Jan-Lennard Struff and Rinky Hijikata will face off in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 6:00 pm on Court 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jan-Lennard Struff who should win in 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jan-Lennard Struff is the pick to win this match.
Jan-Lennard Struff -> 1.77
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.06
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Prediction and head to head Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Rinky Hijikata
This will be the 2nd time that Jan-Lennard Struff and Rinky Hijikata face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Struff (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Struff won 7-6(5) 6-1 in the qualifications in the Phoenix Challenger back in 2023.
Jan-Lennard Struff
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-17 | 4-8 | 15-5 | 2-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-24 | 21-9 | 14-7 | 5-6 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-22 | 3-10 | 7-4 | 12-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-30 | 8-11 | 11-8 | 6-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-15 | 10-6 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 24, the German will start his run at the Australian Open after he played his last match in Hong Kong where he lost 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 7-6(2) to Ofner in the 2nd round on the 4th of January.
Struff has a compiled 1-1 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Struff has an overall 529-390 record. He has a negative 94-96 record on hard.
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2018. See his history.
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-28 | 16-16 | 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. 70 (career-high), Rinky will start his run at the Melbourne after he played his last match in Adelaide where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Evans in the 1st round on the 9th of January.
Rinky has an aggregate 2-2 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Hijikata has an overall 167-100 record. He has a positive 123-64 record on hard.
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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