Novak Djokovic and Rinky Hijikata will square off in the 2nd round of the Miami Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:30 pm on STADIUM. 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 Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.074
Rinky Hijikata -> 8.2

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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Rinky Hijikata

This will be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Rinky Hijikata fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Djokovic won 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Brisbane back in 2024.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Rinky Hijikata – Brisbane 31-December-2024

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic

7 - 4win/loss

Hard
7-4
I Hard
0-0
Rank
5
High
1
LLLWWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 7-4 7-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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

Ranked no. 5, the Serbian will start his run in Miami after he played his last match in Indian Wells where he lost 6-2 3-6 6-1 to Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round on the 8th of March.

The Serbian has an overall 7-4 win-loss record in 2025, 7-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Novak’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open .

Talking about his overall career, The Serbian has an overall 1232-252 record. He has a positive 548-92 record on hard.

Previously in Miami

Previously, he won this tournament 6 times in 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016. See his history.

Miami
Djokovic's Record

Rinky Hijikata

Rinky Hijikata

8 - 10win/loss

Hard
7-9
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. 86, Hijikata reached the 2nd round after defeating Hamad Medjedovic 7-5 3-6 7-5.

In the 1st round, Hijikata defeated Medjedovic (7-5 3-6 7-5). During the match Hijikata scored 102 points vs Medjedovic’s 100. The Australian was pretty aggressive to blast 44 winners.

Talking about serving, Hijikata managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Rinky Hijikata lost the serve 5 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Hijikata put 71% of his first serves in, winning 66% (44/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Medjedovic 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).

Hijikata has an aggregate 8-10 win-loss record in 2025, 7-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Miami

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See his history.

Miami
Hijikata's Record

Tennis Scores in Miami

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