Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata makes the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time in his career.
abc.net.au/news/us-open-rinky-hijikata-zhang-zhizhen-round-three/102806960Australian Rinky Hijikata is through to the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time, overcoming Zhang Zhizhen in a three-hour battle.The Australian is a wildcard in this year's US OpenHijikata, a wildcard in this year's tournament, claimed the victory in four sets 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
The Chinese player was coming off back-to-back five-set battles, including a victory over fifth seed Casper Ruud in the previous round. But the Australian's energy and resolve was enough to win the fourth and claim the biggest win of his grand slam career.Rinky Hijikata was full of energy in his third round battle.
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