Rinky Hijikata vs Jakub PaulAlmaty Qualifying Round 1

Almaty · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
#97ATP
1748ELO
1694Hard ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2025
hard
#543ATP
1389ELO
1340Hard ELO
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
Hijikata R.
7-6 6-3
Paul J.
Hijikata R.
7762
Paul J.
6230

Rinky Hijikata defeated Jakub Paul 7-6 6-3 in the Almaty qualifying round 1 on hard. 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.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Paul J.

Paul J.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Paul J.
21
Serve
26
Return

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%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
66
21
Break points saved·Dominant
95
62
Break points won·Slight edge
26
20
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
5
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
95
85

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.2+354 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.8Hard Elo 1340
9.0Overall Elo 1748
ELO gap
1.0Overall Elo 1389
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
5.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.8
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
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

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Freshness·
94

Hijikata R.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast