Grigor Dimitrov and Rinky Hijikata will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the National Bank Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on COURT 5. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 2 sets.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.134
Rinky Hijikata -> 5.9
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Rinky Hijikata
This will be the 2nd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Rinky Hijikata face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Dimitrov won 6-1 6-4 in the quarter in Brisbane back in January 2024.
Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs Rinky Hijikata – Brisbane 05-January-2024
Grigor Dimitrov
32 - 11win/loss
10
3
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-11 | 14-3 | 8-4 | 6-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-21 | 16-10 | 10-5 | 10-4 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-22 | 10-11 | 10-5 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-18 | 18-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-11 | 8-5 | 6-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 10, the Bulgarian will start his run in Toronto after he played his last match at Wimbledon where he lost 5-3 ret. to Medvedev in the 4th round on the 7th of July.
The Bulgarian has a compiled 32-11 win-loss record in 2024, 14-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Brisbane where he defeated Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.
Talking about his overall career, The Bulgarian has an overall 594-353 record. He has a positive 260-150 record on hard.
Previously in Toronto
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2014. See his history.
Rinky Hijikata
19 - 24win/loss
74
70
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-24 | 12-12 | 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. 74, Rinky reached the 2nd round after beating Daniel Altmaier 7-6(4) 6-1, Alexis Galarneau 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) and Taro Daniel 6-1 7-5.
In the 1st round, Rinky had a good straight sets win against Daniel (6-1 7-5). During the match Hijikata scored 65 points vs Daniel’s 40. The Australian was very aggressive to blast 20 winners.
About the serving games, Hijikata fired 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Rinky Hijikata was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (20/28) of his 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Hijikata broke Daniel 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
The Australian has an overall 19-24 win-loss record in 2024, 12-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Tennis Scores in Montreal
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Vasek PospisilPospisil (2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (4-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Kevin Krawietz/Tim PuetzKrawietz/Tim Puetz – Liam Draxl/Benjamin SigouinDraxl/Benjamin Sigouin (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-4 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Arthur FilsFils (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Jack DraperDraper (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Taro DanielDaniel (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Alexander BublikBublik (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Marcos GironGiron (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Tomas MachacMachac (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Taylor FritzFritz – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Luciano DarderiDarderi (6-4 7-62) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-VasselinGonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin – Tallon Griekspoor/Sebastian KordaGriekspoor/Sebastian Korda (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (3-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (5-7 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Nicolas JarryJarry (7-65 6-75 6-2) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-2 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Max Purcell/Jordan ThompsonPurcell/Jordan Thompson – Felix Auger Aliassime/Alexis GalarneauAuger Aliassime/Alexis Galarneau (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-78 7-66 6-3) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (7-67 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Simone Bolelli/Andrea VavassoriBolelli/Andrea Vavassori – Vasek Pospisil/Denis ShapovalovPospisil/Denis Shapovalov (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Jack Draper/Jannik SinnerDraper/Jannik Sinner – Sander Gille/Joran VliegenGille/Joran Vliegen (6-0 6-73 10-8) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Tomas MachacMachac (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-4 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Marcos GironGiron (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Vasek PospisilPospisil (2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Rinky HijikataHijikata (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Alexander ZverevZverev (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (4-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – James DuckworthDuckworth (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Andrey RublevRublev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Nuno BorgesBorges (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Borna CoricCoric (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (0-3) – H2H and prediction