Rinky Hijikata is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Almaty. Hijikata 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 includinghisprojected opponents in Almaty Open. Rinky has a unfavourable record (1-3) with the presumable opponents.
R2 – Flavio Cobolli’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Flavio Cobolli
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35-29 | 9-13 | 15-6 | 5-7 | 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 win-loss record in 2025, 0-3 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 8 years, Flavio has a 14-27 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Flavio won 4 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Bucharest where he beat 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 compete in this tournament.H2H Rinky Hijikata vs. Flavio Cobolli
This match would represent the 2nd time that Rinky Hijikata and Flavio Cobolli square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Cobolli (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against 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
| 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. As for the previous 8 years, the Canadian has a 49-24 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Canadian won 5 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the title in Hertogenbosch where he overcame Zizou Bergs in the final 7-5 7-6(8).
Last year in Almaty Open the Canadian was overcome by Karen Khachanov in the final 6-2 5-7 6-3.
H2H Rinky Hijikata vs. Gabriel Diallo
This would be the 2nd time that Rinky Hijikata and Gabriel Diallo fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Hijikata (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Rinky Hijikata could play James Duckworth. Their head to head record is 3-1 for Rinky Hijikata.
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Daniil Medvedev
| 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. As for the previous 13 years, Medvedev has a 132-64 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Daniil’s most significant result of this current season was getting to the final Halle.
Last year in Almaty Open Medvedev didn’t play in this event.
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 competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Rinky Hijikata may fight against Brandon Nakashima. Their H2H is 3-1 for Brandon Nakashima.
Final – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| 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 record in 2025, 0-1 on indoor hard courts. During the previous 14 years, Karen has a 125-80 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Karen won 5 of his last 10 matches.
Khachanov’s most significant result of the season was reaching the final Toronto.
Last year in Almaty Open Khachanov won the competition after beating 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 face off in the main tour.
Nonetheless, Rinky Hijikata may face Luciano Darderi. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Luciano Darderi.