Novak Djokovic and Rinky Hijikata will square off in the 1st round of the Brisbane International for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 5:30 pm on PAT RAFTER ARENA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.1
Rinky Hijikata -> 6.95
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Rinky Hijikata
There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Novak Djokovic
37 - 9win/loss
7
1
LWWWWWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-9 | 15-5 | 16-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-7 | 27-1 | 12-3 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-7 | 2-1 | 14-4 | 19-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-7 | 19-3 | 18-3 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 41-5 | 26-1 | 11-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 7, the Serbian will start his run in Brisbane after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 7-6(4) 6-3 to Sinner in the final on the 13th of October.
Djokovic has a composed 37-9 win-loss record in 2024, 15-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was conquering the title in Paris where he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(2).
Talking about his overall career, Novak has an overall 1225-248 record. He has a positive 541-88 record on hard.
Previously in Brisbane
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2007. See his history.
Rinky Hijikata
36 - 33win/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. 73, Rinky will start his run in Brisbane after he played his last match in the Sydney Challenger where he lost 6-1 6-1 to Kokkinakis in the final on the 3rd of November.
Hijikata has a compiled 36-33 win-loss record in 2024, 29-21 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was winning the title the Playford Challenger where he overcame Yuta Shimizu in the final 6-4 7-6(4).
In terms of his career, The Australian has an overall 201-131 record. He has a positive 150-83 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Brisbane
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (7-65 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (3-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-4 4-6 7-610) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-78 7-65 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Nicolas JarryJarry – Mariano NavoneNavone (7-5 7-67) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Holger RuneRune (7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Novak Djokovic/Nick KyrgiosDjokovic/Nick Kyrgios – Alexander Erler/Andreas MiesErler/Andreas Mies (6-4 6-74 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – David GoffinGoffin (6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Christian Harrison/Marcus WillisHarrison/Marcus Willis – Romain Arneodo/Arthur CazauxArneodo/Arthur Cazaux (6-4 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Rinky HijikataHijikata (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Nicolas JarryJarry (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Adam WaltonWalton (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
