Arthur Fery vs Rinky Hijikata — Birmingham CH Quarter-final

Birmingham CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
GBR
Arthur Fery
#141ATP
1698ELO
1567Grass ELO
$247kYTD
$786kCAREER
23 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 June 2026
grass
Rinky Hijikata
AUS
Rinky Hijikata
#106ATP
1687ELO
1612Grass ELO
$520kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Fery A.
7-6 6-3
Hijikata R.
Fery A.
7962
Hijikata R.
673–

Arthur Fery defeated Rinky Hijikata 7-6 6-3 in the Birmingham CH quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in ranked #106, defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Arthur Fery closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Fery A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Hijikata R.

Hijikata R.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Fery A.

Serve advantage — Fery A.

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
Fery A.Hijikata R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 37). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Fery A.Hijikata R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
95
Break points won·Slight edge
33
26
Deciding sets·Clear edge
94
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
9
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Fery A.Hijikata R.
Freshness·Dominant
82
50

Fery A.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d) · Hijikata R.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 102 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Yunchaokete B.
Virtanen O.
2-67-636-3
Semi-finals
Virtanen O.
Majchrzak K.
7-666-757-67
Yunchaokete B.
Fery A.
6-23-66-3
Quarter-finals
Majchrzak K.
Shimabukuro S.
7-666-3
Virtanen O.
Romano F.
6-46-4
Yunchaokete B.
Lajal M.
7-56-4
Fery A.
Hijikata R.
7-676-3
R16
Hijikata R.
Mcdonald M.
6-37-65
Virtanen O.
Vukic A.
W/O
Shimabukuro S.
Ymer E.
6-36-3
Majchrzak K.
Gill F.
6-36-3
Romano F.
Wong C.
6-47-5
Lajal M.
Wendelken H.
6-46-1
Yunchaokete B.
Harris B.
6-26-4
Fery A.
Bolt A.
6-46-756-3
R32
Lajal M.
Riedi L.
6-27-61
Wendelken H.
Watt J.
6-46-757-63
Yunchaokete B.
Harris L.
7-651-66-1
Harris B.
Damm M.
2-67-637-63
Hijikata R.
Fearnley J.
6-17-63
Bolt A.
Bellucci M.
6-36-0
Ymer E.
Oconnell C.
7-676-3
Shimabukuro S.
Mochizuki S.
7-636-4
Vukic A.
Pinnington Jones J.
2-66-46-3
Virtanen O.
Zhang Z.
7-686-1
Romano F.
Chidekh C.
3-66-46-4
Wong C.
Tarvet O.
7-657-610
Mcdonald M.
Budkov Kjaer N.
6-37-63
Fery A.
Schoolkate T.
6-43-66-3
Majchrzak K.
Mccabe J.
7-636-3
Gill F.
Blanchet U.
6-757-626-4