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Rinky Hijikata #117 def. Ignacio Buse #63

3-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Mar 3, 2026
Tournament	BNP Paribas Open
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Hard
Round	Q2
Winner	Rinky Hijikata
Score	3-6 6-3 6-4
Loser	Ignacio Buse
Duration	2h 14m

Stat	Rinky Hijikata	Ignacio Buse
Aces	7	10
Double faults	3	9
First serve %	58	60
First serve points won %	72	72
Second serve points won %	52	36
Break points saved %	50	69
Break points converted %	31	50
Service points won %	63	58
Return points won %	42	37
Total points won %	51	49
Serve rating	257	238
Return rating	153	154

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rinky Hijikata	Ignacio Buse
Country	AUS	PER
Birth date	Feb 23, 2001	Mar 25, 2004
Age	25	21
Height	178	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	117	63
Ranking points (entering)	547	848
Elo (entering)	1,694	1,620
Career W-L	46–65	18–17
Career earnings	$4,137,254	$1,446,842

Pre-match H2H

Rinky Hijikata 0 – 0 Ignacio Buse

Path

Rinky Hijikata's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 2, 2026	Q1	Leandro Riedi	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Rinky Hijikata's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 6, 2026	R128	Francesco Maestrelli	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Ignacio Buse's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 2, 2026	Q1	Liam Draxl	6-4 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data