Los Cabos, Mexico, 1 August 2023 | Matt Trollope
Los Cabos, Mexico
Rinky Hijikata has bowed out in the first round of the ATP tournament in Los Cabos, falling to former world No.8 John Isner.
The young Australian could not recover from a slow start on Monday night at the Mexican hard-court event, losing 6-2 7-6(4).
Isner, 38, progresses to a second-round meeting with Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas.
He began strongly, breaking Hjikata twice in the opening set and again at the start of the second set to eventually build a 6-2 5-3 lead.
Yet as he was serving for the match, Hijikata broke the American to level the set, and moved ahead 3-0 in the ensuing…