Rinky Hijikata def. Jiri Lehecka 4-6, 7-5, 7(9)-6(7) — Queen's Club Championships 2026 R16

Match recap

Rinky Hijikata defeated Jiri Lehecka 4-6, 7-5, 7(9)-6(7) in the R16 of the Queen's Club Championships 2026.

Ranked #106 to Lehecka's #12, Rinky Hijikata flipped a set deficit by converting 3 of 6 break points to the favourite's 3 of 8 — a 50% return clip against Jiri Lehecka's 38% that decided a match where they split 215 points dead even. The second set was traded blow for blow, four breaks across nine games before Hijikata closed it 7-5. In the third Lehecka hit 87% on first serve and fired seven of his ten aces, but neither man broke, and Hijikata edged the tiebreak 9-7 over 224 minutes to reach the quarterfinals in their first grass meeting.

Match stats

Rinky Hijikata: 9 aces, 0 winners, 63% first serves, 1 double fault, 3/6 break points. Jiri Lehecka: 10 aces, 0 winners, 62% first serves, 1 double fault, 3/8 break points.

Profiles: Rinky Hijikata · Jiri Lehecka — Queen's Club Championships 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Rinky Hijikata and Jiri Lehecka.