Rinky Hijikata knocked out of US Open by Frances Tiafoe, leaving Alex de Minaur as only Australian l
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Australian Rinky Hijikata's best career performance ended in fourth round of US Open in hands of 10th American Seed Frances Tiafoe. Lock Points Rinky Hijikata will climb to the top 100 for the first time in her career Rinky Hijikata will climb to top 100 for first time in his career and remaining Australian Alex de Minaur plays Daniil Medvedev in fourth round The remaining last Australian Alex de Minaur plays Daniil Medvedev in fourth round, Frances Tiafoe will meet with the other American Ben Shelton in quarter finals Hijikata was playing second round this year's Australian Open and losing opening match against Rafael Nadal in New York last year, playing for third time in main lottery of a main branch. The 22-year-old USA, 2022 US Open Semi-finalist Tiafoe finished with 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 wins, and 13th seed Alex de Minaur left Australian still alive. Hijikata will climb top 100 for the first time after his run in New York, so as in three Islamic appearances so far, he won't have to rely on joker characters get into big drawings. However, during the two -hour match at the Louis Armstrong Stadium, Tiafoe was given a masterclass about how much more rooms were for growth. Frances Tiafoe made the only major semi -final look at the US Open last year. Tiafoe exploded 15 acers, who managed Australia and took first service the game in a shorter time than half and allowed to break seven times match. This year, Hijikata, who won couples of men Countryman Jason Kubers in Australia Open this year, tried to reach network to change works and won 17 of 64 points with volleyball game, but Tiafoe 27 showed his power clean winner. Hijikata, which ranks 110th, was unknown to most of the main lottery, and Tiafoe admitted that he was not sure how to approach him during a 50 -minute opening set. "I have never played him before, so I was definitely feeling him," he said after the match. The couple was in service up to 4-4 when Tiafoe was broken for first time in the match and hired to love opening frame. Hijikata, in opening game of second set again, and third one gave power below set before a competition for more than 51 minutes, but it didn't look like Tiafoe's love. He broke Hijikata for Tiafoe 4-2 and seemed ready to pass through the finish line, but Australia returned straight. Tiafoe took breaks in next game, but he missed chance serve match at 5-3 in 5-3 before serving Hijikata one last time and sprayed last forehand to send his American opponent neighborhoods of home. The crowd of New York is guaranteed to have someone to cheer in the semifinal of the male draw again, as Tiafoe faces 20 -year -old citizen Ben Shelton.