Pavel Kotov and Rinky Hijikata will fight against each other in the 1st round of the U.S. Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 1:00 pm on Court 15. In the following paragraphs, 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 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rinky Hijikata is the pick to win this match.
Rinky Hijikata -> 1.62
Pavel Kotov -> 2.3
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Prediction and head to head Pavel Kotov vs. Rinky Hijikata
There is no head to head record between Pavel Kotov and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Pavel Kotov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-22 | 9-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 20-25 | 9-11 | 11-9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 13-14 | 20-12 | 9-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-20 | 5-3 | 20-9 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 5-5 | 7-11 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 97, the Russian will start his run at the U.S. Open after he played his last match in Winston Salem where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Krueger in the 1st round on the 21st of August.
The Russian has a compiled 33-26 win-loss record in 2023, 10-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Kotov’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Braunschweig Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Pavel has an overall 240-154 record. He has a positive 46-30 record on hard.
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See his history.
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34-33 | 20-17 | 4-7 | 6-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 36-33 | 29-21 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 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 |
Ranked no. 111, Hijikata will start his run at the New York after he played his last match in Winston Salem where he lost 6-2 7-6(2) to Coric in the 2nd round on the 22nd of August.
Hijikata has an overall 29-26 win-loss record in 2023, 20-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Burnie Challenger where he overcame James Duckworth in the final 6-3 6-3.
In terms of his career, The Australian has an overall 148-90 record. He has a positive 104-55 record on hard.
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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