Jakub Mensik def. Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 6-4 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Jakub Mensik defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 6-4 in the R32 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

The serve settled it. Mensik held all 10 of his service games and faced a single break point all afternoon, welding 13 aces to 84 percent of first-serve points won, while Hijikata took just 16 percent of return points against that first ball. The 14th seed, who needed a third-set tiebreak to get past Bellucci in the previous round, broke in game 2 for 2-0 and again in game 6 for 5-1, and was done in 86 minutes. Tirante, No. 65, comes next.

Match stats

Rinky Hijikata: 0 aces, 17 winners, 71% first serves, 0 double faults, 0/1 break points. Jakub Mensik: 13 aces, 26 winners, 65% first serves, 3 double faults, 2/8 break points.

Profiles: Rinky Hijikata · Jakub Mensik — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Rinky Hijikata and Jakub Mensik.