-4
Vilella Martinez M.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Bourgue M.
Otte O.
5-76-16-1
Martin A.
Vatutin A.
6-36-2
Popko D.
Zhang Z.
7-677-65
Couacaud E.
Petrovic D.
4-67-656-2
Benchetrit E.
Darcis S.
7-57-5
Ruusuvuori E.
Mena F.
7-56-2
Troicki V.
Klahn B.
6-46-2
Musetti L.
Weintraub A.
6-26-1
Copil M.
Wu T.
3-67-617-68
Griekspoor T.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-2
Hijikata R.
Laaksonen H.
7-607-63
Diez S.
King D.
6-26-2
Moriya H.
Rubin N.
7-637-5
Horansky F.
Ortega Olmedo R.
4-67-56-4
Novak D.
Brown D.
6-36-2
Muller A.
Polansky P.
6-16-2
Safwat M.
Nagal S.
7-626-2
Kudla D.
Tomic B.
7-646-3
Ivashka I.
Broady L.
6-36-0
Domingues J.
Moraing M.
7-656-3
Li Z.
Sela D.
7-625-3
Milojevic N.
Daniel T.
7-56-4
Escobedo E.
Krueger M.
2-67-687-67
Halys Q.
Santillan A.
6-37-64
Lee D.
Giannessi A.
2-67-57-67
Trungelliti M.
Soeda G.
6-46-4
Wolf J.
Kolar Z.
6-46-2
Giustino L.
Bai Y.
6-37-5
Maden Y.
Marterer M.
6-727-627-68
Gombos N.
Ficovich J.
6-46-1
Marcora R.
Lacko L.
6-36-2
Ferreira Silva F.
Nam J.
2-66-46-4
Krstin P.
Klizan M.
6-36-2
Vukic A.
Fabbiano T.
7-626-4
Bachinger M.
Kubler J.
7-57-5
Galan D.
Baldi F.
6-16-2
Jung J.
Young D.
6-46-786-1
Lorenzi P.
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-36-3
Rosol L.
Lamasine T.
6-46-3
Martinez P.
Lenz J.
6-06-1
Varillas J.
Schoolkate T.
2-67-57-5
Mager G.
Ebden M.
7-56-4
Mott B.
Sousa P.
6-36-4
Purcell M.
Collarini A.
7-626-746-4
Lestienne C.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-31-67-5
Kavcic B.
Clarke J.
7-623-66-2
Gojowczyk P.
Seyboth Wild T.
6-46-2
Gunneswaran P.
Bourchier H.
6-26-4
Hanfmann Y.
Taberner C.
7-686-1
Gulbis E.
Cressy M.
6-36-3
Coria F.
Ramanathan R.
4-66-46-1
Stakhovsky S.
Rola B.
7-636-4
Tabilo A.
Zapata Miralles B.
7-652-66-3
Viola M.
Kuhn N.
4-66-33-1
Janvier M.
Hoang A.
7-646-756-1
Kovalik J.
Kamke T.
6-17-64
Eubanks C.
Kwiatkowski T.
6-37-68
Coppejans K.
Gaio F.
7-646-0
Schnur B.
Ofner S.
2-66-36-4