Rinky Hijikata fought again from the brink of defeat to maintain his singles marketing campaign alive at an ATP 250 event in America.
Winston-Salem, USA, 22 August 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Winston-Salem, USA
Rinky Hijikata has staged an unbelievable comeback to advance to the singles quarterfinals at an ATP 250 event 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 finally 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 file a steely victory towards the previous world No.12.
“He’s a category participant and doesn’t give you numerous on the market. Perhaps I bought slightly bit fortunate on the market right this moment, however I’m completely satisfied to get via and to have the ability to play once more tomorrow.”
The Sixteenth-seeded Hijikata was buoyed by the gang help, due to his shut ties with the area as a College of North Carolina alumni.
“I positively felt at dwelling,” he informed the North Carolina crowd in his on-court interview.
Hijikata, who at present 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 together 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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