Rinky Hijikata is a 21 yr outdated Australian tennis-playing teen who’s at present competing within the US Open. Rinky began enjoying tennis at a younger age, since his father is a tennis coach, and after progressing by way of some novice tournaments, he turned professional in 2021.
Right here’s all the things it’s essential know concerning the Australian tennis hotshot.
Rinky Hijikata Fast Information
Title: Rinky Hijikata
Age: 21
DoB: 23 February 2001
Nationality: Australia
Peak: 5 ft 10 in / 1.78m
Weight: 159lbs / 72kg
Rating: 198
Internet Value: $1.2 million estimated ($222,993 earned in prize cash)
Instagram: @r1nky_23 – 5.9k followers
Who’s Rinky Hijikata?
Rinky Hijikata is an Australian tennis participant who was born on twenty third February 2001 in Sydney, Australia. He picked up his first tennis racquet across the age of three or 4, and was coached by his father, Junko.
Rinky additionally confirmed curiosity in different sports activities as a baby, competing in soccer, rugby and swimming, and he even skilled to be a surf lifesaver.
His siblings, Shori and Kamiyu are additionally eager athletes, however compete in swimming as an alternative.
Rinky attended The King’s College in Sydney and joined the varsity tennis crew when he was 11. He then moved to America and performed school tennis on the College of North Carolina from 2020-2021.
Away from tennis, Rinky says his favorite topic in school was enterprise, in response to ATP Tour, and he plans to plans to complete his undergraduate diploma sooner or later. He additionally says his secret expertise is having the ability to sleep on aeroplanes.
Rinky Hijikata Tennis Carrer
Rinky’s first ITF (Worldwide Tennis Federation) match got here on the Australia F3 match in 2018, in Mornington, Australia. He did, nevertheless, lose his first match towards fellow Australian Matthew Dellavedova.
He then appeared within the Australia F4 match per week later, and managed to progress to the second spherical, however misplaced out to Max Purcell (who lately gained the lads’s doubles championship at Wimbledon).
Rinky was given a wildcard into the 2019 Australian Open, however went out within the first spherical however finally gained his first skilled singles title on the M15 Fayetteville in Arkansas, additionally in 2019.
Wildcards into the Australian Open got here as soon as once more for Rinky in 2020 and 2021, however on each events he solely made it to the second spherical.
Rinky made it on the ATP in 2022 and made his tour debut on the 2022 Melbourne Summer time Set 1. Rinky made it by way of the qualifying phases however went out within the first spherical of the match to Maxime Cressy.
Rinky tried to make it into the 2022 Australian Open by way of qualifying, however as soon as once more went out within the second spherical. Nonetheless, following some wins at ITF tournaments in California, Rinky was in a position to break into the ATP prime 300 in March 2022.
He’s now ranked 198th on the ATP Tour.
2022 US Open
Rinky Hijikata made it into the 2022 US Open, marking his first look in a Grand Slam match. His first spherical opponent was Spanish tennis participant, Rafael Nadal. Rinky managed to win the primary set however Rafa responded by taking the second and third.
Rafael Nadal finally gained the fourth set after a 9 sport thriller, which noticed the pair buying and selling benefit factors, to win the match 6-4, 2-6, 3-6, 3-6.
Regardless of Rinky going out within the first spherical, he’ll take residence $80,000 in prize cash.
Rinky Hijikata Internet Value
Rinky’s precise internet value is unknown proper now, though his profession earnings up to now are $222,993. Some publications estimate his internet value to be round $1.2 million, however this hasn’t been confirmed.
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