Rinky Hijikata and Sho Shimabukuro will face off in the 1st round of the Cary 1 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 7:00 pm on STADIUM. 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 -> 1.85
Sho Shimabukuro -> 1.88
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Sho Shimabukuro
This will be the 3rd time that Rinky Hijikata and Sho Shimabukuro fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Shimabukuro won 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Ilkley Challenger back in June 2023.
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-20 | 9-12 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 5-2 | 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. 110 (career-high), the Australian will start his run in the Cary 1 Challenger after he played his last match in Los Cabos where he lost 6-2 7-6(4) to Isner in the 1st round on the 31st of July.
The Australian has a composed 26-23 win-loss record in 2023, 17-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was winning the title the Burnie Challenger where he defeated James Duckworth in the final 6-3 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, The Australian has an overall 145-87 record. He has a positive 101-52 record on hard.
Previously in the Cary 1 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.
Sho Shimabukuro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-16 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 5-2 | 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. 161, Shimabukuro will start his run in the Cary 1 Challenger after he played his last match in Washington where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Eubanks in the 2nd round on the 2nd of August.
Shimabukuro has a compiled 30-17 win-loss record in 2023, 14-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he defeated Arthur Cazaux in the final 6-2 7-5 and the Tunis Challenger where he defeated Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the final 6-4 6-4.
In terms of his career, The Japanese has an overall 198-109 record. He has a positive 152-80 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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