Rinky Hijikata def. Tom Gentzsch 6(7)-7(9), 7(7)-6(2), 6-3 — Stuttgart Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Rinky Hijikata defeated Tom Gentzsch 6(7)-7(9), 7(7)-6(2), 6-3 in the R32 of the Stuttgart Open 2026.

Rinky Hijikata lost the opening tiebreak 9-7 and trailed in the match, then flipped it behind the second serve: he won 63% of his second-serve points (29 of 46) while holding Tom Gentzsch to 27% (8 of 30) — the 36-point gap that decided the BOSS Open meeting. Gentzsch's 25 aces masked the leak; his 44 winners came with 45 unforced errors, and once the second serve sat up in the decider, Hijikata broke through for 6-3. Their first grass meeting, and Hijikata leads the head-to-head 1-0.

Profiles: Tom Gentzsch · Rinky Hijikata — Stuttgart Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Tom Gentzsch and Rinky Hijikata.