Dusan Lajovic vs Rinky Hijikata — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
SRB
Dusan Lajovic
[10]
#137ATP
1641ELO
1569Hard ELO
$175kYTD
$11MCAREER
35 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2023
hard
AUS
Rinky Hijikata
#98ATP
1683ELO
1662Hard ELO
$396kYTD
$3.9MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Dusan Lajovic defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in ranked #98.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Lajovic D.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Hijikata R.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.6Hard Elo 1569
Surface ELO
6.4+93 Hard Elo edge
4.0Overall Elo 1641
ELO gap
6.0Overall Elo 1683
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.3
Surface form
5.9
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.4
Minutes 14d
5.9
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
4.8
Country comfort
6.0
Surface transition
Context
6.0
Defending pts
5.0

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Lajovic D.
662
Hijikata R.
330

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.11
SlowFast
Weather
23°CRain
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 92%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

Recent form
Lajovic D.Hijikata R.
69%1st serve in+10%59%
69%1st serve points won+1%70%
51%2nd serve points won+2%53%
64%Service points won+1%63%
38%Return points won+1%37%
52%Break points saved+12%64%
3.7Aces / match+1.85.5
1.2Double faults / match+1.72.9

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

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Fils A.[2]
Zhang Z.[8]
6-36-3
Moutet C.
Altmaier D.[3]
6-46-4
Shevchenko A.
Schwartzman D.
6-13-66-3
Lajovic D.[10]
Kubler J.
6-46-4
Kokkinakis T.
Galan D.[11]
5-77-676-2
Purcell M.
Popyrin A.[5]
6-767-56-4
Thompson J.[4]
Huesler M.
6-36-4
Q1
Moutet C.
Arnaldi M.[9]
4-66-06-2
Huesler M.
Karatsev A.[14]
6-46-4
Shevchenko A.
Fucsovics M.[6]
7-56-4
Purcell M.
Van Assche L.[12]
4-66-36-3
Kubler J.
Gaston H.
6-36-2
Kokkinakis T.
Djere L.[1]
6-33-67-5
Zhang Z.[8]
Cressy M.
6-746-37-611
Altmaier D.[3]
Oconnell C.
3-67-656-4
Thompson J.[4]
Muller A.
6-46-726-4
Fils A.[2]
Holt B.
6-16-1
Popyrin A.[5]
Ivashka I.
6-24-66-4
Schwartzman D.
Giron M.[13]
6-46-4
Galan D.[11]
Borges N.
7-654-67-5
Lajovic D.[10]
Hijikata R.
6-36-3