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 in opposition to Borna, it’s going to be a really bodily match,” Hijikata mentioned after reeling off the ultimate 4 video games to file a steely victory in opposition to the previous world No.12.
“He’s a category participant and doesn’t give you numerous on the market. Possibly I bought a bit of 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 undoubtedly felt at house,” 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 in opposition to fifth seeds Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Czech Adam Pavlasek.
That is 36-year-old Friends’ ninth consecutive win, with three completely 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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