Rinky Hijikata vs Alexander ShevchenkoIndian Wells Masters Round of 128

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
#82ATP
1748ELO
1694Hard ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
hard
1669ELO
1642Hard ELO
25 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hijikata R.
6-1 6-3
Shevchenko A.
Hijikata R.
662
Shevchenko A.
130

Rinky Hijikata defeated Alexander Shevchenko 6-1 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Shevchenko came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Rinky Hijikata claimed a first win over Alexander Shevchenko in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-14MunichQ1clayAlexander Shevchenko6-4 1-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hijikata R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Shevchenko A.

Shevchenko A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Hijikata R.

Even serve battle

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

Hijikata R.Shevchenko A.
21
Serve
27
26
Return
11

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
5.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (102 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
66
77
Break points saved·Even
95
92
Break points won·Dominant
26
60
Deciding sets·Slight edge
81
87
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
95
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.3+51 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.7Hard Elo 1642
5.3Overall Elo 1748
ELO gap
4.7Overall Elo 1669
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.7
Surface form
2.7
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
9.3
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
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
Freshness·Slight edge
92
97

Hijikata R.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Shevchenko A.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 27%