Rinky Hijikata and Lucas Pouille will clash against each other in the qualifications of the BNP Paribas Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 5:00 pm on STADIUM 5. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lucas Pouille who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lucas Pouille is the pick to win this match.
Lucas Pouille -> 1.77
Rinky Hijikata -> 1.98
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Lucas Pouille
There is no head to head record between Rinky Hijikata and Lucas Pouille since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-31 | 18-19 | 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. 78, Hijikata will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Acapulco where he lost 4-6 6-2 7-6(4) to Kovacevic in the qualifications on the 25th of February.
Hijikata has a composed 8-8 win-loss record in 2024, 7-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, The Australian has an overall 173-106 record. He has a positive 128-69 record on hard.
Previously in Indian Wells
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
Lucas Pouille
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-16 | 15-5 | 8-5 | 11-6 | 5-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 16-10 | 3-2 | 7-5 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-24 | 7-3 | 2-7 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 273, Lucas will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in the Lille Challenger where he lost 6-7(8) 7-5 6-4 to Rinderknech in the 2nd round on the 29th of February.
Pouille has a composed 10-6 win-loss record in 2024, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Lucas’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Nonthaburi 1 Challenger.
In terms of his career, Lucas has an overall 337-245 record. He has a positive 105-76 record on hard.
Previously in Indian Wells
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2017. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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