Thanasi Kokkinakis and Rinky Hijikata will face off in the 1st round of the Brisbane International for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 2:30 pm on SHOW COURT 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Thanasi Kokkinakis who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thanasi Kokkinakis is the pick to win this match.
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 1.63
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Rinky Hijikata
There is no head to head record between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Thanasi Kokkinakis
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-21 | 19-12 | 11-6 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-26 | 31-18 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-19 | 19-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-21 | 15-11 | 18-7 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 65 (career-high), the Australian will start his run in Brisbane after he played his last match in the Sydney Challenger where he lost 3-2 ret. to Polmans in the semifinal on the 4th of November.
This will be the first match of the year on hard.
Talking about his overall career, The Australian has an overall 239-149 record. He has a positive 166-92 record on hard.
Previously in Brisbane
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2015. See his history.
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-33 | 29-21 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-34 | 37-23 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 9-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-29 | 37-19 | 2-2 | 10-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-13 | 31-9 | 9-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 71, Hijikata will start his run in Brisbane after he played his last match in Sofia where he lost 6-3 6-3 to Purcell in the 1st round on the 7th of November.
This will be the first match of the season on hard.
In terms of his career, Hijikata has an overall 165-98 record. He has a positive 121-62 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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