Frances Tiafoe vs Rinky HijikataDelray Beach Round of 32

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 32
#23ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026 ·
hard
#95ATP
1748ELO
1694Hard ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWW
Tiafoe F.
6-4 6-4
Hijikata R.
Tiafoe F.
662
Hijikata R.
440

Frances Tiafoe defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-4 6-4 in the Delray Beach round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #23, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Frances Tiafoe edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-11StuttgartR16grassFrances Tiafoe4-6 4-6
2026-03-30HoustonR16clayFrances Tiafoe6-4 3-6 6-2
2024-06-17Queen's ClubR32grassRinky Hijikata7-5 4-6 1-0
2023-08-28US OpenR16hardFrances Tiafoe6-4 6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
68%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.0
4.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (42 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
75
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
86
Break points won·Dominant
45
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
60
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
65
74

Tiafoe F.: played today · 2 matches, 49 games (7d) · Hijikata R.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw