Rinky Hijikata and Mackenzie Mcdonald will face off in the quarter of the Hangzhou Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1. 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 Mackenzie Mcdonald who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mackenzie Mcdonald is the pick to win this match.
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 1.43
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.66
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald
This will be the 3rd time that Rinky Hijikata and Mackenzie Mcdonald fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Hijikata and Mcdonald (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Mcdonald won 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2 in the 1st round in Newport back in July 2024.
Highlights Mackenzie Mcdonald vs Rinky Hijikata – Newport 16-July-2024
Rinky Hijikata
27 - 31win/loss
73
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. 78, Rinky got to the quarter after beating Yan Bai 6-1 6-7(5) 7-6(1) and Zachary Svajda 3-6 6-3 7-5.
In the 2nd round against Svajda, Rinky recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 7-5). During the match, Hijikata scored 93 points vs Svajda’s 87. Rinky was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Hijikata bagged 11 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Rinky Hijikata was quite effective on serve to win 77% (36/47) of his 1st serve and 59% (23/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Rinky broke Svajda 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has conceded 4 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Hijikata has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 60% of his matches (192-129). 20-19 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Hijikata has a compiled141-81 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
Rinky has an aggregate 27-31 win-loss record in 2024, 20-19 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hangzhou Challenger
Hijikata has never competed in this tournament before.
Mackenzie Mcdonald
16 - 20win/loss
132
37
LWLWWWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-23 | 18-12 | 0-4 | 3-1 | 5-6 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 35-30 | 23-15 | 0-6 | 4-3 | 8-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-31 | 16-16 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 42-26 | 15-12 | 12-5 | 9-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-16 | 10-11 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 151, Mackenzie reached the quarter after defeating Yu Hsiou Hsu 6-2 6-4 and Billy Harris 6-0 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Mcdonald had a good straight sets win against Harris (6-0 6-1). During the match Mcdonald scored 56 points vs Harris’s 25. Mackenzie was very aggressive to blast 19 winners.
About the serving games, Mcdonald scored 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Mackenzie Mcdonald was very effective on serve to win 76% (19/25) of his 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Harris 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mcdonald hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 64% of the points he played.
The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Nonthaburi 4 Challenger.
Mcdonald has a compiled 16-20 win-loss record in 2024, 10-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hijikata | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 31 |
| Pts | 212-186 | 116-65 |
| Total Points | 398 | 181 |
| Winners | 82 | 41 |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% |
Both Hijikata and Mcdonald played 2 matches. At the moment, Rinky Hijikata dropped 2 sets while Mackenzie Mcdonald hasn’t conceded a set so far. Hijikata has played 2 sets more than Mcdonald (6 vs 4). Therefore, Hijikata played 32 games more than Mcdonald. Hijikata scored 82 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Mackenzie scored 41 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hijikata | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 3 |
| 1st in | 113/199 | 51/88 |
| %1st in | 57% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 82/113 | 41/51 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 53/86 | 23/37 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 62% |
Hijikata bagged 14 aces (7 per match). Mcdonald blasted 6 aces (3 per match). Hijikata won 73% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Mcdonald won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hijikata | Mcdonald |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 10 |
| Converted | 7/18 | 10/16 |
| % Converted | 39% | 63% |
| Conceded | 9 | 7 |
| Saved | 5 | 6 |
| % Saved | 56% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
The Australian broke his opponents 7 times with a 39% conversion rate. Rinky surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 10 times with a 63% conversion rate. Mcdonald conceded his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hijikata | ||||||
| R1 Bai |
R1 Bai |
R2 Svajda |
R2 Svajda |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-75 7-61 | 6-1 6-75 7-61 | 3-6 6-3 7-5 | 3-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 126 | |
| pts | 119-99 | 119-99 | 93-87 | 93-87 | 424-372 | |
| Total points | 218 | 218 | 180 | 180 | 796 | |
| Winners | 46 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 164 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | 39% | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 66/113 | 66/113 | 47/86 | 47/86 | 226/398 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | 55% | 55% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 46/66 | 46/66 | 36/47 | 36/47 | 164/226 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | 77% | 77% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 30/47 | 30/47 | 23/39 | 23/39 | 106/172 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | 59% | 59% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 4/12 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 14/36 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | 50% | 50% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Mcdonald | ||||||
| R1 Hsiou |
R2 Harris |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-0 6-1 | ||||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Tot Games | 18 | 13 | 31 | |||
| pts | 60-40 | 56-25 | 116-65 | |||
| Total points | 100 | 81 | 181 | |||
| Winners | 22 | 19 | 41 | |||
| %Winners | 37% | 34% | 35% | |||
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1st in | 26/44 | 25/44 | 51/88 | |||
| % 1st in | 59% | 57% | 58% | |||
| 1st pts | 22/26 | 19/25 | 41/51 | |||
| % 1st pts | 85% | 76% | 80% | |||
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 12/19 | 23/37 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 63% | 62% | |||
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Converted | 4/7 | 6/9 | 10/16 | |||
| Converted % | 57% | 67% | 63% | |||
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Saved | 1/2 | 5/5 | 6 | |||
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 38% | |||
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Head 2 Head
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