Grigor Dimitrov vs Rinky Hijikata | Grigor Dimitrov Wins 6-1 6-4

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Grigor Dimitrov defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-1 6-4 in the Brisbane quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in ranked #85, but Grigor Dimitrov had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Grigor Dimitrov dropped just 5 games past Rinky Hijikata.

How the match was decided

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Dimitrov G. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

6 shared · last 12 months

Dimitrov G. and Hijikata R. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Dimitrov G. went 6–0 (100%) against them, Hijikata R. 3–4 (43%). Dimitrov G. came out better against 3 of 6 comparable opponents, Hijikata R. against 0.

6–0100%Dimitrov G. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents3–443%Hijikata R. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

14–2Sets7–11

96–58Games72–90

4–1Tiebreaks1–0

2–0Deciding sets1–1

vs Tiafoe F.#8W6-2 6-3 6-2Wimbledon · grassL4-6 1-6 4-6US Open · hard
vs Tsitsipas S.#43W6-3 6-7 7-6Paris Masters · hardL4-6 2-6Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Oconnell C.#127W6-4 6-1Chengdu · hardL6-3 1-6 2-6Adelaide 2 · hard

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vs McDonald M.#169W2-6 7-6 6-1Beijing · hardW5-7 6-3 6-1s Hertogenbosch · grass
vs Djere L.#179W6-3 6-2 6-0Australian Open · hardW7-6 7-5Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Barrere G.W7-6 7-6Madrid Masters · clayW6-2 6-3Adelaide 1 · hard

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Dimitrov G. leads 1–0

Dimitrov G.January 2024BrisbaneThis matchHard6-1 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Dimitrov G.Hijikata R.1 971ELO1 8911 881Hard ELO1 7695–5Last 104–632Age22191 cmHeight178 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $32.3M2026 $761KEarningsCareer $4.4M2026 $815K

Cite this

Grigor Dimitrov beat Rinky Hijikata 6-1 6-4. Umpiry, "Grigor Dimitrov vs Rinky Hijikata — Brisbane Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2024-01-01/dimitrov-vs-hijikata-brisbane-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 1 January 2024).