Alexei Popyrin and Rinky Hijikata will fight against each other in the 1^st round of the Libema Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on COURT 6. 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 Alexei Popyrin who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexei Popyrin is the pick to win this match.
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.63
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.28

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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Rinky Hijikata

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Alexei Popyrin

Ranked no. 49, Alexei will start his run in ‘s-Hertogenbosch after he played his last match at the Roland Garros where he lost 4-6 7-6(8) 6-3 5-7 6-3 to Kokkinakis in the 1^st round on the 28^th of May.

The Australian has a composed 9-9 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on grass.

Alexei’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Doha.

Talking about his overall career, Alexei has an overall 252-200 record. He has a negative 16-18 record on grass.

Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2^nd round in 2023. See his history.

Rinky Hijikata

Ranked no. 80, the Australian will start his run in Hertogenbosch after he played his last match at the Roland Garros where he lost 6-3 7-6(6) 6-1 to Darderi in the 1^st round on the 28^th of May.

Rinky has a compiled 11-18 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS)

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This will be the first match of the season on grass.

In terms of his career, The Australian has an overall 176-116 record. He has a positive 14-10 record on grass.

Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2023. See his history.

Tennis Scores in ‘s Hertogenbosch

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• Milos RaonicRaonic – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Jakub MensikMensik (6-1 3-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Max PurcellPurcell (6-3 7-6⁵) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano (3-6 7-6⁵ 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Arthur FilsFils – Arthur CazauxCazaux (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Robin Haase/Skander MansouriHaase/Skander Mansouri – Tallon Griekspoor/David PelGriekspoor/David Pel (6-2 3-6 12-10) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Luca NardiNardi – David GoffinGoffin (7-5 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven – Zizou BergsBergs (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Rinky HijikataHijikata (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (0-0) – H2H and prediction