Rinky Hijikata (No. 62 ranking) will face Grigor Dimitrov (No. 9) in the Round of 64 of the US Open on Wednesday, August 28.
Hijikata earned a four-set victory over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3) in the Round of 128 in his most recent match on Monday. Dimitrov’s most recent match on Monday was a three-set win against Kyrian Jacquet 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 128.
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Rinky Hijikata vs. Grigor Dimitrov matchup stats
- Hijikata is 11-11 on hard courts this year.
- Hijikata is 193-for-265 in service games on hard courts (for a winning percentage of 72.8%) and 67-for-273 in return games (24.5%).
- Hijikata has won 37.1% of break points on hard courts this year (62 out of 167, which ranks 20th).
- Hijikata was beaten by David Goffin short of the final (1-6, 3-6) on August 22 in the quarterfinals of his most recent tournament, the Winston-Salem Open.
- Dimitrov has failed to win any of his seven tournaments on hard courts so far this year, registering a 16-7 record on that surface.
- On hard courts, Dimitrov has won 87.5% of his service games and 20.7% of his return games.
- Dimitrov has converted 51 of 163 break points on hard courts (31.3%), and is 41st in break points won.
- In the Round of 32 of his previous tournament (the Western & Southern Open) on August 15, Dimitrov was defeated by No. 50-ranked Fabian Marozsan 6-4, 4-6, 3-6.
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