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Hijikata rallies to beat Monfils in 1st round of Cincinnati Open
The 25-year-old Australian completed a comeback in three sets and will meet Luciano Darderi in the second round.
- On Thursday, Australian Rinky Hijikata rallied to defeat Gael Monfils 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 in the Cincinnati Open first round, marking Hijikata's first ATP hard-court victory.
- The 39-year-old Frenchman made his 14th and final appearance at the tournament, having announced his retirement at the end of 2026. Following the match, the crowd gave Monfils a standing ovation.
- Cameron Norrie defeated Dino Prizmic 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to earn a second-round match against top seed Alexander Zverev. Landaluce snapped a six-match losing streak by beating Jack Draper 6-3, 7-5.
- American Taylor Townsend defeated Camila Osorio 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, while Britain's Katie Boulter advanced past American Katie Volynets 5-7, 6-0, 6-4. Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz withdrew due to injury.
- Iga Swiatek, fresh off her Thursday win in Toronto, enters as the seventh seed; Venus and Serena Williams prepare for their first doubles appearance since the 2022 US Open, with the draw scheduled for Friday.
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On a farewell tour before retiring at the end of the season, Monfils (ranked 305th) was unable to capitalize on his wild card as he had at the Montreal Masters 1000, where he defeated Poland's Kamil Majchrzak (ranked 67th) in the first round. This time, the Frenchman held his own and delighted the crowd with his spectacular tennis over two sets. He comfortably won the first set before losing his serve in the second and falling behind 5-3. He th…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Opposed to Australian Rinky Hijikata, the Francilian took the front door for his 14th and last appearance in Ohio.
·Paris, France
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- 44% of the sources lean Left, 44% of the sources are Center
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C 44%
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