Miomir Kecmanovic and Rinky Hijikata will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:30 pm on SHOW COURT 3. 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 Miomir Kecmanovic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Miomir Kecmanovic is the pick to win this match.
Miomir Kecmanovic -> 1.67
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.2

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Prediction and head to head Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Rinky Hijikata

This will be the 2nd time that Miomir Kecmanovic and Rinky Hijikata face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Hijikata (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Hijikata won 6-3 7-6(2) in the 1st round in Los cabos back in February 2024.

Miomir Kecmanovic

Miomir Kecmanovic

20 - 25win/loss

Hard
9-14
I Hard
1-0
Clay
6-7
Grass
4-4
Rank
53
High
27
LLWLWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-31 10-15 6-7 6-5 4-4 0-0
2023 28-31 11-13 9-9 6-5 2-4 0-0
2022 40-26 21-11 15-8 2-4 2-3 0-0
2021 17-27 6-11 5-8 5-6 1-2 0-0
2020 18-13 7-6 5-2 6-5 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 54, the Serbian will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in Beijing where he lost 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3 to Griekspoor in the 1st round on the 26th of September.

Kecmanovic has an aggregate 20-25 win-loss record in 2024, 9-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, Miomir has an overall 287-217 record. He has a positive 125-95 record on hard.

Previously in Shanghai

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2019 and 2023. See his history.

Shanghai
Kecmanovic's Record

Rinky Hijikata

Rinky Hijikata

25 - 30win/loss

Hard
18-18
I Hard
1-1
Clay
1-6
Grass
5-5
Rank
73
High
62
LWWWWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 36-33 29-21 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. 76, the Australian will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in Tokyo where he lost 6-3 6-1 to Bellucci in the qualifications on the 24th of September.

Hijikata has an overall 25-30 win-loss record in 2024, 18-18 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, The Australian has an overall 190-128 record. He has a positive 139-80 record on hard.

Previously in Shanghai

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

Shanghai
Hijikata's Record

Tennis Scores in Shanghai

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