Rinky Hijikata wished to be the US Open celebration pooper and take out the hometown hero.
But as an alternative the Australian wildcard had his personal wild experience ended by Frances Tiafoe and was denied a spot within the quarter-finals in a straight-sets fourth-round loss.
Having been given a wildcard within the yr’s ultimate grand slam, Hijikata nonetheless produced his best-ever run, accumulating a career-best cheque of $440,000 and a rankings increase from No.110 on the earth to a career-high 81st.
That places the Sydneysider in line for direct entry to the Australian Open in January.
The loss leaves world No.13 Alex de Minaur as Australia‘s last man standing at Flushing Meadows and he’ll play third-seeded 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev on Tuesday (AEST) for a spot within the quarter-finals.
Hijikata proved no match for Tiafoe, a US Open semi-finalist final yr who charged to inside a victory of one other last-four look with a formidable 6-4 6-1 6-4 victory.
Hijikata’s first run into the second week of a serious appeared to have taken a toll on the 22-year-old, who didn’t serve a single ace, to his opponent’s 15, profitable simply 9 video games for the match.
Source: www.news.com.au
