H2H, prediction of Grigor Dimitrov vs Rinky Hijikata in Brisbane with odds, preview, pick | 5th January 2024

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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Rinky Hijikata

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.

See updated oddsAs 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

Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov

2 - 0win/loss

Hard
2-0
I Hard
0-0
Rank
10
High
3
LWWLWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-18 21-7 8-4 13-5 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

Dimitrov
Brisbane
Dimitrov's Record

Rinky Hijikata

Rinky Hijikata
Rinky Hijikata

2 - 0win/loss

Hard
2-0
I Hard
0-0
Rank
73
High
62
LWWWWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
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).

Hijikata
Brisbane
Hijikata's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

G.Dimitrov
R.Hijikata
3h:34
3h:34
Time on court​
4h:05
4h:05
1h:07
1h:07
Last match​
!
2h:28
2h:28
2
2
Match played
2
2
45
45
Games Played​
54
54
5
5
Set played​​
5
5
151
151
Total points​
168
168
75.5
75.5
Avg point​
84
84
66
66
Winners
77
77
33
33
Avg Winners​
38.5
38.5
44%
44%
Ratio winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
19
19
Aces
15
15
9.5
9.5
Avg Aces
7.5
7.5
3
3
Double Faults
5
5
1.5
1.5
Avg Double Faults
2.5
2.5
66/77
66/77
1st won total​
77/103
77/103
!
86%
86%
1st won %
!
75%
75%
26/46
26/46
2nd won total​
39/68
39/68
57%
57%
2nd won %
57%
57%
-- Break Points --
8/14
8/14
BP won
6/9
6/9
4/7
4/7
Avg BP won
3/4.5
3/4.5
!
57%
57%
Won
!
67%
67%
8
8
Conceded
15
15
4
4
Avg Conceded
7.5
7.5
2
2
Broken
3
3
1
1
Avg Broken
1.5
1.5
6
6
Saved
12
12

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

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Dimitrov
LWWLWLWWWL
Hijikata
LWWWWWWWWW
2024 2023 2022
46 - 18
36 - 33
21-7
Hard
29-21
13-5
I Hard
1-1
8-4
Clay
1-6
4-2
Grass
5-5
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