Rinky Hijikata vs Alexander Bublik — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
#95ATP
1748ELO
1694Hard ELO
$601kYTD
$4.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
KAZ10#13ATP
1889ELO
1837Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWWL
Hijikata R.6-7 7-6 6-3
Bublik A.
Hijikata R.
6762
Bublik A.
7631
Rinky Hijikata defeated Alexander Bublik 6-7 7-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Bublik came in ranked #13, defending last year's round of 128.
Key context
- Match story: Rinky Hijikata dropped the opening set before beating Alexander Bublik 6–7 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.7
11.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 38). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
46
81
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
98
Break points won·Dominant
12
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
97
Tiebreaks·Even
92
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
73
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Hijikata R.: played today · 2 matches, 42 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast