Rinky Hijikata vs Aleksandar Kovacevic — Gwangju CH Round of 32

Gwangju CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
AUS
Rinky Hijikata
#98ATP
1683ELO
1662Hard ELO
$396kYTD
$3.9MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2022
hard
USA
Aleksandar Kovacevic
#67ATP
1660ELO
1623Hard ELO
$505kYTD
$2.8MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rinky Hijikata defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-4 in the Gwangju CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aleksandar Kovacevic came in ranked #67, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Rinky Hijikata narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Rinky Hijikata edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hijikata R.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Kovacevic A.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.9+39 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1623
6.2Overall Elo 1683
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1660
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
5.1
0.0
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.5
Minutes 14d
0.0
4.0
3-set count
0.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Hijikata R.
662
Kovacevic A.
440

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-30HoustonR32clayRinky Hijikata6-4 6-2
2024-08-12Cincinnati MastersQ2hardAleksandar Kovacevic6-1 7-6(5)
2024-02-26AcapulcoQ2hardAleksandar Kovacevic4-6 6-2 7-6(4)
2024-02-19Los CabosR16hardAleksandar Kovacevic6-3 4-6 6-4

Statistics

Recent form
Hijikata R.Kovacevic A.
59%1st serve in+3%62%
70%1st serve points won+4%74%
53%2nd serve points won+2%55%
63%Service points won+4%67%
37%Return points won+4%33%
64%Break points saved64%
5.5Aces / match+4.29.7
2.9Double faults / match+0.13

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Piros Z.[7]
Gomez E.[1]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Piros Z.[7]
Eubanks C.[4]
6-26-766-2
Gomez E.[1]
Polmans M.
6-31-67-63
Quarter-finals
Gomez E.[1]
Nam J.
6-11-66-1
Polmans M.
Neuchrist M.
4-66-16-3
Eubanks C.[4]
Marterer M.[8]
7-617-61
Piros Z.[7]
Hijikata R.
6-26-1
R16
Marterer M.[8]
Jung J.
3-67-57-5
Eubanks C.[4]
Park U.
6-26-2
Polmans M.
Smith K.
6-42-66-3
Nam J.
Wu Y.[5]
6-46-2
Hijikata R.
Svrcina D.
4-66-36-2
Neuchrist M.
Peniston R.[6]
6-36-4
Gomez E.[1]
Mukund S.
6-46-2
Piros Z.[7]
Tu L.
6-46-4
R32
Eubanks C.[4]
Mansouri S.
6-17-5
Peniston R.[6]
Nakagawa N.
7-55-76-3
Hijikata R.
Kovacevic A.
6-46-4
Svrcina D.
Oconnell C.[2]
6-46-2
Park U.
Clarke J.
6-33-66-2
Gomez E.[1]
Patael B.
7-676-2
Smith K.
De Loore J.
1-66-46-4
Tu L.
Wu T.
6-727-696-1
Polmans M.
Millman J.[3]
6-40-0
Wu Y.[5]
Sin S.
6-36-2
Marterer M.[8]
Gengel M.
6-33-67-5
Mukund S.
Hong S.
4-66-17-5
Jung J.
Barrientos N.
6-14-67-66
Nam J.
Chung Y.
1-66-37-5
Neuchrist M.
Lee D.
4-66-06-3
Piros Z.[7]
Coppejans K.
6-44-66-2