Nathan Ponwith vs Rinky Hijikata — Rome GA CH Round of 32

Rome GA CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
USA
Nathan Ponwith
#1273ATP
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2023
hard
Rinky Hijikata
AUS2
Rinky Hijikata
#97ATP
1748ELO
1694Hard ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ponwith N.
6-4 6-7 6-3
Hijikata R.
Ponwith N.
66562
Hijikata R.
47731

Nathan Ponwith defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Rome GA CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in ranked #97.

Key context

  • Match story: Nathan Ponwith closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ponwith N.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hijikata R.

Hijikata R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ponwith N.

Serve advantage — Hijikata R.

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

Ponwith N.Hijikata R.
—
Serve
21
—
Return
26

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

Statistics

This season
Ponwith N.Hijikata R.
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (45 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ponwith N.
3.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 98 days (−1.5)
Hijikata R.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
4.3
Surface form
7.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.8
3-set count
7.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Ponwith N.Hijikata R.
Freshness·
—
95

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Thompson J.[1]
Michelsen A.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Thompson J.[1]
Svajda Z.
7-637-65
Michelsen A.
Hong S.[8]
4-67-56-1
Quarter-finals
Hong S.[8]
Kodat T.
4-66-36-4
Michelsen A.
Leshem E.
7-56-3
Svajda Z.
Ejupovic E.
6-13-66-3
Thompson J.[1]
Gray A.
6-46-2
Hong S.
Kodat T.
4-66-36-4
R16
Ejupovic E.
Harrison R.
3-67-656-2
Michelsen A.
Moraing M.
6-743-1
Svajda Z.
Vukic A.[3]
6-36-3
Kodat T.
Shimabukuro S.
6-43-67-5
Gray A.
Kypson P.
7-636-3
Thompson J.[1]
Squire H.
6-46-1
Hong S.[8]
Decamps G.
6-16-0
Leshem E.
Ponwith N.
6-36-2
Kodat T.
Shimabukuro S.
6-43-67-5
R32
Ejupovic E.
Sandgren T.[6]
6-43-2
Kodat T.
Couacaud E.[4]
6-46-3
Vukic A.[3]
Blanch U.
6-33-66-1
Moraing M.
Harrison C.
1-66-46-3
Svajda Z.
Wong C.
6-36-1
Squire H.
Rincon D.
6-46-2
Thompson J.[1]
Dougaz A.
6-36-4
Michelsen A.
Koepfer D.[7]
6-36-1
Ponwith N.
Hijikata R.[2]
6-46-756-3
Kypson P.
Smith K.
6-17-64
Shimabukuro S.
Fanselow S.
2-66-36-3
Harrison R.
Marchenko I.
6-33-66-3
Gray A.
Galarneau A.[5]
6-46-4
Leshem E.
Mochizuki S.
6-746-36-2
Decamps G.
Cukierman D.
6-16-2
Kodat T.
Couacaud E.
6-46-3