H2H, prediction of Rinky Hijikata vs Alexander Shevchenko in Indian Wells with odds, preview, pick | 6th March 2025

PREVIEW. Indian Wells. Hijikata and Shevchenko will square off in the 1st round of the BNP Paribas Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Thursday the 6th of March

Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Alexander Shevchenko

Rinky Hijikata and Alexander Shevchenko will play each other in the 1st round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on STADIUM 5. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Shevchenko who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Alexander Shevchenko is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Shevchenko -> 1.74
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.09

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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Alexander Shevchenko

There is no head to head record between Rinky Hijikata and Alexander Shevchenko since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Rinky Hijikata

Rinky Hijikata
Rinky Hijikata

6 - 8win/loss

Hard
5-7
I Hard
1-1
Rank
86
High
62
WLWLWLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 8-10 7-9 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0
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

Ranked no. 83, the Australian will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Acapulco where he lost 6-2 6-3 to Goffin in the 1st round on the 24th of February.

Rinky has a composed 5-8 win-loss record in 2025, 4-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, The Australian has an overall 206-139 record. He has a positive 154-90 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

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

Hijikata
Indian Wells
Hijikata's Record

Alexander Shevchenko

Alexander Shevchenko
Alexander Shevchenko

4 - 8win/loss

Hard
2-5
I Hard
1-1
Clay
1-2
Rank
98
High
45
LWLLLLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 5-10 3-7 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2024 22-35 8-13 6-12 7-7 1-3 0-0
2023 45-34 16-15 19-13 10-5 0-1 0-0
2022 50-33 2-4 41-23 7-6 0-0 0-0
2021 49-27 8-4 33-17 8-6 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 98, Shevchenko will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Santiago where he lost 6-2 6-2 to Navone in the 1st round on the 25th of February.

Shevchenko has a composed 4-7 win-loss record in 2025, 2-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Australia.

In terms of his career, Shevchenko has an overall 256-178 record. He has a positive 50-45 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2024. See his history.

Shevchenko
Indian Wells
Shevchenko's Record
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Soccer Tonic Predictions

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Hijikata
WLWLWLLLWL
Shevchenko
LWLLLLWLLW
2025 2024 2023
8 - 10
4 - 10
7-9
Hard
3-7
1-1
I Hard
0-1
0-0
Clay
1-2

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