Rinky Hijikata Bio
- • Nickname is Rinks.
- • Parents, Junko and Makoto.
- • Siblings, Shori and Kamiyu, were both competitive swimmers.
- • Started playing tennis in his backyard at age 3 or 4.
- • Credits coaching help during his development from Ben Pyne, Jarrad Bunt and David Moore.
- • Joined his high school varsity tennis team as an 11-year-old (The King's School).
- • Played college tennis at University of North Carolina from 2020-21, earning All-American honours as a sophomore.
- • Also competed in football for 3 years, rugby for 5 years and swimming for 8 years as a child. Trained in surf lifesaving for 2 years.
- • Favourite shot is forehand, surface is hard and tournament is Australian Open.
- • Tennis idols are Lleyton Hewitt and Kei Nishikori.
- • Favourite cities on tour are Melbourne and Sydney.
- • Also enjoys rugby, basketball and golf.
- • Fan of Parramatta Eels (Australian professional rugby league).
- • Favourite athlete is rugby union legend Dan Carter.
- • Enjoys eating Japanese food and ice cream.
- • Favourite superhero is Spider-Man, movie is Inception, TV show is Suits, actress is Margot Robbie and musician is Khalid.
- • Lists sleeping on planes as his secret talent.
- • Favourite school subject was business. Plans to finish his undergraduate degree.
- • Says ambition is his best quality and impatience is his worst quality.
Biographical information from ATP. Information might not be up to date.
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