Rinky Hijikata and Bor Artnak will play each other in the 2^nd round of the Acapulco Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 8:00 pm on ESTADIO ARENA GNP SEGUROS. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rinky Hijikata who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Rinky Hijikata is the pick to win this match.
Rinky Hijikata -> 1.3
Bor Artnak -> 3.32

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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Bor Artnak

There is no head to head record between Rinky Hijikata and Bor Artnak since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Rinky Hijikata

Ranked no. 77, Rinky reached the 2^nd round after defeating Blaise Bicknell 4-6 6-2 6-3.

In the 1^st round against Bicknell, Hijikata recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 6-3). During the match, Hijikata scored 100 points vs Bicknell’s 86. The Australian was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.

Talking about the service games, Hijikata blasted 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Rinky Hijikata lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Hijikata put 56% of his first serves in, winning 73% (30/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (14/32) on the 2nd serve. Rinky broke Bicknell 7 times after converting 39% of his break points (7/18).

Hijikata has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (175-111). 8-11 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Hijikata has a composed129-73 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.

The Australian has a compiled 10-13 win-loss record in 2024, 8-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Acapulco Challenger

Rinky has never competed in this tournament before.

Bor Artnak

Ranked no. 478 (career-high), the Slovenian got to the 2^nd round after defeating Santiago Padilla Cote 6-1 6-2, Benjamin Lock 7-5 4-2 ret. and Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva 6-4 6-2.

In the 1^st round, Artnak had a good straight sets win against Lucas Reis Da (6-4 6-2). During the match Artnak scored 67 points vs Lucas Reis Da’s 45. Artnak was quite aggressive to blast 24 winners.

About the serving games, Artnak recorded 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Bor Artnak lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Artnak put 69% of his first serves in, winning 67% (24/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (7/16) on the 2nd serve. The Slovenian broke Lucas Reis Da 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).

Artnak has a composed 9-5 win-loss record in 2024, 8-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Hijikata	Artnak
Match played	1	3
Tot Set	3	7
Tot Games	27	51
Pts	100-86	183-130
Total Points	186	313
Winners	30	71
%Winners	30%	39%

Hijikata played 1 match while Artnak competed in 3 matches. Artnak started his run from the qualifications while Hijikata had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Rinky Hijikata conceded 1 set while Bor Artnak hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Hijikata has played 4 set(s) less than Artnak (3 vs 7). Therefore, Hijikata played 24 games less than Artnak. Hijikata scored 30 winners (30% of the total points). On the other side, Bor bagged 71 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Hijikata	Artnak
Aces	5	8
Avg per match	5	2.7
1st in	41/73	100/154
%1st in	56%	65%
1st pts	30/41	71/100
%1st pts	73%	71%
2nd pts	14/32	25/54
%2nd pts	44%	46%

Hijikata made 5 aces . Artnak blasted 8 aces (2.7 per match). Hijikata won 73% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Artnak won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Hijikata	Artnak
Won	7	15
Converted	7/18	15/23
% Converted	39%	65%
Conceded	9	13
Saved	5	7
% Saved	56%	54%
Times Broken	4	6

Hijikata broke his opponent 7 times with a 39% conversion rate. Rinky lost his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. The Slovenian broke his opponents 15 times with a 65% conversion rate. Artnak conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded.

Hijikata
	R1 Bicknell	Total
Score	4-6 6-2 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	27	27
pts	100-86	100-86
Total points	186	186
Winners	30	30
%Winners	30%	30%
SERVE
Aces	5	5
Double Faults	4	4
1st in	41/73	41/73
% 1st in	56%	56%
1st pts	30/41	30/41
% 1st pts	73%	73%
2nd pts	14/32	14/32
% 2nd pts	44%	44%
Breaks
Won	7	7
Converted	7/18	7/18
Converted %	39%	39%
Conceded	9	9
Saved	5/9	5
Saved %	56%	56%
Times Broken	4	4

Artnak
	Q1 Padilla	Q3 Lock	R1 Lucas Reis Da	Total
Score	6-1 6-2	7-5 4-2 ret.	6-4 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	15	18	18	51
pts	59-32	57-53	67-45	183-130
Total points	91	110	112	313
Winners	25	22	24	71
%Winners	42%	39%	36%	39%
SERVE
Aces	1	3	4	8
Double Faults	0	5	2	7
1st in	30/49	34/53	36/52	100/154
% 1st in	61%	64%	69%	65%
1st pts	25/30	22/34	24/36	71/100
% 1st pts	83%	65%	67%	71%
2nd pts	12/19	6/19	7/16	25/54
% 2nd pts	63%	32%	44%	46%
Breaks
Won	4	5	6	15
Converted	4/5	5/8	6/10	15/23
Converted %	80%	63%	60%	65%
Conceded	2	5	6	13
Saved	2/2	2/5	3/6	7
Saved %	100%	40%	50%	190%
Times Broken	0	3	3	6

Tennis Scores in Acapulco Challenger

• Adam WaltonWalton – Charles BroomBroom (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Goncalo OliveiraOliveira – Karue SellSell (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Gonzalo OliveiraOliveira – Karue SellSell (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Andre IlaganIlagan (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Omar JasikaJasika (3-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Michael MmohMmoh (6-3 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Bor ArtnakArtnak – Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Dominik PalanPalan (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• Nicolas MejiaMejia – Maxime JanvierJanvier (2-6 7-5 7-5) – See score progression
• Maxime CressyCressy – Nathan PonwithPonwith (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Aidan MchughMchugh – Ryan SeggermanSeggerman (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Aidan MayoMayo (5-7 7-6³ 6-1) – See score progression
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – Blaise BicknellBicknell (4-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Bernard TomicTomic (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – Antoine BellierBellier (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Sebastian FanselowFanselow (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-4 6-0) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Goncalo OliveiraOliveira – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nicolas MejiaMejia – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Adam WaltonWalton – Aidan MchughMchugh (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Maxime CressyCressy – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (0-0) – H2H and prediction