Rinky Hijikata and Matias Soto will face off in the 1st round of the Charlottesville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 5:30 pm on COURT 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rinky Hijikata who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Rinky Hijikata is the pick to win this match.
Rinky Hijikata -> 1.182
Matias Soto -> 4.4

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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Matias Soto

There is no head to head record between Rinky Hijikata and Matias Soto since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Rinky Hijikata

Rinky Hijikata

26 - 30win/loss

Hard
13-15
I Hard
5-4
Clay
4-7
Grass
4-4
Rank
127
High
62
LLWLWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 27-32 13-16 4-7 6-5 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. 119, the Australian will start his run in the Charlottesville Challenger after he played his last match in the Sioux Falls Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Kypson in the quarter on the 24th of October.

Hijikata has an overall 26-30 win-loss record in 2025, 5-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Hijikata’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Bordeaux Challenger and the Birmingham Challenger.

Talking about his overall career, The Australian has an overall 227-161 record. He has a positive 17-14 record on indoor hard courts.

Previously in the Charlottesville Challenger

The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.

Charlottesville Challenger
Hijikata's Record

Matias Soto

Matias Soto

21 - 27win/loss

Hard
2-4
I Hard
0-3
Clay
19-20
Rank
300
High
240
LLLWLWWLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 21-29 2-4 19-20 0-5 0-0 0-0
2024 57-27 10-9 43-17 4-1 0-0 0-0
2023 18-19 4-4 14-14 0-1 0-0 0-0
2022 21-7 7-3 14-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 12-9 6-3 6-6 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 279, Matias will start his run in the Charlottesville Challenger after he played his last match in the Curitiba Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-2 to Daniel in the 2nd round on the 15th of October.

The Chilean has an overall 21-27 win-loss record in 2025, 0-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)

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Soto’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Concepcion Challenger,the Campinas Challenger and M25 Coquimbo.

In terms of his career, The Chilean has an overall 147-100 record. He has a negative 4-5 record on indoor hard courts.

Charlottesville Challenger
Soto's Record

Tennis Scores in Charlottesville Challenger

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