Rinky Hijikata and Sho Shimabukuro will face off in the 1st round of the Seoul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 4:30 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 -> 1.59
Sho Shimabukuro -> 2.25
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Sho Shimabukuro
There is no head to head record between Rinky Hijikata and Sho Shimabukuro since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-21 | 9-12 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 5-3 | 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. 141, the Australian will start his run in the Seoul Challenger after he played his last match in Houston where he lost 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 to Holt in the qualifications on the 1st of April.
The Australian has an aggregate 12-11 win-loss record in 2023, 12-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Burnie Challenger where he beat James Duckworth in the final 6-3 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Hijikata has an overall 131-75 record. He has a positive 96-48 record on hard.
Previously in the Seoul Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See his history.
Sho Shimabukuro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-17 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-26 | 19-17 | 7-1 | 9-4 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-25 | 38-20 | 0-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-20 | 28-18 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 237, Shimabukuro will start his run in the Seoul Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Kashiwa where he lost 7-6(4) 0-6 7-6(4) to Okamura in the 1st round on the 5th of April.
The Japanese has a composed 12-7 win-loss record in 2023, 11-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was winning the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he overcame Arthur Cazaux in the final 6-2 7-5.
In terms of his career, Shimabukuro has an overall 180-99 record. He has a positive 149-75 record on hard.
Previously in the Seoul Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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- Tatsuma ItoIto – Omar JasikaJasika (1-6 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Peter GojowczykGojowczyk – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Ji Sung NamSung Nam – Shinji HazawaHazawa (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Mukund SasikumarSasikumar – Edan LeshemLeshem (0-6 7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Tatsuma ItoIto – Omar JasikaJasika (1-6 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Peter GojowczykGojowczyk – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (7-6(3) 6-3) – See score progression
- Ji Sung NamSung Nam – Shinji HazawaHazawa (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Mukund SasikumarSasikumar – Edan LeshemLeshem (0-6 7-6(4) 6-4) – See score progression
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- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Dayne KellyKelly (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Cem IlkelIlkel – Richard BerankisBerankis (2-1) – H2H and prediction
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- Li TuTu – Emilio GomezGomez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marc PolmansPolmans – Jea Moon LeeMoon Lee (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hyeon ChungChung – Jordan ThompsonThompson (4-0) – H2H and prediction
- Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Lloyd HarrisHarris (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yuta ShimizuShimizu – Christopher EubanksEubanks (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
