Lucas Pouille vs Rinky Hijikata — Indian Wells Masters Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
FRA
Lucas Pouille
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2024 ·
hard
Rinky Hijikata
AUS2
Rinky Hijikata
#95ATP
1748ELO
1694Hard ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLLWW
Pouille L.
5-7 6-1 6-3
Hijikata R.
Pouille L.
5662
Hijikata R.
7131

Lucas Pouille defeated Rinky Hijikata 5-7 6-1 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rinky Hijikata came in defending last year's round of 64, but Lucas Pouille had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Pouille L.Hijikata R.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.1
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 162). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pouille L.Hijikata R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
86
Break points won·Clear edge
26
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
93
60
Tiebreaks·Even
91
92

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Pouille L.Hijikata R.
Freshness·
—
77

Hijikata R.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw