Max Purcell will face off against Rinky Hijikata in Sofia on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on COURT 1.
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The match between Purcell and Hijikata can be watched with online streaming on tennistv.com (paying platform) and also on bet365 (for free with a funded account).
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The H2H stats
Purcell and Hijikata played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Purcell.
The last time that they played each other it was the Playford Challenger (Playford Challenger) when Hijikata won 6-1 6-1. The prediction is Hijikata to win in 3 sets.
Rinky Hijikata in 2023
Currently ranked no.72, Hijikata played his last match on the 4th of November when he lost to world no.86 Taro Daniel 3-6 6-2 7-6(5) in the semifinal of the Sydney Challenger (draw).
At present, during this year Hijikata owns a composed 46-33 match record. This year, The Australian conquered 1 tournament in the Burnie Challenger. The Australian got to the final in the Cary 2 Challenger.
Max Purcell in 2023
Ranked world no.45, Max played his last match on the 30th of October when he surrendered to world no.15 Karen Khachanov 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Paris (draw).
At present, during this year Purcell has achieved an overall 51-27 win-loss record. Purcell conquered 3 titles in 2023 in the Chennai Challenger, in the Bengaluru Challenger and in the Pune Challenger. Purcell reached the final in the Lille Challenger, in the Gwangju Challenger and in the Busan Challenger.