Who Will Win: Hijikata Vs Dimitrov? Prediction For ATP Us Open 2024

What Time Will Rinky Hijikata Play Against Grigor Dimitrov?

Hijikata and Dimitrov are on the Day 3 Schedule at Us Open 2024 on Wednesday 28 August 2024. 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?

Rinky Hijikata from Australia will be facing Grigor Dimitrov from Bulgaria in their upcoming match. Dimitrov currently holds a 2-0 lead in their head-to-head record. Their previous encounters include a quarterfinal match at the 2024 Brisbane tournament, where Dimitrov won 6-1 6-4, and a round of 32 match at the 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal, where Dimitrov emerged victorious with a scoreline of 6-1 6-0.

In terms of their ATP rankings, Hijikata is currently ranked at No. 62 as of August 26, 2024. His highest ranking was No. 9, achieved on November 20, 2017. On the other hand, Dimitrov holds the No. 33 position and had reached No. 3 on November 6, 2017.

Hijikata was born in Sydney, Australia, while Dimitrov hails from Haskovo, Bulgaria.

Their win-loss records on hard courts for the 2024 season are 14-19 for Hijikata (10-9 on hard courts) and 34-13 for Dimitrov (22-7 on hard courts). In terms of their career win-loss record on hard courts, Hijikata has a record of 26-33 (18 wins and 21 losses), while Dimitrov has a more extensive record of 447-286 (297 wins and 184 losses).

When it comes to career titles won on hard courts, Hijikata is yet to secure a title, while Dimitrov has accumulated a total of 9 titles.

Their previous performance at the US Open includes a fourth round finish in 2023 for Hijikata, while Dimitrov reached the semifinals in 2019.

Hijikata has successfully made a comeback from being two sets down once, whereas Dimitrov has achieved this feat twice in his career.

In terms of career tiebreak win-loss records, Hijikata has won 13 tiebreaks and lost 9 tiebreaks in his career, out of which he has a record of 11-5 in 2024. Dimitrov, on the other hand, has won 189 tiebreaks and lost 175 tiebreaks, including a record of 16-9 in 2024.

Their respective career prize money up until 2024 is $2,096,027 for Hijikata (with $672,260 earned in 2024) and $27,422,522 for Dimitrov (with $2,287,251 earned in 2024).

Hijikata is currently coached by Mark Draper, while Dimitrov is

coached by Daniel Vallverdu and Jamie Delgado.

In terms of career highlights, Hijikata achieved his highest ranking of No. 62 in August 2024. He rallied from a set down in three consecutive matches to reach the semifinals of the 2023 ‘s-Hertogenbosch as a lucky loser. He also won the 2023 Australian Open doubles title with his partner Kubler by defeating [1] Koolhof/Skupski. Hijikata has won two Challenger singles titles on home soil, one in Playford in October 2022 and another immediately after the 2023 Australian Open in Burnie. Before turning pro, Hijikata played college tennis at the University of North Carolina from 2020-21 and earned All-American honors as a sophomore.

As for Dimitrov, his goal for this season is to reach the third round in all Grand Slam events. He has previously reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, losing to Borges, the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, losing to Sinner, and the fourth round of Wimbledon, losing to Medvedev. Notably, he rallied from 2 sets to 1 down to defeat No. 3 Federer in the 2019 Wimbledon quarterfinals and has reached the fourth round of the US Open in 2014 and 2016. Dimitrov has an impressive record of 14-1 against players ranked outside the top 50 in Grand Slam events since the start of the 2023 season. He has a 20-3 overall record in 2024, including wins over Hijikata when he was ranked No. 71 in Brisbane and No. 74 at the ATP Masters 1000 Montreal.

Dimitrov’s other career highlights include ending 2017 as the world No. 3, becoming the first debutant to go 5-0 en route to the Nitto ATP Finals title, and winning nine ATP titles, including the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati, where he defeated Kyrgios. He also achieved a significant victory over No. 1 Djokovic at the 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid and has reached multiple Masters 1000 semifinals and finals, including the 2017 Cincinnati, 2023 Paris, and 2024 Miami. Dimitrov is recognized as the top-ranked Bulgarian player in history and the only champion from his country.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Hijikata will win.
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