Max Purcell vs Rinky Hijikata, Sofia 2023, Round of 32

ATP 250 · Round of 32 · Hard · Tue 7 Nov

Final

Max Purcell

WinnerRank #6161.4667%

Purcell won in 2 sets · 1h 22m

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–3

Rinky Hijikata

LostRank #852.9233%

Venue

Arena Armeets

Sofia, BUL· Hard· Court 1

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.

How court speed works

Fast

0.1vs last year

Altitude

560 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Moderate

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

7Aces3

1Double faults0

31/5754%1st serve %69%37/54

25/2696%2nd serve %100%17/17

24/3177%1st serve points won68%25/37

13/2650%2nd serve points won24%4/17

6/786%Break points saved56%5/9

9Service games played9

Return

12/3732%1st serve return points23%7/31

13/1776%2nd serve return points50%13/26

4/944%Break points converted14%1/7

9Return games played9

Points

62Total points won49

37Service points won29

25Receiver points won20

5Max points in a row4

Games

12Games won6

8Service games won5

3Max games in a row2

Purcell6

Hijikata3

150151530154015

Purcell5

Hijikata3

15030040040154030

Purcell4

Hijikata3

15030040040154030

Purcell3

Hijikata3

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Purcell3

Hijikata2

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Purcell3

Hijikata1

1501515301530304030

Purcell2

Hijikata1

01503015301540

Purcell2

Hijikata0

15030030154015

Purcell1

Hijikata0

1501515301540154030

Head to head

3Purcell

1Hijikata

4 meetings

Hard 2–1Grass 1–0

SofiaRound of 32 · 7 Nov 2023HardThis match
Max Purcell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rinky Hijikata
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
Playford ChallengerSemifinal · 29 Oct 2022Hard
Rinky Hijikata
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Max Purcell
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1
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

Pro

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, Sofia 2023, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research