Taylor Fritz faces Rinky Hijikata in the Basel round of 64 on hard. Taylor Fritz holds the paper edge — ranked #14, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Fritz T. and Hijikata R. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Fritz T. went 4–6 (40%) against them, Hijikata R. 3–3 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).
Umpiry, "Taylor Fritz vs Rinky Hijikata — Basel Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-27/fritz-vs-hijikata-basel-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 27 October 2026).