Rinky Hijikata, the Austrialian wonder-boy is ready to face Rafael Nadal at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center. It will be his second match against a Top 10 ATP player in less than a month. He lost to Daniil Medvedev at the 250 ATP tournament in Los Cabos, Mexico.
In fact, during that tournament in Los Cabos, Hijikatapicked up his first ATP Tour main draw win as a qualifying player. Hijikatabeat the17-year-old Pacheco Mendez. Then, he went to fallshort toWorld No. 1 Daniil Medvedev.
The 2022 US Open will be his first Grand Slammain draw participation. In fact, he failed to so in this year’s Australian Open and the Wimbledon Championships. However, this is a tiny bit of his profile, check out the entire information below.
How old is Rinky Hijikata?
Rinky Hijikatawas born onFebruary 23,2001 in Sydney, Australia. Therefore, Hijikata is a 21-year-old tennis player. According to astrologers, Rinky Hijikata’s zodiac sign is Piscis. Hijikata earned his 1st ranking point at age 17 in April 2018. Then, he broke into Top 200 and achieved career-high No. 198 in August 2022.
How tall is Rinky Hijikata?
Rinky Hijikata isn’t a physically-gifted athlete. Hijikata is listed as a 5-foot-10 tennis player in the Association of Tennis Professionals. However, he has proved to be a powerful player when it comes to the hard-court games.
How much does Rinky Hijikata weighs?
As it was mentioned before, Rinky Hijikata isn’t a tennis player to be recognized by his physique. However, his light-weight body has helped him to be a fast player, who can go easily to the net. Hijikata currentlyweighs159 pounds.
Who are Rinky Hijikata’s parents?
Rinky Hijikata’s parents areJunko and Makota Hijikata. Rinky’s father currently works a tennis coach. However, her mother’s career hasn’t yet been exposed to the public. Also, his father taught Rinky how to play tennis since he was three or four years old.
Rinky Hijikata’s social media
As well as his colleagues of the same generation, Hijakata doesn’t have a Facebook page. However, Hijikata does have a Twitter account, but he doesn’t use it. So, to follow him in his everyday-life you should go to @r1nky_23 on Instagram.
