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Next month, Australia's top tennis juniors will be heading to Hungary to contest the Junior Davis Cup. The leading light will be Rinky Hijikata. The 16 year-old is part of the National Academy in Sydney, but would also be eligible to play for Japan. While his elder brother and sister were born in Japan, Hijikata was born in Australia after his parents migrated here.

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Next month, Australia's top tennis juniors will be heading to Hungary to contest the Junior Davis Cup. The leading light will be Rinky Hijikata. The 16 year-old is part of the National Academy in Sydney, but would also be eligible to play for Japan. While his elder brother and sister were born in Japan, Hijikata was born in Australia after his parents migrated here.

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