Valentin Vacherot def. Rinky Hijikata — Round of 64, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played22 Jan 2026

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

🇲🇨30 seedWon

Valentin Vacherot6646

Winner meets Ben Shelton

Decided in four sets

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Rinky Hijikata1362

What this match is worth

Points earned

+100

Vacherot · Hijikata banks 50

Around this match

Seeds left

25 of 32 nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Both roads here

Vacherot
Round
Hijikata

🇺🇸Martin Damm

6-4 6-4 6-4

R128

Adrian Mannarino🇫🇷

6-3 6-3 6-1

Valentin Vacherot and Rinky Hijikata reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Valentin Vacherot beat Martin Damm; Rinky Hijikata beat Adrian Mannarino

How they arrived

3–0

Sets won

3–0

60%

Games won

72%

0–0

Tiebreaks

0–0

0

Deciding sets

0