Frances Tiafoe #18 def. Rinky Hijikata #102

6-4 3-6 6-2

Frances Tiafoe defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the 2026 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship second round on clay courts on April 2, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFrances TiafoeRinky Hijikata
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
121
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.0%65.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.0%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
42.0%61.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%57.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.0%60.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
43.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.0%36.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.0%48.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-0.5-4.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.5+0.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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Player Comparison

FieldFrances TiafoeRinky Hijikata
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJan 20, 1998Feb 23, 2001
Age2825
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)18102
Ranking points (entering)2,070619
Elo (entering)1,9121,749
Current career W-L268–21851–73
Current career earnings$20,177,782$4,572,669
Pre-match H2H
Frances Tiafoe #18 2 – 1 Rinky Hijikata #102

Path

Frances Tiafoe's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Frances Tiafoe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexei Popyrin #453-6 6-4 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataApr 3, 2026QF

Rinky Hijikata's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aleksandar Kovacevic #856-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 31, 2026R32