Australia's Rinky Hijikata will move into the Australian Open with belief after his thrilling three-set loss to French serving maestro Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at the Brisbane International.
Hijikata, the world No.111, did not lose a service game in the second-round match as Mpetshi Perricard won the key tiebreak points in his 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) win.
