Christopher O Connell and Rinky Hijikata will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Adelaide International 2 for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 5:30 pm on SHOWCOURT 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 Christopher O Connell who should win in 3 sets.
Christopher O Connell -> 1.48
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.52
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Prediction and head to head Christopher O Connell vs. Rinky Hijikata
This will be the 3rd time that Christopher O Connell and Rinky Hijikata fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for O Connell (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, O Connell won 6-4 6-1
in the 2nd round in the Seoul Challenger back in 2022.Christopher O Connell
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23-28 | 19-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 28-26 | 23-16 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-34 | 19-18 | 11-9 | 4-3 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-25 | 30-16 | 12-5 | 3-1 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 22-16 | 14-9 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 78 (career-high), Christopher will start his run in Adelaide after he played his last match in Adelaide where he lost 6-4 6-4
to Kecmanovic in the 1st round on the 2nd of January.Christopher has a composed 0-1 win-loss record in 2023, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, O Connell has an overall 321-182 record. He has a positive 137-88 record on hard.
Previously in Adelaide
O Connell has never competed in this tournament before.
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29-33 | 15-17 | 4-7 | 6-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 164, the Australian will start his run in Adelaide after he played his last match in Adelaide where he lost 2-6 6-4 6-3 to Shapovalov in the 1st round on the 3rd of January.
Hijikata has an aggregate 2-1 win-loss record in 2023, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, The Australian has an overall 121-65 record. He has a positive 86-40 record on hard.
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