Rinky Hijikata vs Ignacio Buse — Indian Wells Masters Qualifying Round 2

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
Rinky Hijikata
AUS15
Rinky Hijikata
#82ATP
1748ELO
1694Hard ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
Ignacio Buse
PER2
Ignacio Buse
#34ATP
1822ELO
1662Hard ELO
$949kYTD
$1.4MCAREER
22 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWWW
Hijikata R.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Buse I.
Hijikata R.
3662
Buse I.
6341

Rinky Hijikata defeated Ignacio Buse 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hijikata R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Buse I.

Buse I.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Buse I.
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
Hijikata R.Buse I.
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Even
4.8
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (38 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hijikata R.Buse I.
Clutch Rating·Even
66
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
87
Break points won·Even
26
28
Deciding sets·Even
81
80
Tiebreaks·Even
95
93

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hijikata R.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Buse I.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.8+32 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.2Hard Elo 1662
4.9Overall Elo 1748
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1822
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
3.5
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.8
Minutes 14d
8.3
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
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
Hijikata R.Buse I.
Freshness·Even
92
91

Hijikata R.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Buse I.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 11%
Q2
Prizmic D.[18]
Vukic A.[4]
6-26-4
Hijikata R.[15]
Buse I.[2]
3-66-36-4
Bonzi B.[9]
Mochizuki S.[16]
6-45-76-3
Merida Aguilar D.
Sweeny D.[23]
6-34-66-3
Galarneau A.
Barrios Vera T.[14]
6-36-4
Svrcina D.[19]
Kopriva V.[1]
7-646-4
Tseng C.
Burruchaga R.[6]
2-67-636-3
Mcdonald M.[17]
Svajda T.
6-46-2
Shimabukuro S.[22]
Landaluce M.
6-26-737-5
Schoolkate T.[11]
Ymer E.
6-43-1
Oconnell C.[10]
Basilashvili N.[24]
6-46-4
Maestrelli F.[13]
Tirante T.[3]
7-656-4
Q1
Galarneau A.
Van Assche L.[7]
7-666-4
Sweeny D.[23]
Johnson A.
6-26-1
Buse I.[2]
Draxl L.
6-47-63
Svrcina D.[19]
Krueger M.
7-666-4
Burruchaga R.[6]
Echargui M.
7-644-67-65
Vukic A.[4]
Travaglia S.
7-627-62
Tseng C.
Goffin D.[21]
6-46-1
Maestrelli F.[13]
Jarry N.
6-44-67-67
Mcdonald M.[17]
Sachko V.
6-26-1
Barrios Vera T.[14]
Leach J.
6-36-3
Landaluce M.
Blockx A.[5]
6-06-2
Ymer E.
Wong C.[20]
6-33-67-65
Svajda T.
Nardi L.[12]
4-67-626-3
Basilashvili N.[24]
Mejia N.
0-66-26-4
Oconnell C.[10]
Harris B.
6-46-3
Merida Aguilar D.
Kypson P.[8]
3-66-37-64
Shimabukuro S.[22]
Smith C.
7-657-5
Bonzi B.[9]
Pinnington Jones J.
6-36-4
Mochizuki S.[16]
Gomez F.
6-44-66-3
Hijikata R.[15]
Riedi L.
7-56-3
Kopriva V.[1]
Sakamoto R.
6-47-66
Prizmic D.[18]
Blanch D.
7-636-0
Tirante T.[3]
Ahmad I.
6-16-2
Schoolkate T.[11]
Bolt A.
3-67-646-4