Rinky Hijikata and David Goffin will fight against each other in the quarter of the Winston-Salem for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:00 pm on STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is David Goffin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, David Goffin is the pick to win this match.
David Goffin -> 1.615
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.31
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. David Goffin
There is no head to head record between Rinky Hijikata and David Goffin since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Rinky Hijikata
22 - 26win/loss
65
65
WWLWLWWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-26 | 15-14 | 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. 65 (career-high), Rinky reached the quarter after beating Arthur Cazaux 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) and Borna Coric 3-6 6-3 7-5.
In the 3rd round against Coric, The Australian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 7-5). During the match, Hijikata scored 104 points vs Coric’s 95. Hijikata was very aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Regarding the service games, Hijikata struck 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Rinky Hijikata was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 71% (47/66) of his 1st serve and 58% (22/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Rinky broke Coric 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has lost 2 set in this event to conquer 51% of the points he played.
Hijikata has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 60% of his matches (187-124). 15-14 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Hijikata has an overall136-76 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
Hijikata has a composed 22-26 win-loss record in 2024, 15-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Winston-Salem
David Goffin
37 - 22win/loss
90
7
WWWLWWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-22 | 17-8 | 7-7 | 6-4 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-26 | 2-5 | 11-9 | 18-9 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-29 | 7-13 | 14-5 | 9-9 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 14-15 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 5-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-11 | 9-4 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 90, Goffin got to the quarter after beating Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 7-5 4-6 6-3, Luciano Darderi 6-2 6-4 and Arthur Rinderknech 6-3 6-3.
In the 3rd round, Goffin had a good straight sets win against Rinderknech (6-3 6-3). During the match Goffin scored 65 points vs Rinderknech’s 48. The Belgian was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Goffin scored 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. David Goffin was pretty effective on serve to win 84% (26/31) of his 1st serve and 69% (11/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. David broke Rinderknech 3 times after converting 25% of his break points (3/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
David has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Ilkley Challenger where he beat Harold Mayot in the final 6-4 6-2.
Goffin has a composed 37-22 win-loss record in 2024, 17-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Winston-Salem
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2012 and 2014. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hijikata | Goffin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 67 |
| Pts | 202-192 | 234-191 |
| Total Points | 394 | 425 |
| Winners | 84 | 89 |
| %Winners | 42% | 38% |
Hijikata played 2 matches while Goffin competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Rinky Hijikata conceded 2 sets, while David Goffin dropped 1 set. Hijikata has played 1 set(s) less than Goffin (6 vs 7). Therefore, Hijikata played 5 games less than Goffin. Hijikata scored 84 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Belgian recorded 89 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hijikata | Goffin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 123/203 | 122/205 |
| %1st in | 61% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 84/123 | 89/122 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 45/80 | 48/83 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 58% |
Hijikata fired 9 aces (4.5 per match). Goffin recorded 16 aces (5.3 per match). Hijikata won 68% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Goffin won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hijikata | Goffin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 13 |
| Converted | 8/18 | 13/31 |
| % Converted | 44% | 42% |
| Conceded | 18 | 18 |
| Saved | 12 | 13 |
| % Saved | 67% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 5 |
The Australian broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. Hijikata surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Belgian broke his opponents 13 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Belgian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hijikata | ||||
| R2 Cazaux |
R3 Coric |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 7-64 | 3-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 30 | 62 | |
| pts | 98-97 | 104-95 | 202-192 | |
| Total points | 195 | 199 | 394 | |
| Winners | 37 | 47 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 45% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 57/99 | 66/104 | 123/203 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 63% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 37/57 | 47/66 | 84/123 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 71% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/42 | 22/38 | 45/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 58% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 3/5 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 60% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 6/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 75% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Goffin | |||||
| R1 Munar Clar |
R2 Darderi |
R3 Rinderknech |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 4-6 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 18 | 18 | 67 | |
| pts | 102-95 | 67-48 | 65-48 | 234-191 | |
| Total points | 197 | 115 | 113 | 425 | |
| Winners | 37 | 26 | 26 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% | 40% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 56/100 | 35/58 | 31/47 | 122/205 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 60% | 66% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 37/56 | 26/35 | 26/31 | 89/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 74% | 84% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/44 | 11/23 | 11/16 | 48/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 48% | 69% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/8 | 3/12 | 13/31 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 63% | 25% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| Saved | 9/12 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 67% | – | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWLWWWLWL Tennis Scores in Salem Open
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Borna CoricCoric (3-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Pavel KotovKotov – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Learner TienTien – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Zizou BergsBergs (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- David GoffinGoffin – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-3 1-6 7-68) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Juncheng ShangShang (w/o) – See score progression
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Zizou BergsBergs (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-3 1-6 7-6(8)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Pavel KotovKotov – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – David GoffinGoffin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
