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Sydney Morning Herald
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Opelka struggling to 'compete'
Reilly Opelka flirts with the grand slam rulebook as he battles his way through injury in his first-round match over Aussie Rinky Hijikata at Roland-Garros.
The Age
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Opelka struggling to 'compete'
Reilly Opelka flirts with the grand slam rulebook as he battles his way through injury in his first-round match over Aussie Rinky Hijikata at Roland-Garros.
News.com.au
25-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Tristan Schoolkate, Destanee Aiava and Rinky Hijikata all bundled out on opening day at Roland Garros
The French Open debuts for Australians Tristan Schoolkate and Destanee Aiava ended in defeat with compatriot Rinky Hijikata also bundled out on the opening day of action at Roland Garros. Given a wildcard into the clay court grand slam, Aiava couldn't handle hard-hitting Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, losing 7-5 6-1, and conceded she lost her way after going down an early break. 'It's a different kind of game type that I have to get more experience with. She's obviously a big hitter. It just wasn't as consistent as I liked it to be,' the 25-year-old said. 'I need to get better with controlling my emotions when things look like or feel like they're getting too far away from me. 'Especially going down a break and automatically thinking I've lost … It's kind of a natural response that I have all the time. It's something that I really do need to work on.' Schoolkate went down to the more experienced Marton Fucsovics in a battle that lasted more than two hours and gave the West Australian some confidence with hopes of getting back next year. 'I think it was a great experience, great learning to see the level these guys (achieve). Why they've been at that ranking and are such calibre of players for so long,' he said after the 6-4 6-2 6-2 loss. 'There's a lot I can improve on and I'm happy to do that work and improve and hopefully be back next year and do better again.' Hijikata was the only Australian to win a set, taking the first in just 18 minutes against American Reilly Opelka. But then the big-serving of Opelka became a factor, sending down 22 aces as he took control to run out a 1-6 6-3 7-5 7-6 winner. 'I played a bit of a loose game, then I felt like from there he started really picking it up and in third and fourth (sets), I felt like he served exceptionally,' Hijikata said. 'I didn't really get a look. He played some really good shots. There were one or two chances where I had to capitalise, but I didn't. He came up with some pretty good stuff when he needed to, especially in the fourth set.' 'This is the longest I've spent on clay in a long, long time. I did feel like I was figuring it out, which maybe makes this (loss) a little bit more frustrating, 'I am starting to figure it out. I feel like next year I can come here and feel like I can get some good results. I do think it's a surface I can play on. I think a lot of part of my game now, I've realised can match up well … I'm confident moving forward.' Another eight Australians, including Alexei Popyrin and Maya Joint, will be in action on day two. RESULTS – Roland Garros day 1 Men's singles, first round Reilly Opelka d Rinky Hijikata 1-6 6-3 7-5 7-6(3) Marton Fucsovics d (WC) Tristan Schoolkate 6-4 6-2 6-2 Women's singles first round Dayana Yastremska d (WC) Destanee Aiava 7-5 6-1 COMING UP – Roland Garros day 2 Men's singles, first round (25) Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) first match, Court 6 Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Jiri Lehecka (CZE) second match, Court 4 Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v (24) Karen Khachanov third match, Court 12 Chris O'Connell (AUS) v (22) Ugo Humbert (FRA) last match, Court 14 Women's singles, first round (Q) Daria Saville v (7) Madison Keys last match, Simonne-Matthieu Court (17) Daria Kasatkina (AUS) v Katerina Siniakova (CZE) third match, Court 6 Maya Joint (AUS) v Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) second match, Court 9
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USA Today
22-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 Roland Garros: Opelka [95th] vs. Hijikata [79th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview
2025 Roland Garros: Opelka [95th] vs. Hijikata [79th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview No. 95-ranked Reilly Opelka will meet No. 79 Rinky Hijikata in the Roland Garros Round of 128 on Sunday, May 25. Opelka is favored over Hijikata in this match, with -155 odds compared to the underdog's +120. This match, and the remainder of the Roland Garros will stream on Tennis Channel, watch it there from May 19 - June 8. Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 6:36 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Reilly Opelka vs. Rinky Hijikata matchup info Tournament: Roland Garros Roland Garros Round: Round of 128 Round of 128 Date: Sunday, May 25 Sunday, May 25 TV Channel: Tennis Channel Tennis Channel Live Stream: Fubo Fubo Court Surface: Clay Watch Roland Garros and more tennis on Fubo! Opelka vs. Hijikata Prediction Based on the implied probility from the moneyline, Opelka has a 60.8% to win. Opelka vs. Hijikata Betting Odds Opelka vs. Hijikata matchup performance & stats
Sydney Morning Herald
13-05-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
The Aussie tennis star who unwittingly became part of papal history
Just when you (and we) thought every last drip had been wrung out of the papal conclave and the election of Pope Leo XIV, there is more. CBD has learnt a previously undisclosed prominent Aussie was there on the scene. Tennis star Rinky Hijikata was on a day off from the Italian Open and had just finished a museum tour in Rome when he was swept up in the tide of history. 'I thought I'd go check out St Peter's Basilica. As I was walking there, a bunch of people around me just started sprinting towards the Basilica,' the Australian Open men's doubles champion told CBD. Hijikata, who has reached No.63 in the men's rankings, found out from onlookers that the white smoke had just gone up and that the new pope was about to be announced – so he joined the thronging masses. Loading 'Just some pretty good timing and a bit of luck to be fortunate enough to be a part of something like that,' he concluded. In other puff-of-white-smoke news, Tennis Australia announced that Chris Harrop, a 'lifelong tennis fan and social player … (and) advisory partner for global strategy consulting firm Bain & Company' would replace ex-Virgin boss Jayne Hrdlicka as chair of Tennis Australia. Hrdlicka's departure was something that CBD foretold back in October, when TA confirmed to us that her third term on the board would expire at the end of this year.
