Grigor Dimitrov and Rinky Hijikata will face off in the quarter of the Brisbane International for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:30 pm on SHOW COURT 1. 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 Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.23
Rinky Hijikata -> 4.2
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Rinky Hijikata
There is no head to head record between Grigor Dimitrov and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Grigor Dimitrov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-14 | 19-6 | 8-4 | 7-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-21 | 16-10 | 10-5 | 10-4 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-22 | 10-11 | 10-5 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-18 | 18-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-11 | 8-5 | 6-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 14, the Bulgarian reached the quarter after defeating Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-2 and Daniel Altmaier 6-1 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Dimitrov had a good straight sets win against Altmaier (6-1 6-2). During the match, Dimitrov scored 60 points vs Altmaier’s 30. The Bulgarian was quite aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Dimitrov blasted 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Grigor Dimitrov was very effective on serve to win 92% (24/26) of his 1st serve and 67% (10/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Bulgarian broke Altmaier 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dimitrov has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 59% of the points he played.
Dimitrov has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (283-179). 2-0 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Dimitrov has an aggregate 144-88 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Grigor has a composed 2-0 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Brisbane
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-30 | 18-18 | 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 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 71, Hijikata got to the quarter after defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis 7-68 6-2 and Tomas Machac 5-7 6-2 7-64.
In the 2nd round against Machac, The Australian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-2 7-64). During the match Hijikata scored 99 points vs Machac’s 94. Hijikata was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.
About the serving games, Hijikata scored 11 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Rinky Hijikata lost the serve 3 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Hijikata put 62% of his first serves in, winning 69% (44/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (23/40) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Machac 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Hijikata has a composed 2-0 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dimitrov | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 54 |
| Pts | 151-107 | 168-154 |
| Total Points | 258 | 322 |
| Winners | 66 | 77 |
| %Winners | 44% | 46% |
Both Dimitrov and Hijikata played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Grigor Dimitrov conceded 1 set, while Rinky Hijikata surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Dimitrov and Hijikata have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Dimitrov played 9 games less than Hijikata. Dimitrov scored 66 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Rinky made 77 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dimitrov | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 77/123 | 103/171 |
| %1st in | 63% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 66/77 | 77/103 |
| %1st pts | 86% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 26/46 | 39/68 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 57% |
Dimitrov managed to score 19 aces (9.5 per match). Hijikata blasted 15 aces (7.5 per match). Dimitrov won 86% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Hijikata won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dimitrov | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 6 |
| Converted | 8/14 | 6/9 |
| % Converted | 57% | 67% |
| Conceded | 8 | 15 |
| Saved | 6 | 12 |
| % Saved | 75% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
The Bulgarian broke his opponents 8 times with a 57% conversion rate. Dimitrov lost his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Rinky broke his opponents 6 times with a 67% conversion rate. Rinky conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dimitrov | ||||
| R1 Murray |
R2 Altmaier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-5 6-2 | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 15 | 45 | |
| pts | 91-77 | 60-30 | 151-107 | |
| Total points | 168 | 90 | 258 | |
| Winners | 42 | 24 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 40% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 13 | 6 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 51/82 | 26/41 | 77/123 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 42/51 | 24/26 | 66/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 92% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/31 | 10/15 | 26/46 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 67% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/6 | 8/14 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 67% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3/3 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 100% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hijikata | ||||
| R1 Kokkinakis |
R2 Machac |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-68 6-2 | 5-7 6-2 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 33 | 54 | |
| pts | 69-60 | 99-94 | 168-154 | |
| Total points | 129 | 193 | 322 | |
| Winners | 33 | 44 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 44% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 11 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 39/67 | 64/104 | 103/171 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 62% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 33/39 | 44/64 | 77/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 69% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 23/40 | 39/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 58% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 4/5 | 6/9 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 80% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 13 | 15 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 10/13 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 77% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
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