Rinky Hijikata fought again from the brink of defeat to maintain his singles marketing campaign alive at an ATP 250 match in America.
Winston-Salem, USA, 22 August 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Winston-Salem, USA
Rinky Hijikata has staged an unimaginable comeback to advance to the singles quarterfinals at an ATP 250 match in Winston-Salem.
The 23-year-old Australian wanted two hours and 37 minutes to beat Croatian Borna Coric, saving two match factors earlier than ultimately triumphing 3-6 6-3 7-5.
“Any time you come up towards Borna, it’s going to be a really bodily match,” Hijikata stated after reeling off the ultimate 4 video games to document a steely victory towards the previous world No.12.
“He’s a category participant and doesn’t give you a large number on the market. Possibly I bought slightly bit fortunate on the market in the present day, however I’m completely satisfied to get by way of and to have the ability to play once more tomorrow.”
The Sixteenth-seeded Hijikata was buoyed by the gang help, because of his shut ties with the area as a College of North Carolina alumni.
“I positively felt at residence,” he instructed the North Carolina crowd in his on-court interview.
Hijikata, who at the moment sits at a career-high rating of world No.65, now turns his consideration to a quarterfinal showdown with Belgian David Goffin.
In males’s doubles motion, John Friends reunited with Brit Jamie Murray for the primary time since 2019 to attain a 6-4 6-4 first-round victory towards fifth seeds Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Czech Adam Pavlasek.
That is 36-year-old Friends’ ninth consecutive win, with three totally different companions. His spectacular streak started along with his gold medal-winning run on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games.
Aussies in motion – Winston-Salem
RESULTS
Males’s singles, third spherical
[16] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) d Borna Coric (CRO) 3-6 6-3 7-5
Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) d Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 6-3 4-6 6-3
Males’s doubles, first spherical
John Friends (AUS)/Jamie Murray (GBR) d [5] Ivan Dodig (CRO)/Adam Pavlasek (CZE) 6-4 6-4
COMING UP
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
[16] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) v David Goffin (BEL)
Males’s doubles, quarterfinals
John Friends (AUS)/Jamie Murray (GBR) v [WC] Nicolas Barrientos (COL)/Skander Mansouri (TUN)
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