Rinky Hijikata and Gabriel Diallo will play each other in the 1st round of the Gwangju Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 4:00 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 Gabriel Diallo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Gabriel Diallo is the pick to win this match.
Gabriel Diallo -> 1.615
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.2
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Gabriel Diallo
There is no head to head record between Rinky Hijikata and Gabriel Diallo since this will be the first time that they will clash 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. 141, Rinky will start his run in the Gwangju Challenger after he played his last match in the Seoul Challenger where he lost 6-2 6-3 to Chung in the quarter on the 28th of April.
Hijikata has an overall 14-12 win-loss record in 2023, 14-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Burnie Challenger where he overcame James Duckworth in the final 6-3 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Hijikata has an overall 133-76 record. He has a positive 98-49 record on hard.
Previously in the Gwangju Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2022. See his history.
Gabriel Diallo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-15 | 6-5 | 7-6 | 3-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-28 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 24-10 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-10 | 17-6 | 0-0 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-4 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 169, the Canadian will start his run in the Gwangju Challenger after he played his last match in the Seoul Challenger where he lost 2-6 6-3 6-2 to Eubanks in the 2nd round on the 27th of April.
Diallo has an aggregate 16-10 win-loss record in 2023, 2-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Diallo’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Montreal.
In terms of his career, The Canadian has an overall 61-32 record. He has a positive 34-17 record on hard.
Previously in the Gwangju Challenger
The Canadian has never competed in this tournament before.
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