Rinky Hijikata and Yuta Shimizu will square off in the semifinal of the Burnie Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 -> 1.36
Yuta Shimizu -> 3.02
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Yuta Shimizu
This will be the 2nd time that Rinky Hijikata and Yuta Shimizu clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shimizu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Shimizu won 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the 1st round in the Sydney Challenger back in 2022.
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11-14 | 9-12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 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. 149 (career-high), Hijikata got to the semifinal after defeating Yusuke Takahashi 6-3 6-2, Blake Ellis 6-1 6-3 and James McCabe 7-5 6-2.
In the quarter, The Australian had a good straight sets win against McCabe (7-5 6-2). During the match, Hijikata scored 63 points vs McCabe’s 53. The Australian was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Hijikata made 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Rinky Hijikata lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Hijikata put 62% of his first serves in, winning 75% (27/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (10/22) on the 2nd serve. Hijikata broke McCabe 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 57% of the points he played.
Hijikata has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 65% of his matches (125-67). 6-3 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Hijikata has a composed90-42 record in the last 7 years on hard.
The Australian has a compiled 6-3 win-loss record in 2023, 6-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Burnie Challenger
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Yuta Shimizu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-8 | 4-5 | 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. 398, Shimizu reached the semifinal after defeating Maxime Chazal 6-2 6-4, Tristan Schoolkate 6-1 6-3 and Thomas Fancutt 6-4 6-1.
In the quarter, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Fancutt (6-4 6-1). During the match Shimizu scored 59 points vs Fancutt’s 43. Yuta was pretty aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Shimizu scored 3 aces and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Yuta Shimizu was exceptionally effective on serve to win 72% (23/32) of his 1st serve and 60% (9/15) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Japanese broke Fancutt 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Shimizu hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 59% of the points he played.
Yuta has an aggregate 4-1 win-loss record in 2023, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hijikata | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 51 |
| Pts | 190-143 | 185-128 |
| Total Points | 333 | 313 |
| Winners | 73 | 75 |
| %Winners | 38% | 41% |
Both Hijikata and Shimizu played 3 matches. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Hijikata and Shimizu have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Hijikata played 2 games more than Shimizu. Rinky scored 73 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Yuta struck 75 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hijikata | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 2.7 | 2 |
| 1st in | 97/163 | 90/148 |
| %1st in | 60% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 73/97 | 75/90 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 83% |
| 2nd pts | 37/66 | 30/58 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 52% |
Hijikata fired 8 aces (2.7 per match). Shimizu struck 6 aces (2 per match). Hijikata won 75% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Shimizu won 83% of the points on 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 | Hijikata | Shimizu |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 12 |
| Converted | 13/25 | 12/22 |
| % Converted | 52% | 55% |
| Conceded | 10 | 7 |
| Saved | 7 | 6 |
| % Saved | 70% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 |
Hijikata broke his opponents 13 times with a 52% conversion rate. Rinky lost his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 12 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hijikata | |||||
| R1 Takahashi |
R2 Ellis |
1/4 McCabe |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-1 6-3 | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 16 | 20 | 53 | |
| pts | 61-42 | 66-48 | 63-53 | 190-143 | |
| Total points | 103 | 114 | 116 | 333 | |
| Winners | 22 | 24 | 27 | 73 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | 43% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 28/50 | 33/55 | 36/58 | 97/163 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 60% | 62% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 22/28 | 24/33 | 27/36 | 73/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 73% | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/22 | 14/22 | 10/22 | 37/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 64% | 45% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/10 | 5/6 | 13/25 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 40% | 83% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 5/5 | 2/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Shimizu | |||||
| R1 Chazal |
R2 Schoolkate |
1/4 Fancutt |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-1 6-3 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 16 | 17 | 51 | |
| pts | 66-51 | 60-34 | 59-43 | 185-128 | |
| Total points | 117 | 94 | 102 | 313 | |
| Winners | 32 | 20 | 23 | 75 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 33% | 39% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 35/57 | 23/44 | 32/47 | 90/148 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 52% | 68% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 32/35 | 20/23 | 23/32 | 75/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 87% | 72% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/22 | 13/21 | 9/15 | 30/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 36% | 62% | 60% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/7 | 5/7 | 12/22 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 57% | 71% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 67% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWLLWLW Tennis Scores in Burnie Challenger
- Marc PolmansPolmans – Adam WaltonWalton (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – James McCabeMcCabe (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Philip SekulicSekulic (6-2 6-74 7-5) – See score progression
- Yuta ShimizuShimizu – Thomas FancuttFancutt (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Marc PolmansPolmans (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Yuta ShimizuShimizu – Rinky HijikataHijikata (1-0) – H2H and prediction
