Sebastian Korda and Rinky Hijikata will face off in the quarter of the cinch Championships for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sebastian Korda who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sebastian Korda is the pick to win this match.
Sebastian Korda -> 1.29
Rinky Hijikata -> 3.62
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Prediction and head to head Sebastian Korda vs. Rinky Hijikata
There is no head to head record between Sebastian Korda and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Sebastian Korda
21 - 14win/loss
20
20
LWWWLWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-15 | 8-6 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-16 | 18-8 | 1-3 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-22 | 13-9 | 8-6 | 12-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-20 | 12-8 | 6-5 | 13-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-10 | 6-4 | 6-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 7-1 |
Ranked no. 23 (career-high), Korda reached the quarter after defeating Karen Khachanov 7-5 7-65 and Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 3-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Korda defeated Dimitrov (6-4 3-6 7-5). During the match, Korda scored 95 points vs Dimitrov’s 90. The American was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Regarding the service games, Korda managed to score 8 aces and he was quite steady in conceding no double faults. Sebastian Korda lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Korda put 66% of his first serves in, winning 83% (45/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. Korda broke Dimitrov 3 times after converting 21% of his break points (3/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Korda has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 61% of his matches (232-151). 6-1 on grass in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Korda has a compiled15-7 match record in the last 9 years on grass.
The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Hertogenbosch.
The American has an overall 21-14 win-loss record in 2024, 6-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in London
Rinky Hijikata
15 - 19win/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. 98, Rinky got to the quarter after beating Henry Searle 6-4 6-3, Arthur Rinderknech 7-5 6-3, Frances Tiafoe 7-5 4-6 1-0 ret. and Matteo Arnaldi 7-60 7-67.
In the 2nd round, Rinky had a good straight sets win against Arnaldi (7-60 7-67). During the match Hijikata scored 97 points vs Arnaldi’s 83. The Australian was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Hijikata fired 2 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Rinky Hijikata was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 72% (41/57) of his 1st serve and 55% (18/33) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Rinky broke Arnaldi twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Rinky has an overall 15-19 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in London
Rinky has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Korda | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 56 | 89 |
| Pts | 175-156 | 306-258 |
| Total Points | 331 | 564 |
| Winners | 81 | 138 |
| %Winners | 46% | 45% |
Korda played 2 matches while Hijikata competed in 4 matches. Hijikata started his run from the qualifications while Korda had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Sebastian Korda surrendered 1 set, while Rinky Hijikata dropped 1 set. Korda has played 5 set(s) less than Hijikata (5 vs 10). Therefore, Korda played 33 games less than Hijikata. The American scored 81 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian bagged 138 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Korda | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 9.5 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 93/147 | 179/293 |
| %1st in | 63% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 81/93 | 138/179 |
| %1st pts | 87% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 30/54 | 59/114 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 52% |
Korda blasted 19 aces (9.5 per match). Hijikata struck 22 aces (5.5 per match). Korda won 87% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Hijikata won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Korda | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 9 |
| Converted | 4/21 | 9/21 |
| % Converted | 19% | 43% |
| Conceded | 5 | 19 |
| Saved | 3 | 14 |
| % Saved | 60% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
Korda broke his opponents 4 times with a 19% conversion rate. Sebastian lost his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Rinky broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. Rinky conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded.
| Korda | ||||
| R1 Khachanov |
R2 Dimitrov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-65 | 6-4 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 31 | 56 | |
| pts | 80-66 | 95-90 | 175-156 | |
| Total points | 146 | 185 | 331 | |
| Winners | 36 | 45 | 81 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 47% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 8 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 39/65 | 54/82 | 93/147 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 66% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 36/39 | 45/54 | 81/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 92% | 83% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/26 | 13/28 | 30/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 46% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Converted | 1/7 | 3/14 | 4/21 | |
| Converted % | 14% | 21% | 19% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 2/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Hijikata | ||||||
| Q1 Searle |
Q3 Rinderknech |
R1 Tiafoe |
R2 Arnaldi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 7-5 6-3 | 7-5 4-6 1-0 ret. | 7-60 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 89 | |
| pts | 61-43 | 73-61 | 75-71 | 97-83 | 306-258 | |
| Total points | 104 | 134 | 146 | 180 | 564 | |
| Winners | 23 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 138 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 51% | 49% | 42% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 26/51 | 48/81 | 48/71 | 57/90 | 179/293 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 59% | 68% | 63% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 23/26 | 37/48 | 37/48 | 41/57 | 138/179 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/25 | 18/33 | 8/23 | 18/33 | 59/114 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 55% | 35% | 55% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 2/2 | 2/6 | 2/9 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 100% | 33% | 22% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 8/8 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 60% | 60% | 110% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
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