Rinky Hijikata vs Yosuke WatanukiBirmingham CH Round of 16

Birmingham CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#97ATP
1748ELO
1682Grass ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 June 2025
grass
#305ATP
1541ELO
1537Grass ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hijikata R.
6-1 6-3
Watanuki Y.
Hijikata R.
662
Watanuki Y.
130

Rinky Hijikata defeated Yosuke Watanuki 6-1 6-3 in the Birmingham CH round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in ranked #97.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hijikata R.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Watanuki Y.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Hijikata R.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (102 vs 60). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
89
Break points won·Slight edge
26
20
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
81

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.6+145 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.4Grass Elo 1537
6.4Overall Elo 1748
ELO gap
3.6Overall Elo 1541
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
4.5
Surface form
6.0
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
7.0
3.0
Surface transition
7.0
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
Freshness·Even
95
94

Hijikata R.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Watanuki Y.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast