Yi Zhou vs Rinky HijikataJinan CH Round of 16

Jinan CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#240ATP
1456ELO
1445Hard ELO
21 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2025
hard
#82ATP
1748ELO
1694Hard ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLWLW
Zhou Y.
7-5 3-6 6-4
Hijikata R.
Zhou Y.
7362
Hijikata R.
5641

Yi Zhou defeated Rinky Hijikata 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the Jinan CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in ranked #82.

Key context

  • Match story: Yi Zhou closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhou Y.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Hijikata R.

Hijikata R.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Zhou Y.

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

Zhou Y.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
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.3
4.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
13
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
95
Break points won·Clear edge
13
26
Deciding sets·Dominant
1
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
95

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.3Hard Elo 1445
Surface ELO
7.7+249 Hard Elo edge
2.1Overall Elo 1456
ELO gap
7.9Overall Elo 1748
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
6.2
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
6.9
Minutes 14d
7.7
4.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
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·Clear edge
68
92

Zhou Y.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 65 games (7d) · Hijikata R.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast