Rinky Hijikata and Marek Gengel will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 3:30 pm on STADIUM 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 Rinky Hijikata who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rinky Hijikata is the pick to win this match.
Rinky Hijikata -> 1.046
Marek Gengel -> 8.5
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Marek Gengel
There is no head to head record between Rinky Hijikata and Marek Gengel 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 | 11-17 | 9-12 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 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. 76, the Australian will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in Zhuhai where he lost 6-3 6-2 to Muller in the 1st round on the 21st of September.
Hijikata has an aggregate 36-29 win-loss record in 2023, 27-19 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Burnie Challenger where he beat James Duckworth in the final 6-3 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, The Australian has an overall 155-93 record. He has a positive 111-58 record on hard.
Previously in Shanghai
Hijikata has never competed in this tournament before.
Marek Gengel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-11 | 29-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 16-27 | 14-15 | 0-7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-29 | 28-16 | 4-8 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 52-28 | 47-14 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-17 | 16-12 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 348, Marek will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in M25 Sharm ElSheikh where he lost 7-6(5) 6-0 to Cadenasso in the 1st round on the 20th of September.
Marek has a composed 8-21 win-loss record in 2023, 6-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Marek has an overall 227-190 record. He has a positive 163-90 record on hard.
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