Agony and ecstasy in Paris: De Minaur ousted from finals race as Hijikata shocks Djokovic
Alex de Minaur’s Turin qualifying hopes are over, but fellow Australian Rinky Hijikata is celebrating a breakthrough victory against a tennis legend.
Covered by 4 sources from 2 countries. First reported by ABC News Australia ·
How 4 newspapers cover this story
Djokovic breaks Paris Masters record and sets up clash with Aussie
Novak Djokovic continues to show that age is just a number as he sets his eyes on Australia's Rinky Hijikata next.
· Hijikata stuns Djokovic to end 24-time grand slam champ's ATP Finals chances
Defeat ends Djokovic's hopes of making ATP Finals
Novak Djokovic is out of the race to qualify for the ATP Finals in Turin after a second-round defeat by qualifier Rinky Hijikata at the Paris Masters.
Little-known Aussie stuns Djokovic in Paris
Little-known Aussie tennis player Rinky Hijikata stuns Novak Djokovic at the Paris Masters.
· Agony and ecstasy in Paris: De Minaur ousted from finals race as Hijikata shocks Djokovic
· Agony and ecstasy: De Minaur ousted as unheralded Aussie shocks Djokovic
‘Playing out of his mind’: Novak Djokovic hails Rinky Hijikata after Australian’s stunning win in Paris
Hijikata wins 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to end Serb’s ATP Finals hopes He becomes just fourth Australian to conquer Djokovic Rinky Hijikata has revealed he almost didn’t even take the court before notching the biggest win of his career to send the great Novak Djokovic crashing out of ATP Finals contention. Continuing his inspired…
Coverage details
4 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: ABC News Australia, BBC News, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Guardian. ABC News Australia published it first, on November 3, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Guardian, 30 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Paris Masters, Novak Djokovic, Rinky Hijikata, ATP Finals and Aussie.
By country: Australia (2), United Kingdom (2). In total 7 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
