Rinky Hijikata and Thanasi Kokkinakis will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Bordeaux Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 12:00 pm on CENTRAL COTE OUEST AGENCY. 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 Thanasi Kokkinakis who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thanasi Kokkinakis is the pick to win this match.
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 1.45
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
This will be the 2nd time that Rinky Hijikata and Thanasi Kokkinakis square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Hijikata (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they played, Hijikata won 7-6(8) 6-2 in the 1st round in Brisbane back in January 2024.
Highlights Rinky Hijikata vs Thanasi Kokkinakis – Brisbane 02-January-2024
Rinky Hijikata
11 - 15win/loss
75
70
LWLWWWWLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-21 | 9-12 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 5-3 | 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. 79, Rinky will start his run in the Bordeaux Challenger after he played his last match in Rome where he lost 6-4 7-5 to Munar Clar in the 1st round on the 9th of May.
Rinky has an overall 11-15 win-loss record in 2024, 1-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Rinky has an overall 176-113 record. He has a positive 20-19 record on clay.
Previously in the Bordeaux Challenger
Hijikata has never competed in this tournament before.
Thanasi Kokkinakis
15 - 13win/loss
92
65
WLWWLWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-15 | 8-9 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-26 | 31-18 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-19 | 19-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-21 | 15-11 | 18-7 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 94, Thanasi will start his run in the Bordeaux Challenger after he played his last match in Rome where he lost 7-5 7-6(5) to Atmane in the qualifications on the 6th of May.
Thanasi has a compiled 15-13 win-loss record in 2024, 7-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Sarasota Challenger where he overcame Zizou Bergs in the final 6-3 1-6 6-0.
In terms of his career, Thanasi has an overall 254-162 record. He has a positive 64-33 record on clay.
Previously in the Bordeaux Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2015. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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