US Open: Dimitrov eases past Hijikata to move into third round
Grigor Dimitrov beat Rinky Hijikata 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (4) and will face Tallon Griekspoor in the next round
Grigor Dimitrov US Open 2023 – Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic
Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 9 seed, moved into the third round of the US Open by beating Australian Rinky Hijikata 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (4) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Dimitrov, ranked No 9, will play Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor next.
The 33-year-old Bulgarian won against French qualifier Kyrian Jacquet (6-3, 6-4, 6-2) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the US Open, Hijikata, ranked No 62, won against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3).
New York (Grand Slam), other second-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 75.000.000, most recent results first):
- Laslo Djere vs. Novak Djokovic
- Matteo Berrettini vs. Taylor Fritz
- Jordan Thompson vs. Hubert Hurkacz
- Matteo Arnaldi vs. Roman Safiullin
- Mariano Navone vs. Daniel Evans
- Alex De Minaur vs. Otto Virtanen
- Tomas Machac vs. Sebastian Korda
- David Goffin vs. Adrian Mannarino
- Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Jack Draper
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Fabian Marozsan vs. Daniil Medvedev
- Flavio Cobolli vs. Zizou Bergs
- Tristan Schoolkate vs. Jakub Mensik
- Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Nuno Borges
- Max Purcell vs. Tommy Paul
- Arthur Fils vs. Gabriel Diallo
- Mattia Bellucci vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Jannik Sinner vs. Alex Michelsen
- Casper Ruud vs. Gael Monfils
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Ugo Humbert vs. Francisco Comesana
- Ben Shelton vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
- Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Juncheng Shang
- Alexander Shevchenko vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Andrey Rublev vs. Arthur Rinderknech
- Alexandre Muller vs. Alexander Zverev: wednesday
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Arthur Cazaux: wednesday
- Sebastian Baez vs. Tallon Griekspoor: wednesday
- Mitchell Krueger vs. Jiri Lehecka: wednesday
- Francisco Cerundolo vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry: wednesday
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