Marc-Andrea Huesler and Rinky Hijikata will clash against each other in the 2^nd round of the Libema Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on Court 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marc-Andrea Huesler who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Marc-Andrea Huesler is the pick to win this match.
Marc-Andrea Huesler -> 1.72
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.12

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Prediction and head to head Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Rinky Hijikata

There is no head to head record between Marc-Andrea Huesler and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Marc-Andrea Huesler

Ranked no. 82, Huesler got to the 2^nd round after beating Maxime Cressy 6-2 7-6².

In the 1^st round, Marc-Andrea had a good straight sets win against Cressy (6-2 7-6²). During the match, Huesler scored 78 points vs Cressy’s 60. The Swiss was pretty aggressive to blast 23 winners.

Talking about the service games, Huesler fired 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Marc-Andrea Huesler was quite efficient on serve to win 74% (23/31) of his 1st serve and 69% (20/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Marc-Andrea broke Cressy 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).

Huesler has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 55% of his matches (239-193). 1-0 on grass in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Huesler has a compiled10-8 win-loss record in the last 8 years on grass.

Marc-Andrea has a composed 11-16 win-loss record in 2023, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Huesler has never competed in this tournament before.

Rinky Hijikata

Ranked no. 133, Rinky reached the 2^nd round after beating Robin Haase 6-3 7-5 and Gijs Brouwer 6-7⁵ 6-3 6-2.

In the 1^st round against Brouwer, Rinky recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-7⁵ 6-3 6-2). During the match Hijikata scored 115 points vs Brouwer’s 96. The Australian was quite aggressive to blast 51 winners.

About the serving games, Hijikata recorded 8 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Rinky Hijikata was quite efficient on serve to win 74% (51/69) of his 1st serve and 53% (23/43) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Rinky broke Brouwer 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).

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 21-18 win-loss record in 2023, 4-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Huesler	Hijikata
Match played	1	2
Tot Set	2	5
Tot Games	21	51
Pts	78-60	181-150
Total Points	138	331
Winners	23	73
%Winners	29%	40%

Huesler played 1 match while Hijikata competed in 2 matches. Hijikata started his run from the qualifications while Huesler had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Rinky Hijikata lost 1 set while Marc-Andrea Huesler hasn’t lost a set so far. Huesler has played 3 set(s) less than Hijikata (2 vs 5). Therefore, Huesler played 30 games less than Hijikata. The Swiss scored 23 winners (29% of the total points). On the other side, Hijikata made 73 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Huesler	Hijikata
Aces	6	14
Avg per match	6	7
1st in	31/60	98/168
%1st in	52%	58%
1st pts	23/31	73/98
%1st pts	74%	74%
2nd pts	20/29	45/70
%2nd pts	69%	64%

Huesler blasted 6 aces . Hijikata bagged 14 aces (7 per match). Huesler won 74% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Hijikata won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Huesler	Hijikata
Won	3	6
Converted	3/7	6/18
% Converted	43%	33%
Conceded	5	5
Saved	4	4
% Saved	80%	80%
Times Broken	1	1

The Swiss broke his opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. Huesler surrendered his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponents 6 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.

Huesler
	R1 Cressy	Total
Score	6-2 7-62
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	21	21
pts	78-60	78-60
Total points	138	138
Winners	23	23
%Winners	29%	29%
SERVE
Aces	6	6
Double Faults	2	2
1st in	31/60	31/60
% 1st in	52%	52%
1st pts	23/31	23/31
% 1st pts	74%	74%
2nd pts	20/29	20/29
% 2nd pts	69%	69%
Breaks
Won	3	3
Converted	3/7	3/7
Converted %	43%	43%
Conceded	5	5
Saved	4/5	4
Saved %	80%	80%
Times Broken	1	1

Hijikata
	Q1 Haase	Q3 Berankis	R1 Brouwer	Total
Score	6-3 7-5	6-4 6-4	6-75 6-3 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	21	20	30	71
pts	66-54	–	115-96	181-150
Total points	120	0	211	331
Winners	22		51	73
%Winners	33%	0%	44%	40%
SERVE
Aces	6	0	8	14
Double Faults	2		0	2
1st in	29/56	/	69/112	98/168
% 1st in	52%	0%	62%	58%
1st pts	22/29	/	51/69	73/98
% 1st pts	76%	0%	74%	74%
2nd pts	22/27	/	23/43	45/70
% 2nd pts	81%	0%	53%	64%
Breaks
Won	2		4	6
Converted	2/9	/	4/9	6/18
Converted %	22%	0%	44%	33%
Conceded	0		5	5
Saved	0/0	0/	4/5	4
Saved %	–	–	80%	80%
Times Broken	0		1	1

Tennis Scores in ‘s Hertogenbosch

• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Arthur FilsFils (7-6¹ 6-4) – See score progression
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-4 7-6³) – See score progression
• Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow – Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas MahutHerbert/Nicolas Mahut (6-3 3-6 10-4) – See score progression
• Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Alexander BublikBublik – David GoffinGoffin (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
• Laslo DjereDjere – Ricardas BerankisBerankis (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Mikael YmerYmer (6-2 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-3 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Brandon Nakashima/Emil RuusuvuoriNakashima/Emil Ruusuvuori – Hugo Nys/Jan ZielinskiNys/Jan Zielinski (6-4 6-7⁶ 10-8) – See score progression
• Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Maxime CressyCressy (6-2 7-6²) – See score progression
• Milos RaonicRaonic – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – Gijs BrouwerBrouwer (6-7⁵ 6-3 6-2) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Milos RaonicRaonic (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (2-3) – H2H and prediction
• Laslo DjereDjere – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander BublikBublik – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Borna CoricCoric – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (0-3) – H2H and prediction
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (0-0) – H2H and prediction