Max Purcell vs Rinky Hijikata, Playford Challenger 2022, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 29 Oct

Final

Max Purcell

LostRank #616

Hijikata won in 2 sets · 1h 6m

0–2

Set 11–6

Set 21–6

Rinky Hijikata

WinnerRank #85

Venue

Playford Tennis Centre

Elizabeth East, AUS· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

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Wind

21 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

69%

Moderate

Temperature

18°C

Mild

Altitude

39 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 6m

5Aces7

1Double faults0

27Service points won29

7Service games played7

2Service games won7

7Return games played7

3/838%Break points saved100%1/1

0/10%Break points converted63%5/8

Head to head

3Purcell

1Hijikata

4 meetings

Hard 2–1Grass 1–0

Playford ChallengerSemifinal · 29 Oct 2022HardThis match
Rinky Hijikata
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Max Purcell
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1
SofiaRound of 32 · 7 Nov 2023Hard
Max Purcell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rinky Hijikata
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
Busan ChallengerRound of 32 · 18 Oct 2022Hard
Max Purcell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7¹⁴Set 3: 6
Rinky Hijikata
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6¹²Set 3: 4
MorningtonRound of 16 · 29 Mar 2018Grass
Max Purcell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rinky Hijikata
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Max Purcell vs Rinky Hijikata, Playford Challenger 2022, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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