Jordan Thompson and Rinky Hijikata will face off in the quarter of the Gwangju Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 10:00 am on SHOW 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 Jordan Thompson who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jordan Thompson is the pick to win this match.
Jordan Thompson -> 1.55
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.375
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Prediction and head to head Jordan Thompson vs. Rinky Hijikata
There is no head to head record between Jordan Thompson and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Jordan Thompson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-16 | 11-7 | 3-5 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-28 | 22-15 | 0-3 | 7-4 | 12-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-26 | 18-14 | 2-6 | 8-1 | 12-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-25 | 10-11 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 9-5 | 2-2 |
| 2020 | 12-13 | 6-6 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 91, Jordan reached the quarter after beating Uisung Park 6-1 6-73 6-0 and Evgeny Donskoy 6-2 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Thompson had a good straight sets win against Donskoy (6-2 6-4). During the match, Thompson scored 57 points vs Donskoy’s 43. Jordan was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Thompson recorded 8 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Jordan Thompson lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Thompson put 74% of his first serves in, winning 70% (26/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 69% (9/13) on the 2nd serve. Thompson broke Donskoy 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Thompson has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 60% of the points he played.
Thompson has favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (355-243). 8-7 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Thompson has a composed 202-136 record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Rome Challenger where he beat Alex Michelsen in the final 6-4 6-2.
The Australian has an overall 14-10 win-loss record in 2023, 8-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Gwangju Challenger
Thompson has never competed in this tournament before.
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, the Australian got to the quarter after defeating Gabriel Diallo 6-2 6-4 and Li Tu 6-4 7-63.
In the 2nd round, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Tu (6-4 7-63). During the match Hijikata scored 82 points vs Tu’s 76. Rinky was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Hijikata blasted 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Rinky Hijikata lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Hijikata put 58% of his first serves in, winning 70% (35/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (17/36) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Tu 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Burnie Challenger where he overcame James Duckworth in the final 6-3 6-3.
The Australian has a composed 16-12 win-loss record in 2023, 16-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Gwangju Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Thompson | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 44 | 41 |
| Pts | 155-105 | 143-125 |
| Total Points | 260 | 268 |
| Winners | 56 | 61 |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% |
Both Thompson and Hijikata played 2 matches. At the moment, Jordan Thompson conceded 1 set while Rinky Hijikata hasn’t conceded a set so far. Thompson has played 1 set more than Hijikata (5 vs 4). Therefore, Thompson played 3 games more than Hijikata. Jordan scored 56 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Hijikata bagged 61 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Thompson | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 7.5 | 1 |
| 1st in | 70/118 | 82/138 |
| %1st in | 59% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 56/70 | 61/82 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 32/48 | 29/56 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 52% |
Thompson recorded 15 aces (7.5 per match). Hijikata blasted 2 aces (1 per match). Thompson won 80% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Hijikata won 74% 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 | Thompson | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 7 |
| Converted | 10/21 | 7/19 |
| % Converted | 48% | 37% |
| Conceded | 2 | 10 |
| Saved | 1 | 7 |
| % Saved | 50% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
The Australian broke his opponents 10 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Australian dropped his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Rinky broke his opponents 7 times with a 37% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Thompson | ||||
| R1 Park |
R2 Donskoy |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-73 6-0 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 18 | 44 | |
| pts | 98-62 | 57-43 | 155-105 | |
| Total points | 160 | 100 | 260 | |
| Winners | 30 | 26 | 56 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 46% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 33/68 | 37/50 | 70/118 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 74% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 30/33 | 26/37 | 56/70 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 70% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/35 | 9/13 | 32/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 69% | 67% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/15 | 4/6 | 10/21 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 67% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hijikata | ||||
| R1 Diallo |
R2 Tu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 23 | 41 | |
| pts | 61-49 | 82-76 | 143-125 | |
| Total points | 110 | 158 | 268 | |
| Winners | 26 | 35 | 61 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 32/52 | 50/86 | 82/138 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 58% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 26/32 | 35/50 | 61/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 70% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 17/36 | 29/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 47% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 4/10 | 7/19 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 40% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 6/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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