Rinky Hijikata is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Almaty. Rinky has defeated Timofey Skatov 7-63 2-6 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Flavio Cobolli.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Rinky Hijikata’s projected draw withhisplausible opposition in Almaty Open. The Australian has a losing record (1-3) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Timofey Skatov (236) – 7-63 2-6 6-3
R2 – Flavio Cobolli (22) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Gabriel Diallo (35) – H2H 1-0
or James Duckworth (138) – H2H 3-1
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev (14) – H2H 0-2
or Brandon Nakashima (34) – H2H 1-3
Fin – Karen Khachanov (10) – H2H 0-0
or Luciano Darderi (26) – H2H 0-2
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R2 – Flavio Cobolli’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Flavio Cobolli

36 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
22
High
17
WWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 36-29 9-13 15-6 6-7 6-3 0-0
2024 43-29 26-13 10-9 4-3 3-4 0-0
2023 56-36 10-6 43-23 3-6 0-1 0-0
2022 35-34 6-4 24-21 5-8 0-1 0-0
2021 46-30 5-4 39-21 2-5 0-0 0-0
2020 4-8 2-2 2-4 0-2 0-0 0-0
2019 4-4 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Flavio Cobolli has a 30-25 record in 2025, 0-3 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the last 8 years, Cobolli has a 14-27 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this year was winning the competition in Bucharest where he defeated Sebastian Baez in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Hamburg where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in Almaty Open Flavio didn’t play in this event.

H2H Rinky Hijikata vs. Flavio Cobolli

This contest would be 2nd time that Rinky Hijikata and Flavio Cobolli fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cobolli (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

1/4 – Gabriel Diallo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Rinky Hijikata

37 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
41
High
33
LWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 37-29 16-15 8-7 4-4 9-3 0-0
2024 49-26 30-12 7-6 9-4 3-4 0-0
2023 39-28 8-11 2-2 24-10 5-5 0-0
2022 23-10 17-6 0-0 6-4 0-0 0-0
2021 12-4 8-3 0-0 4-1 0-0 0-0
2020 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 8-4 6-3 0-0 2-1 0-0 0-0
2018 2-3 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

Gabriel Diallo has a 36-26 record in 2025, 3-1 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the last 8 years, the Canadian has a 49-24 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Gabriel won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the title in Hertogenbosch where he defeated Zizou Bergs in the final 7-5 7-6(8).

Last year in Almaty Open Diallo lost to Karen Khachanov in the final 6-2 5-7 6-3

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H2H Rinky Hijikata vs. Gabriel Diallo

This would be the 2nd time that Rinky Hijikata and Gabriel Diallo face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Hijikata (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

However, Rinky Hijikata could square off with James Duckworth. Their head to head is 3-1 for Rinky Hijikata.

1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Daniil Medvedev

41 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
1
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 41-23 20-12 6-4 10-4 5-3 0-0
2024 46-21 28-9 11-5 1-5 6-2 0-0
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0

Daniil Medvedev has a 34-21 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the last 13 years, Daniil has a 132-64 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s most significant result of this season was getting to the final Halle.

Last year in Almaty Open the Russian didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Rinky Hijikata vs. Daniil Medvedev

This would be the 3rd time that Rinky Hijikata and Daniil Medvedev clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Possibly, Rinky Hijikata could fight against Brandon Nakashima. Their H2H record is 3-1 for Brandon Nakashima.

Final – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

32 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
18
High
8
LWWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 32-24 13-11 9-6 2-4 8-3 0-0
2024 37-22 14-12 8-4 14-3 1-3 0-0
2023 34-18 18-10 10-5 6-3 0-0 0-0
2022 36-25 17-11 9-7 6-5 4-2 0-0
2021 35-24 17-9 5-6 8-6 5-3 0-0
2020 20-15 12-6 4-3 4-6 0-0 0-0
2019 30-29 13-11 7-6 6-9 4-3 0-0
2018 46-22 15-11 6-5 20-4 5-2 0-0

Karen Khachanov has a 30-21 win-loss record in 2025, 0-1 on indoor hard courts. In the previous 14 years, Karen has a 125-80 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Khachanov won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Khachanov’s most significant achievement of the year was reaching the final Toronto.

Last year in Almaty Open the Russian won the competition after defeating Gabriel Diallo 6-2 5-7 6-3.

H2H Rinky Hijikata vs. Karen Khachanov

There is no head to head record between Rinky Hijikata and Karen Khachanov since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Possibly, Rinky Hijikata could take on Luciano Darderi. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Luciano Darderi.