Rinky Hijikata and Colton Smith will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Birmingham Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rinky Hijikata who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rinky Hijikata is the pick to win this match.
Rinky Hijikata -> 1.571
Colton Smith -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Colton Smith
There is no head to head record between Rinky Hijikata and Colton Smith since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Rinky Hijikata
15 - 18win/loss
84
62
LWLWLLLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17-23 | 8-11 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 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. 78, the Australian got to the semifinal after beating Billy Harris 6-1 3-6 6-4, Yosuke Watanuki 6-1 6-3 and Alex Bolt 7-6(2) 6-4.
In the quarter, Rinky had a good straight sets win against Bolt (7-62 6-4). During the match, Hijikata scored 76 points vs Bolt’s 71. The Australian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Hijikata recorded 5 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Rinky Hijikata was pretty efficient on serve to win 76% (31/41) of his 1st serve and 57% (17/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Australian broke Bolt twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rinky has lost 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Hijikata has a winning match record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (216-149). 3-0 on grass in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Hijikata has an aggregate22-15 match record in the last 9 years on grass.
Rinky’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Bordeaux Challenger.
Hijikata has an aggregate 15-18 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Birmingham Challenger
Rinky has never competed in this tournament before.
Colton Smith
17 - 5win/loss
138
134
LWWLWLWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28-14 | 10-7 | 4-2 | 5-0 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 34-11 | 22-7 | 0-0 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 5-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 162, Colton reached the semifinal after beating Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4, Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 6-3 0-1 ret. and Lloyd Harris 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4.
In the quarter, Smith defeated Lloyd (6-3 6-73 6-4). During the match Smith scored 115 points vs Lloyd’s 106. Smith was exceptionally aggressive to blast 59 winners.
About the serving games, Smith scored 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Colton Smith lost the serve once and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Smith put 72% of his first serves in, winning 67% (59/88) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (19/35) on the 2nd serve. Smith broke Lloyd 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Colton has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Cleveland Challenger where he beat Eliot Spizzirri in the final 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3.
The American has an aggregate 17-5 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hijikata | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 65 | 73 |
| Pts | 227-190 | 261-233 |
| Total Points | 417 | 494 |
| Winners | 100 | 123 |
| %Winners | 44% | 47% |
Both Hijikata and Smith played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Rinky Hijikata lost 1 set, while Colton Smith dropped 3 sets. Hijikata has played 2 set(s) less than Smith (7 vs 9). Therefore, Hijikata played 8 games less than Smith. The Australian scored 100 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Smith made 123 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hijikata | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 133/218 | 173/248 |
| %1st in | 61% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 100/133 | 123/173 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 44/85 | 45/75 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 60% |
Hijikata scored 20 aces (6.7 per match). Smith recorded 22 aces (7.3 per match). Hijikata won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Smith won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hijikata | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 8 |
| Converted | 11/26 | 8/24 |
| % Converted | 42% | 33% |
| Conceded | 16 | 18 |
| Saved | 12 | 17 |
| % Saved | 75% | 94% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
Hijikata broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. Hijikata lost his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 8 times with a 33% conversion rate. Colton conceded his serve once and he saved 94% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hijikata | |||||
| R1 Harris |
R2 Watanuki |
1/4 Bolt |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 3-6 6-4 | 6-1 6-3 | 7-62 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 16 | 23 | 65 | |
| pts | 89-73 | 62-46 | 76-71 | 227-190 | |
| Total points | 162 | 108 | 147 | 417 | |
| Winners | 45 | 24 | 31 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 39% | 41% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 12 | 3 | 5 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 56/88 | 36/59 | 41/71 | 133/218 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 61% | 58% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 45/56 | 24/36 | 31/41 | 100/133 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 67% | 76% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/32 | 13/23 | 17/30 | 44/85 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 57% | 57% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 5/10 | 2/9 | 11/26 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 50% | 22% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 4/5 | 2/3 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 80% | 67% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Smith | |||||
| R1 Uchiyama |
R2 Moreno De Alboran |
1/4 Lloyd |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-73 6-4 | 6-3 0-1 ret. | 6-3 6-73 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 10 | 32 | 73 | |
| pts | 111-99 | 35-28 | 115-106 | 261-233 | |
| Total points | 210 | 63 | 221 | 494 | |
| Winners | 47 | 17 | 59 | 123 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 49% | 51% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 66/100 | 19/25 | 88/123 | 173/248 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 76% | 72% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 47/66 | 17/19 | 59/88 | 123/173 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 89% | 67% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/34 | 3/6 | 19/35 | 45/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 50% | 54% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/13 | 1/5 | 4/6 | 8/24 | |
| Converted % | 23% | 20% | 67% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 0 | 11 | 18 | |
| Saved | 7/7 | 0/0 | 10/11 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 91% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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