Murphy Cassone vs Rinky Hijikata — Washington Qualifying Round 2

Washington · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
USA
Murphy Cassone
#289ATP
1429ELO
1393Hard ELO
23 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
1 — 1
Sets
Retired
Monday, 21 July 2025
hard
Rinky Hijikata
AUS
Rinky Hijikata
#82ATP
1748ELO
1694Hard ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLWLW
Cassone M.
7-6 1-2
Hijikata R.
Cassone M.
7711
Hijikata R.
6421

Murphy Cassone advanced when Rinky Hijikata retired 7-6 1-2 in the Washington qualifying round 2. Murphy Cassone extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-21WashingtonQ2hardMurphy Cassone7-6(4) 1-2 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Cassone M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Hijikata R.

Hijikata R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Cassone M.

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

Cassone M.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
Cassone M.Hijikata R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (97 vs 102). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cassone M.Hijikata R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
31
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
95
Break points won·Slight edge
18
26
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cassone M.Hijikata R.
Freshness·Slight edge
80
89

Cassone M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Hijikata R.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Wu Y.
Moutet C.
4-66-46-4
Cassone M.
Hijikata R.
7-641-2
Zhukayev B.
Vavassori A.
7-56-796-4
Smith C.
Zink T.
4-66-46-3
Harris B.
Bouzige M.
6-47-66
Svajda Z.
Watanuki Y.
6-31-67-62
Q1
Wu Y.
Krueger M.
4-66-37-63
Harris B.
Gengel M.
6-17-5
Zhukayev B.
Mccabe J.
6-736-26-2
Svajda Z.
Tomic B.
7-56-1
Cassone M.
Kwiatkowski T.
6-26-4
Watanuki Y.
Fellows J.
6-46-4
Moutet C.
Sell K.
6-46-2
Bouzige M.
Nanda G.
7-56-4
Hijikata R.
Ganesan A.
6-37-5
Smith C.
Fenty A.
6-33-66-4
Zink T.
Daniel T.
7-656-4
Vavassori A.
Perez A.
7-51-0