Emilio Gomez and Rinky Hijikata will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Columbus 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on COURT 1. 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 Emilio Gomez who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Emilio Gomez is the pick to win this match.
Emilio Gomez -> 1.5
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.52
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Prediction and head to head Emilio Gomez vs. Rinky Hijikata
There is no head to head record between Emilio Gomez and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Emilio Gomez
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 16-28 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-26 | 38-15 | 1-3 | 8-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-33 | 25-15 | 9-11 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-15 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 114, Gomez got to the semifinal after beating Robert Cash 6-3 6-2, Tennys Sandgren 3-6 6-3 6-2 and Nick Chappell 6-3 6-1.
In the quarter, Emilio had a good straight sets win against Chappell (6-3 6-1). During the match, Gomez scored 68 points vs Chappell’s 47. Gomez was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gomez was unable to score even 1 ace in the course of the match and he committed only 1 double fault. Emilio Gomez was very efficient on serve to win 75% (27/36) of his 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Ecuadorian broke Chappell 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gomez has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Gomez has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (345-242). 6-4 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gomez has an aggregate 27-25 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Gomez’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Salinas Challenger,the Malaga Challenger,the Winnipeg Challenger and the Lexington Challenger.
The Ecuadorian has an overall 38-19 win-loss record in 2022, 6-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus 2 Challenger
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. 211, the Australian got to the semifinal after beating Nathan Ponwith 6-1 6-4, Justin Boulais 6-4 6-4 and Dominic Stephan Stricker 4-6 7-67 6-3.
In the quarter against Stephan Stricker, Rinky recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-67 6-3). During the match Hijikata scored 99 points vs Stephan Stricker’s 95. Rinky was pretty aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Hijikata recorded 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Rinky Hijikata was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 72% (41/57) of his 1st serve and 56% (23/41) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Hijikata broke Stephan Stricker 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hijikata has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Hijikata’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Santo Domingo,M25 Bakersfield,M25 Calabasas and M25 Columbus.
The Australian has a composed 44-22 win-loss record in 2022, 9-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gomez | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 69 |
| Pts | 223-174 | 241-204 |
| Total Points | 397 | 445 |
| Winners | 89 | 92 |
| %Winners | 40% | 38% |
Both Gomez and Hijikata played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Emilio Gomez conceded 1 set, while Rinky Hijikata surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Gomez and Hijikata have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Gomez played 10 games less than Hijikata. Gomez scored 89 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian managed to score 92 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gomez | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| 1st in | 122/192 | 122/211 |
| %1st in | 64% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 89/122 | 92/122 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 40/70 | 53/89 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 60% |
Gomez bagged 7 aces (2.3 per match). Hijikata struck 17 aces (5.7 per match). Gomez won 73% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Hijikata won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gomez | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 9 |
| Converted | 12/34 | 9/21 |
| % Converted | 35% | 43% |
| Conceded | 21 | 9 |
| Saved | 18 | 6 |
| % Saved | 86% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
The Ecuadorian broke his opponents 12 times with a 35% conversion rate. Gomez dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded. Rinky broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. Rinky conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gomez | |||||
| R1 Cash |
R2 Sandgren |
1/4 Chappell |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 26 | 16 | 59 | |
| pts | 66-45 | 89-82 | 68-47 | 223-174 | |
| Total points | 111 | 171 | 115 | 397 | |
| Winners | 18 | 44 | 27 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 49% | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 26/45 | 60/90 | 36/57 | 122/192 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 67% | 63% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 18/26 | 44/60 | 27/36 | 89/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 73% | 75% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/19 | 15/30 | 13/21 | 40/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 50% | 62% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 3/13 | 4/10 | 12/34 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 23% | 40% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 12 | 7 | 21 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 11/12 | 7/7 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 92% | 100% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Hijikata | |||||
| R1 Ponwith |
R2 Boulais |
1/4 Stephan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | 4-6 7-67 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 20 | 32 | 69 | |
| pts | 64-37 | 78-72 | 99-95 | 241-204 | |
| Total points | 101 | 150 | 194 | 445 | |
| Winners | 22 | 29 | 41 | 92 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 37% | 41% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 24/46 | 41/67 | 57/98 | 122/211 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 61% | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 22/24 | 29/41 | 41/57 | 92/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 92% | 71% | 72% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/22 | 15/26 | 23/41 | 53/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 58% | 56% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 2/10 | 4/5 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 20% | 80% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWLWLWW Tennis Scores in Columbus 2 Challenger
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Emilio GomezGomez – Nick ChappellChappell (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Dominic Stephan StrickerStephan Stricker (4-6 7-67 6-3) – See score progression
- Cannon KingsleyKingsley – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Charles Broom/Constantin FrantzenBroom/Constantin Frantzen – Justin Boulais/James Kent TrotterBoulais/James Kent Trotter (6-75 7-63 14-12) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Cannon KingsleyKingsley (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Emilio GomezGomez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
