Rafael Nadal dropped his opening set at the US Open but recovered to defeat Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3. It means Nadal remains unbeaten in his 20 grand slams matches this ...

On Thursday, Rinky Hijikata (No. 84 in the world) meets Reilly Opelka (No. 103) in the Round of 128 at the Mutua Madrid Open. His last time out, Opelka lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-6, 2-6 in the ...

In the Round of 32 of the Mifel Open on Monday, Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (ranked No. {}) faces Rinky Hijikata (No. 224). Hijikata heads into the Round of 32 after his two-set victory on Saturday ...

Little-known Australian talent Rinky Hijikata shocked the tennis world when he nabbed a set off 23-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal at the US Open. In his first ever appearance in a major main ...

Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata have ensured an Australian Open trophy remains in home hands by storming to a shock straight-sets win in the men's doubles final. With singles champion Ash Barty ...

Former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will face Australia's Rinky Hijikata in the first round of the Miami Open on Friday, 21 March. The winner of this match will face the winner of Alex Michelsen and ...

Local wildcard Rinky Hijikata has repaid the faith shown in him by Australian Open organisers with a remarkable come-from-behind win at Melbourne Park. Hijikata defeated Yannick Hanfmann 4-6 ...

"I wasn't sure if I was going to play when Rinky asked me," Kubler said. "Two weeks later, we've got the trophy." Hijikata added: "It's been ridiculous. I've never experienced anything like this.

Australian duo Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler will take to the court at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night for the doubles final against Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski. The local wildcard pairing ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian pair of Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler defeated Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski 6-4, 7-6 (4) to win the men's doubles title at the Australian Open on Saturday.