Mallorca Open: Hijikata makes second round
Rinky Hijikata edged out Luca Nardi 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 on Monday. He’ll face top seed Ben Shelton in the next round
Rinky Hijikata – Action Plus / Panoramic
Australian Rinky Hijikata moved into the second round of the Mallorca Open by edging out Italian Luca Nardi 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 at Mallorca Country Club.
Hijikata, ranked No 75, will face top seed Ben Shelton next.
Mallorca ATP 250, other first-round results (Mallorca Country Club, grass, EUR 932.135, most recent results first):
- Christopher Eubanks vs. Jakub Mensik
- Yannick Hanfmann vs. Adam Walton
- Paul Jubb vs. Maximilian Marterer
- Gael Monfils vs. Dominic Thiem
- Jaume Munar vs. Sebastian Ofner
- Pedro Martinez vs. Luciano Darderi
- Constant Lestienne vs. Alexander Shevchenko: monday
- Fabio Fognini vs. Gijs Brouwer: monday
- Roberto Carballes Baena beat Pablo Carreno Busta (WC): 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (3)
- Roberto Bautista Agut beat Taro Daniel: 6-1, 6-0
- Alex Michelsen beat Nuno Borges: 6-3, 7-6 (4)
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