Rinky Hijikata vs. Grigor Dimitrov Extended Highlights | 2024 US Open Round 2

wow how about that pick up that was almost like a half F inside the court to start the match for demitro it's not a big sample size but if your rinky coming in what what what are the small goals you set for yourself I mean there's two things right you don't want to give Deitra any free and there is the break of ser not only the break but he did it in slow excruciating fashion too reor full flight is such a thing of beauty and drop shot didn't hit it how he wanted to he's not really happy with that cuz hijikata had a look at that I thought he was going to hit over it he could have done a little bit more but demitro doing a good job of anticipating where hijikata was going to go and oh goodness I think he'll like that one better I got to tell you R that's not an easy shot to hit on [Applause] the so demitro breaks again pretty tight the ball goes flying up in the air when it hits the top oh that's a great call because I feel like they've taken one extra crank this year on those they're tighter even and they're notoriously this year I feel like they could snap there won't be too many Le cours that win you points this year no nothing's dribbling over these things 33 minutes in no mus no fuss Gregor demitro takes the first set 61 over rinky hitcha on Stadium 17 how about that point there from demitro here for hijikata to start off the second set you don't want to go down to break early after losing the first set 61 and 33 minutes like that so again you want to show your opponent that you're not going anywhere so maybe take a couple more chances if you're H that demitro loves and there's gor not sure Gregor actually needed to play that ball but everything he touched seems to turn to gold at the moment he might what do you think in or out I thought that was going wide yeah I did too I I did but you don't want to take that chance and like you said if you're feeling it like demitro is you might as well go and and hit it and slide into it and hit a angle volley while you're at it I mean come on and rinky hinat is on the board in the second set Gregor demitro still up a set of break [Music] 61 a rinky handled that slice from De he Dro about as well as he possibly could yeah I love the attitude from hi fired up looking over at his Camp showing some fist pumps Slice on slice he gives that one short down line and then he really goes after this forehand great job there from hijikata the outside of the Court he shaped it oh come on I mean it wasn't an overhead off the overhead he's even guessing right now [Applause] to we've seen that before yeah he shouldn't have gotten away with that drop shot hij cot just not doing enough but again well read from demitro again almost gives him a little fake like he's going to give up on the point then sudden he goes quick and he's there for the volley good hands good reaction there and it's taking just over an hour's time for Gregor Deo to take the first two sets 6161 a shot of the match from rinky out of the bathroom onto the court left it still would have been a winner he put some good Pace behind that stop it I mean that that's incredible stuff there from demitro it's almost like a stick save it's a stab ball stretch and he's still able to control it like that that's very difficult to do makes it look easy the wand of grigor even more well done to hold on the last game of the old balls it's like a double whammy right like grigor got to return with the heaviest serve ball and then he gets new balls to serve [Applause] with and grigor continues to s four holds for two all in the third we [Applause] oh my goodness gor right from the first serve to the last ball he struck and it still wasn't good enough that's the one rust that you could say hey that's too good that's a great shot tip your hat and get ready for the next point cuz there's nothing you can do if you're hijikata there at least he made him hit a tough passing shot on that one that was a good approach shot from hijikata Hit That slice off the slice it's too good I mean yeah there's been a lot of too good in this match from grigor he just missed his spot though needed to get it a little bit more to the backhand side hijikata gave and there's the bra you know the other trouble that for hijikata is he doesn't really hit the ball with a lot of Spin and that'll sail so h pies the demitro service game for the first time oh my goodness you got to be kidding me with that there from Hinata what a return he hits demitro didn't have much time to react but just a little flick of the wrist angle crosscourt you can add that to the demitro Highlight Reel yeah that's why come on inside out one in [Applause] back he meant that too didn't he yeah that thing was tailing away too had like inside out there was the wide [Applause] serve I wi and that's two Match Point [Applause] save hit this about as clean as possible oh Ry great stuff again he's going back to that c l on the first ball catches demitro off balance here and then how about the little angle volley there from hijikata showing off the hands hands that led him to the 2024 Australian Open doubles that's nasty that is a kner from deit thought for sure he was going crosscourt with this and then just pulls it down oh boy all right now it gets a little interesting next two points [Music] I tell you hijikata is playing smart right now can sense that demitro is a little bit tentative not going for too much and on his sixth attempt