Australia’s Rinky Hijikata has been eradicated on the first hurdle of the ATP 250 Tour occasion in Los Cabos, Mexico.
The 22-year-old world No.110 battled again after a poor opening set however was unable to get the higher of American veteran John Isner, taking place 6-2 7-6 (7-4) in an hour and 54 minutes on Monday evening.
The Sydneysider was damaged within the third and seventh video games of the opening set and once more in the beginning of the second, however fought again to push his big-serving opponent to a tiebreaker.
The 38-year-old Isner, who fired down 19 aces towards Hijikata, will face Greece’s world No.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas within the subsequent spherical.
Fellow Australians Alex de Minaur, the fifth seed, and James Duckworth play their first matches in Los Cobos on Tuesday.
De Minaur will tackle Tunisia’s Skander Mansouri, whereas Duckworth faces Otto Virtanen of Finland.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
