BRISBANE DRAW. Novak Djokovic’s prediction with Hijikata next. H2H and rankings

Brisbane draw - Novak Djokovic. See the draw preview and prediction with Rinky Hijikata, Gael Monfils, Alexei Popyrin, Frances Tiafoe, Grigor Dimitrov in the Brisbane International.

Novak Djokovic Stats info

Novak Djokovic is starting his bid in the draw in Brisbane. Djokovic won the Brisbane International once in 2020.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opponents in Brisbane International. Novak has a winning record (36-3) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Rinky Hijikata (73) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Gael Monfils (55) – H2H 19-1
or Nishesh Basavareddy (138) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Alexei Popyrin (24) – H2H 3-1
or Matteo Arnaldi (37) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Frances Tiafoe (18) – H2H 2-0
or Sebastian Korda (22) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Grigor Dimitrov (10) – H2H 12-1
or Jordan Thompson (26) – H2H 1-0
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R1 – Rinky Hijikata’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

36 - 33win/loss in 2024

Rank
73
High
62
LWWWWWW
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
2019 22-17 14-8 7-7 0-0 1-2 0-0
2018 2-3 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Rinky Hijikata has a 36-33 win-loss record in 2024, 29-21 on hard. During the previous 8 years, Hijikata has a 150-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hijikata won 9 of his last 10 matches.

Hijikata’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final the Playford Challenger and the Sydney Challenger.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Rinky Hijikata

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Rinky Hijikata since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

R2 – Gael Monfils’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 19-1 for Novak Djokovic

25 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
55
High
6
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-21 15-11 3-6 2-2 5-2 0-0
2023 16-15 8-8 2-4 6-3 0-0 0-0
2022 14-7 13-5 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
2021 18-17 8-7 2-4 7-3 1-3 0-0
2020 16-7 7-3 0-3 9-1 0-0 0-0
2019 37-19 17-7 6-4 13-5 1-3 0-0
2018 34-20 8-6 10-10 11-2 5-2 0-0
2017 20-14 11-6 3-4 1-1 5-3 0-0

Gael Monfils has a 25-21 win-loss record in 2024, 15-11 on hard. Talking about the last 21 years, the French player has a 250-140 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The French player won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The French player most significant result of this current year was getting to the semifinal Doha and Mallorca.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Gael Monfils

This contest would be 21st time that Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils face off. The head to head is 19-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 13-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Novak Djokovic could square off with Nishesh Basavareddy. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Alexei Popyrin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Novak Djokovic

30 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
24
High
23
LWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-22 17-8 4-8 4-3 5-3 0-0
2023 36-29 18-14 15-6 1-4 2-5 0-0
2022 24-31 7-16 7-4 3-5 7-6 0-0
2021 32-26 13-11 8-6 10-5 1-4 0-0
2020 14-16 3-4 5-5 4-6 0-0 2-1
2019 37-32 18-17 7-7 6-5 6-3 0-0
2018 46-26 20-10 15-10 11-6 0-0 0-0
2017 35-21 22-10 13-9 0-2 0-0 0-0

Alexei Popyrin has a 30-22 record in 2024, 17-8 on hard. In the previous 9 years, Popyrin has a 136-99 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Popyrin won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was winning the competition in Montreal where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-4.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Alexei Popyrin

This contest would be 5th time that Novak Djokovic and Alexei Popyrin square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Novak Djokovic may compete against Matteo Arnaldi. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/2 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic

33 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
18
High
10
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-27 21-13 5-6 4-5 3-3 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 33-27 record in 2024, 21-13 on hard. Talking about the last 11 years, the American has a 179-122 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Francis won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Tiafoe’s most significant achievement of the current season was reaching the final Houston and Cincinnati.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Frances Tiafoe

This would be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Frances Tiafoe play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Novak Djokovic could square off with Sebastian Korda. Their H2H is 1-0 for Novak Djokovic.

Final – Grigor Dimitrov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 12-1 for Novak Djokovic

46 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
10
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-18 21-7 8-4 13-5 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
2019 24-21 12-10 7-6 5-3 0-2 0-0
2018 25-19 11-9 7-5 6-3 1-2 0-0
2017 49-19 24-8 4-5 15-3 6-3 0-0

Grigor Dimitrov has a 46-18 record in 2024, 21-7 on hard. In connection to the previous 18 years, Dimitrov has a 267-154 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

His best achievement of the season was winning the competition in Brisbane where he defeated Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Grigor Dimitrov

This would be the 14th time that Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov square off. The head to head is 12-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 5-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Novak Djokovic may square off with Jordan Thompson. Their head to head is 1-0 for Novak Djokovic.