Hijikata advances after three-set Winston-Salem battle

Australia’s Rinky Hijikata progressed to the last 16 of the Winston-Salem Open with a hard-fought 2–1 victory over Raphael Collignon in the round of 32. Hijikata recovered from losing the opening set 6–3, edging the second-set tiebreak 9–7 before holding his nerve in another deciding-set tiebreak, winning 7–5. The final score was 3–6, 7–6(7), 7–6(5), with the match lasting 3 hours, 10 minutes and 35 seconds. Hijikata finished with two sets won to one and secured the Australian interest in this event’s supplied results.