H2H, prediction of Rinky Hijikata vs Reilly Opelka at the French Open with odds, preview, pick | 25th May 2025

PREVIEW. Paris. Hijikata and Opelka will fight against each other in the 1st round of the French Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Sunday the 25th of May

Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Reilly Opelka

Rinky Hijikata and Reilly Opelka will clash against each other in the 1st round of the French Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:00 pm on Court 7. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Reilly Opelka who should win in 5 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Reilly Opelka is the pick to win this match.
Reilly Opelka -> 1.68
Rinky Hijikata -> 2.19

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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Reilly Opelka

This will be the 2nd time that Rinky Hijikata and Reilly Opelka square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Opelka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Opelka won 7-5 7-5 in the 1st round in Madrid back in April 2025.

Rinky Hijikata

Rinky Hijikata
Rinky Hijikata

12 - 17win/loss

Hard
7-10
I Hard
1-1
Clay
4-6
Rank
88
High
62
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-21 7-10 4-7 1-1 3-3 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. 79, Rinky will start his run at the French Open after he played his last match in the Bordeaux Challenger where he lost 7-5 7-6(5) to Mpetshi in the semifinal on the 17th of May.

Hijikata has a compiled 12-17 win-loss record in 2025, 4-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Rinky’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Bordeaux Challenger.

Talking about his overall career, The Australian has an overall 213-148 record. He has a negative 24-29 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

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

Hijikata
French Open
Hijikata's Record

Reilly Opelka

Reilly Opelka
Reilly Opelka

15 - 12win/loss

Hard
9-6
I Hard
2-1
Clay
4-5
Rank
72
High
17
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 22-16 9-6 5-6 2-1 6-3 0-0
2024 8-10 2-8 0-0 3-1 3-1 0-0
2023 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
2022 21-15 10-7 6-5 4-0 1-3 0-0
2021 21-23 14-11 6-4 1-6 0-2 0-0

Ranked no. 95, the American will start his run at the Paris after he played his last match in Geneva where he lost 7-5 7-6(2) to Ofner in the qualifications on the 18th of May.

The American has an overall 15-12 win-loss record in 2025, 4-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Opelka’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Brisbane.

In terms of his career, Reilly has an overall 232-183 record. He has a positive 65-50 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2021. See his history.

Opelka
French Open
Opelka's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Hijikata
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Opelka
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2025 2024 2023
15 - 21
22 - 16
7-10
Hard
9-6
1-1
I Hard
2-1
4-7
Clay
5-6
3-3
Grass
6-3

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