Matteo Arnaldi and Rinky Hijikata will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Delray Beach Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 2:30 pm on STADIUM. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matteo Arnaldi who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Matteo Arnaldi is the pick to win this match.
Matteo Arnaldi -> 1.48
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.66
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Prediction and head to head Matteo Arnaldi vs. Rinky Hijikata
There is no head to head record between Matteo Arnaldi and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Matteo Arnaldi
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-26 | 17-13 | 10-9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-26 | 21-15 | 23-7 | 4-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-35 | 9-3 | 37-20 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 56-24 | 2-1 | 51-18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-9 | 16-4 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 43, Arnaldi got to the 2nd round after beating Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round against Nishioka, Arnaldi recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-3). During the match, Arnaldi scored 94 points vs Nishioka’s 93. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about the service games, Arnaldi buried his opponent with 21 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Matteo Arnaldi was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (48/68) of his 1st serve and 53% (21/40) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Italian broke Nishioka 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Arnaldi has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (192-111). 5-3 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Arnaldi has an overall62-31 record in the last 7 years on hard.
The Italian has an overall 5-3 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Delray Beach
Arnaldi has never competed in this tournament before.
Rinky Hijikata
| 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. 84, Rinky got to the 2nd round after defeating Liam Broady 6-2 1-6 6-1.
In the 1st round, Rinky defeated Broady (6-2 1-6 6-1). During the match Hijikata scored 91 points vs Broady’s 79. Rinky was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
About the serving games, Hijikata fired 9 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Rinky Hijikata lost the serve twice and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Hijikata put 56% of his first serves in, winning 71% (34/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (18/37) on the 2nd serve. Rinky broke Broady 4 times after converting 24% of his break points (4/17).
Rinky has an overall 5-5 win-loss record in 2024, 4-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Delray Beach
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Arnaldi | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 29 | 22 |
| Pts | 94-93 | 91-79 |
| Total Points | 187 | 170 |
| Winners | 48 | 34 |
| %Winners | 51% | 37% |
Both Arnaldi and Hijikata played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Matteo Arnaldi conceded 1 set, while Rinky Hijikata lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Arnaldi and Hijikata have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Arnaldi played 7 games more than Hijikata. The Italian scored 48 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian blasted 34 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Arnaldi | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 21 | 9 |
| 1st in | 68/108 | 48/85 |
| %1st in | 63% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 48/68 | 34/48 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 21/40 | 18/37 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 49% |
Arnaldi recorded 21 aces . Hijikata struck 9 aces . Arnaldi won 71% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Hijikata won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Arnaldi | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 4 |
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/17 |
| % Converted | 38% | 24% |
| Conceded | 9 | 11 |
| Saved | 7 | 9 |
| % Saved | 78% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Matteo broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. Arnaldi surrendered his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. Rinky broke his opponent 4 times with a 24% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Arnaldi | |||
| R1 Nishioka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 94-93 | 94-93 | |
| Total points | 187 | 187 | |
| Winners | 48 | 48 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 51% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 21 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 68/108 | 68/108 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 48/68 | 48/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/40 | 21/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Hijikata | |||
| R1 Broady |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 1-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 91-79 | 91-79 | |
| Total points | 170 | 170 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 48/85 | 48/85 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 34/48 | 34/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/37 | 18/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/17 | 4/17 | |
| Converted % | 24% | 24% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 9/11 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 82% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Delray Beach
- Marcos GironGiron – Emilio NavaNava (6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Daniel EvansEvans (7-5 6-0) – See score progression
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Liam BroadyBroady (6-2 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Taro DanielDaniel (1-6 6-2 7-61) – See score progression
- Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-2 7-63) – See score progression
- Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Max PurcellPurcell (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Radu AlbotAlbot – Juncheng ShangShang (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Patrick KypsonKypson – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Constant LestienneLestienne – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-4 7-61) – See score progression
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Emilio NavaNava (6-4 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Radu AlbotAlbot – Juncheng ShangShang (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Marcos GironGiron (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Radu AlbotAlbot – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Constant LestienneLestienne – Patrick KypsonKypson (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Nuno BorgesBorges (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
