Ben Shelton def. Rinky Hijikata — Round of 64, Wimbledon 2025

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Wimbledon 2025

Grand SlamGrassLondon, Great Britain

Played4 Jul 2025

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 10 going into this drawWon

Ben Shelton seeded 10 6 7 6

🇦🇺ranked ATP number 88 going into this draw

Rinky Hijikata 2 5 4

🇺🇸B. SheltonBen SheltonvR. HijikataRinky Hijikata🇦🇺

🇺🇸Ben Shelton

🇦🇺Rinky Hijikata

Match stats

Serve

11

Aces

2

4

Double faults

2

56%

1st serve in

69%

75%

1st serve points won

62%

71%

2nd serve points won

53%

73%

Service points won

59%

3/3

Break points saved

8/12

Serve speed (km/h)

234

Fastest serve

202

200

Average 1st serve

181

169

Average 2nd serve

154

Return

41%

Return points won

27%

4/12

Break points won

0/3

Points

47

Winners

27

20

Unforced errors

20

29/37

Net points won

20/34

108

Total points won

83

Head to head

2–0 Shelton

  1. This matchLondon R64won by Shelton
  2. 2024GrassMallorca R16won by Shelton

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

2–8

3–3

Last 30 days

1–2

By surface

3–3

Grass

1–2

10–6

Hard

5–7

8–5

Clay

0–4

By round

4–3

R64

0–2

6–2

R32

2–5

9–2

At Grand Slams

1–2

How their matches go

33

Completed matches

19

36%

Won in straight sets

21%

21%

Won after losing a set

11%

12%

Lost after winning a set

26%

30%

Lost in straight sets

42%

17–14

Tiebreaks

1–3

4–3

Deciding sets

2–4

16/17

Won after winning set 1

6/10

3/16

Won after losing set 1

0/9

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

58%

78%

1st serve points won

70%

51%

2nd serve points won

56%

81%

Break points saved

57%

29%

Return points won

38%

35%

Break points won

37%

16.6

Aces a match

3.6

4.8

Double faults a match

2.4

Last 14 days

2

Matches

2

5

Sets

6

3

Days since last match

3

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentBen SheltonRinky Hijikata
🇧🇪Goffin
🇧🇪GoffinLostAcapulco R16WonLondon R128LostAcapulco R32WonAdelaide R32
🇺🇸NakashimaNo. 32
🇺🇸NakashimaNo. 32WonIndian Wells R16WonMelbourne R128LostIndian Wells R64WonAdelaide R16
Total
Total2–13–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestBen SheltonRinky Hijikata
1Won🇦🇺A. BoltAlex BoltNo. 181No. 181 · 1 JulLondon R128 · 1 JulWon🇧🇪D. GoffinDavid GoffinR128 · 1 JulLondon R128 · 1 Jul
2Lost🇺🇸L. TienLearner TienNo. 67No. 67 · 25 JunMallorca R16 · 25 JunLost🇦🇺B. TomicBernard TomicNo. 243No. 243 · 24 JunMallorca R32 · 24 Jun
3Lost🇫🇷A. RinderknechArthur RinderknechNo. 81No. 81 · 17 JunLondon R32 · 17 JunLost🇬🇧D. EvansDaniel EvansR32 · 11 Jun's-Hertogenbosch R32 · 11 Jun
4Lost🇩🇪A. ZverevAlexander ZverevNo. 3No. 3 · 14 JunStuttgart SF · 14 JunLost🇺🇸R. OpelkaReilly OpelkaNo. 95No. 95 · 25 MayParis R128 · 25 May
5Won🇨🇿J. LeheckaJiri LeheckaNo. 34No. 34 · 13 JunStuttgart QF · 13 JunLost🇫🇷C. MoutetCorentin MoutetNo. 82No. 82 · 7 MayRome R128 · 7 May
6Won🇫🇷P. HerbertPierre-Hugues HerbertR16 · 11 JunStuttgart R16 · 11 JunLost🇺🇸R. OpelkaReilly OpelkaNo. 105No. 105 · 24 AprMadrid R128 · 24 Apr
7Lost🇪🇸C. AlcarazCarlos AlcarazNo. 2No. 2 · 1 JunParis R16 · 1 JunLost🇺🇸C. EubanksChristopher EubanksR32 · 1 AprHouston R32 · 1 Apr
8Won🇮🇹M. GiganteMatteo GiganteR32 · 30 MayParis R32 · 30 MayLost🇷🇸N. DjokovicNovak DjokovicNo. 7No. 7 · 21 MarMiami R64 · 21 Mar
9Won🇫🇷H. GastonHugo GastonNo. 74No. 74 · 27 MayParis R64 · 27 MayWon🇷🇸H. MedjedovicHamad MedjedovicNo. 72No. 72 · 19 MarMiami R128 · 19 Mar
10Won🇮🇹L. SonegoLorenzo SonegoNo. 44No. 44 · 25 MayParis R128 · 25 MayLost🇺🇸B. NakashimaBrandon NakashimaNo. 42No. 42 · 8 MarIndian Wells R64 · 8 Mar