Rinky Hijikata and Yuta Shimizu will square off in the 1st round of the Sydney Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 10:30 am on COURT 2. 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 Rinky Hijikata who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rinky Hijikata is the pick to win this match.
Rinky Hijikata -> 1.37
Yuta Shimizu -> 2.89
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Yuta Shimizu
There is no head to head record between Rinky Hijikata and Yuta Shimizu since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-22 | 9-12 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 5-4 | 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. 159 (career-high), Hijikata will start his run in the Sydney Challenger after he won the title in the Playford Challenger after beating 6-1 6-1 Noguchi in the final.
Rinky has a composed 52-26 win-loss record in 2022, 37-17 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Hijikata’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Santo Domingo,M25 Bakersfield,M25 Calabasas,M25 Columbus and the Playford Challenger.
The Australian won his last 5 matches.
Talking about his overall career, Hijikata has an overall 118-61 record. He has a positive 84-37 record on hard.
Previously in the Sydney Challenger
Rinky has never competed in this tournament before.
Yuta Shimizu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-14 | 13-11 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-24 | 35-23 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-23 | 36-21 | 7-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-12 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-1 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 411, Yuta will start his run in the Sydney Challenger after he played his last match in the Busan Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-2 to De Loore in the qualifications on the 17th of October.
Shimizu has a composed 41-18 win-loss record in 2022, 34-17 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Yuta’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Antalya,M15 Kuala Lumpur,M15 Kuching and M15 Jakarta.
In terms of his career, The Japanese has an overall 180-89 record. He has a positive 132-63 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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