Lucas Pouille vs Rinky Hijikata — Indian Wells Masters Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
FRA
Lucas Pouille
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2024
hard
Rinky Hijikata
AUS2
Rinky Hijikata
#97ATP
1748ELO
1694Hard ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLWLW
Pouille L.
5-7 6-1 6-3
Hijikata R.
Pouille L.
5662
Hijikata R.
7131

Lucas Pouille defeated Rinky Hijikata 5-7 6-1 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pouille L.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Hijikata R.

Hijikata R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pouille L.

Serve advantage — Pouille L.

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

Pouille L.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
Pouille L.Hijikata R.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.1
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pouille L.Hijikata R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
66
Break points saved·Even
98
95
Break points won·Even
29
26
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
81
Tiebreaks·Even
94
95

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Pouille L.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Hijikata R.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
5.7
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.8
Minutes 14d
4.3
7.0
3-set count
0.0
6.0
Prev. match
7.0
5.2
Country comfort
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Pouille L.Hijikata R.
Freshness·
—
95

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 29%
Q2
Goffin D.[13]
Nardi L.[11]
7-645-76-4
Quinn E.
Vavassori A.[23]
4-66-16-2
Hong S.
Nagal S.[8]
2-66-27-64
Grenier H.
Molcan A.
6-36-2
Kudla D.
Nava E.[24]
6-26-4
Pouille L.
Mayot H.[22]
0-66-46-2
Klein L.
Svajda Z.
6-46-766-3
Moreno De Alboran N.
Rodionov J.[6]
6-34-66-3
Seyboth Wild T.[1]
Broady L.[20]
6-16-1
Mochizuki S.
Hassan B.
6-47-64
Lestienne C.[9]
Kopriva V.[14]
6-16-3
Shang J.
Bagnis F.
6-27-5
Q1
Nardi L.[11]
Atmane T.
6-46-0
Seyboth Wild T.[1]
Walton A.
6-16-3
Mayot H.[22]
Zhukayev B.
6-36-1
Vavassori A.[23]
Dzumhur D.
6-46-3
Bagnis F.
Mmoh M.[18]
3-66-46-4
Svajda Z.
Ajdukovic D.[17]
2-66-26-0
Kudla D.
Gaston H.[4]
6-16-3
Moreno De Alboran N.
Meligeni Alves F.[21]
6-36-1
Nava E.[24]
Johnson S.
6-767-6106-4
Grenier H.
Medjedovic H.[15]
6-16-1
Lestienne C.[9]
Ymer E.
6-47-67
Rodionov J.[6]
Gaio F.
6-16-2
Klein L.
Marterer M.[7]
6-26-4
Pouille L.
Hijikata R.[2]
5-76-16-3
Hassan B.
Cazaux A.[5]
6-46-4
Goffin D.[13]
Cressy M.
6-756-36-3
Hong S.
Kwon S.
6-36-3
Molcan A.
Paire B.[12]
7-656-3
Shang J.
Nishioka Y.[3]
4-67-6126-3
Broady L.[20]
Polmans M.
6-36-2
Quinn E.
Halys Q.[10]
6-17-5
Nagal S.[8]
Dostanic S.
6-26-2
Mochizuki S.
Schwartzman D.[16]
6-46-3