Prediction Of Darderi Vs Hijikata H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Us Open 2025?

What Time Will Luciano Darderi Play Against Rinky Hijikata?

Darderi and Hijikata are on the Day 1 Schedule at Us Open 2025 on Sunday 24 August 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Luciano Darderi from Italy has a 1-0 head-to-head record against Rinky Hijikata from Australia, with their previous encounter taking place at the 2024 Roland Garros on clay where Darderi emerged victorious with a score of 6-3, 7-6(6), 6-1.

Darderi, a former Top 10 junior, began the 2024 season ranked World No. 128 and steadily climbed up the rankings, breaking into the Top 100 in February, the Top 50 in May, and achieving a career-high ranking of World No. 32 in August. He claimed his first ATP Tour title at the 2024 Cordoba tournament, defeating Bagnis in the final. In 2025, Darderi won titles in Bastad and Umag in consecutive weeks after a victory in Marrakech earlier in the year, making him one of three players to win three tour-level titles in 2025. He has a 90-61 record in Challenger events, winning titles in Todi, Lima-2, and Perugia. Darderi, who hails from Argentina, is looking to secure his first Grand Slam win on hard courts after some early exits in previous tournaments.

On the other hand, Rinky Hijikata has had his own share of achievements, including rallying from a set down three times to reach his first ATP Tour semifinal at the 2023 ‘s-Hertogenbosch as a lucky loser. He also claimed the 2023 Australian Open doubles title, defeating the World No. 1 doubles team in the process. At the same event, Hijikata fought back from a two-set deficit to claim his first Grand Slam singles victory. He has also won three Challenger singles titles in his home country of Australia. Prior to turning professional, Hijikata played collegiate tennis at the University of North Carolina and earned All-American honors as a sophomore.

In head-to-head matchups against top-ranked players at Grand Slam events, Hijikata has struggled, with an 0-8 record against Top 50 players. One of his losses came against Darderi at the 2024 Roland Garros in the first round.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Darderi will win.
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