Rinky Hijikata vs Mackenzie Mcdonald — Birmingham CH Round of 16

Birmingham CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Rinky Hijikata
AUS
Rinky Hijikata
#106ATP
1687ELO
1612Grass ELO
$520kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 June 2026
grass
Mackenzie Mcdonald
USA
Mackenzie Mcdonald
#125ATP
1638ELO
1573Grass ELO
$236kYTD
$7.2MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLLL
Hijikata R.
6-3 7-6
Mcdonald M.
Hijikata R.
6772
Mcdonald M.
365–

Rinky Hijikata defeated Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-3 7-6 in the Birmingham CH round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in ranked #106, defending last year's semi-final. Rinky Hijikata extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-15NewportR32grassMackenzie Mcdonald4-6 7-6(4) 6-2
2023-06-12s HertogenboschQFgrassRinky Hijikata5-7 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Hijikata R.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Mcdonald M.

Mcdonald M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Hijikata R.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Hijikata R.Mcdonald M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
55%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.9
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (37 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hijikata R.Mcdonald M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
66
57
Break points saved·Even
95
96
Break points won·Dominant
26
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
80
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hijikata R.Mcdonald M.
Freshness·Clear edge
50
68

Hijikata R.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 102 games (7d) · Mcdonald M.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 51 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