Jay Clarke and Rinky Hijikata will square off in the semifinal of the Morelos Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:30 pm on ESTADIO MORELOS. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rinky Hijikata who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rinky Hijikata is the pick to win this match.
Rinky Hijikata -> 1.46
Jay Clarke -> 2.72
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Prediction and head to head Jay Clarke vs. Rinky Hijikata
There is no head to head record between Jay Clarke and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Jay Clarke
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-25 | 6-3 | 36-17 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-19 | 10-12 | 21-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-27 | 11-12 | 3-4 | 7-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-28 | 7-7 | 8-14 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 7-11 | 4-5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 191, Clarke reached the semifinal after defeating Viktor Durasovic 6-4 5-7 6-3, Elmar Ejupovic 6-73 6-3 7-64 and Roberto Quiroz 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, Jay had a good straight sets win against Quiroz (6-3 6-4). During the match, Clarke scored 72 points vs Quiroz’s 59. Jay was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Clarke managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jay Clarke lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Clarke put 57% of his first serves in, winning 74% (29/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (14/29) on the 2nd serve. Clarke broke Quiroz 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brit has conceded 2 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Clarke has a winning match record in the last 7 years having won 57% of his matches (200-150). 7-6 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Clarke has a compiled85-55 record in the last 7 years on hard.
Clarke’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Forli 2 Challenger.
The Brit has an aggregate 17-12 win-loss record in 2022, 7-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Morelos Challenger
Jay has never competed in this tournament before.
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-31 | 18-19 | 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. 253 (career-high), Hijikata reached the semifinal after beating Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez 6-3 6-2, Malek Jaziri 6-0 6-2 and Steven Diez 6-0 6-1.
In the quarter, Hijikata had a good straight sets win against Diez (6-0 6-1). During the match Hijikata scored 60 points vs Diez’s 30. Hijikata was pretty aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Talking about serving, Hijikata scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Rinky Hijikata was extremely efficient on serve to win 86% (19/22) of his 1st serve and 54% (14/26) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Australian broke Diez 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rinky hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 62% of the points he played.
Rinky’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Santo Domingo,M25 Bakersfield and M25 Calabasas.
Rinky has a composed 28-10 win-loss record in 2022, 24-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Clarke | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 85 | 44 |
| Pts | 303-277 | 191-118 |
| Total Points | 580 | 309 |
| Winners | 119 | 70 |
| %Winners | 39% | 37% |
Both Clarke and Hijikata played 3 matches. At the moment, Jay Clarke surrendered 2 sets while Rinky Hijikata hasn’t conceded a set so far. Clarke has played 2 sets more than Hijikata (8 vs 6). Therefore, Clarke played 41 games more than Hijikata. The Brit scored 119 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Rinky recorded 70 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Clarke | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 6.7 | 2.7 |
| 1st in | 162/279 | 87/149 |
| %1st in | 58% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 119/162 | 70/87 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 61/117 | 32/62 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 52% |
Clarke struck 20 aces (6.7 per match). Hijikata managed to score 8 aces (2.7 per match). Clarke won 73% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Hijikata won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Clarke | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 14 |
| Converted | 12/37 | 14/27 |
| % Converted | 32% | 52% |
| Conceded | 24 | 12 |
| Saved | 16 | 11 |
| % Saved | 67% | 92% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 1 |
Jay broke his opponents 12 times with a 32% conversion rate. Jay dropped his serve 8 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Rinky broke his opponents 14 times with a 52% conversion rate. Rinky conceded his serve once and he saved 92% of the break points that he conceded.
| Clarke | |||||
| R1 Durasovic |
R2 Ejupovic |
1/4 Quiroz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 5-7 6-3 | 6-73 6-3 7-64 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 35 | 19 | 85 | |
| pts | 111-105 | 120-113 | 72-59 | 303-277 | |
| Total points | 216 | 233 | 131 | 580 | |
| Winners | 38 | 52 | 29 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 43% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 55/96 | 68/115 | 39/68 | 162/279 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 59% | 57% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 38/55 | 52/68 | 29/39 | 119/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 76% | 74% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/41 | 28/47 | 14/29 | 61/117 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 60% | 48% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/16 | 3/11 | 4/10 | 12/37 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 27% | 40% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 9/11 | 2/4 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 82% | 50% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Hijikata | |||||
| R1 Pacheco |
R2 Jaziri |
1/4 Diez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-0 6-2 | 6-0 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 14 | 13 | 44 | |
| pts | 62-46 | 69-42 | 60-30 | 191-118 | |
| Total points | 108 | 111 | 90 | 309 | |
| Winners | 28 | 23 | 19 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 33% | 32% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 37/57 | 28/44 | 22/48 | 87/149 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 64% | 46% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 28/37 | 23/28 | 19/22 | 70/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 82% | 86% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/20 | 9/16 | 14/26 | 32/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 56% | 54% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 5/12 | 5/8 | 14/27 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 42% | 63% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 3/3 | 4/4 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 100% | 93% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWLWLWW Tennis Scores in Morelos Challenger
- Adrian Menendez-MaceirasMenendez-Maceiras – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-1 7-63) – See score progression
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Steven DiezDiez (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Yunseong ChungChung – Keegan SmithSmith (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Roberto QuirozQuiroz (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Adrian Menendez-MaceirasMenendez-Maceiras – Yunseong ChungChung (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Rinky HijikataHijikata (0-0) – H2H and prediction
