Prediction Of Hijikata Vs Djokovic H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Miami Open Presented By Itau 2025?

What Time Will Rinky Hijikata Play Against Novak Djokovic?

Hijikata and Djokovic are on the Day 3 Schedule at Miami Open Presented By Itau 2025 on Friday 21 March 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?

Rinky Hijikata from Australia and Novak Djokovic from Serbia have faced each other once before, with Djokovic leading the head to head 1-0. Their match took place in Brisbane, Australia, on a hard court in the Round of 32. Djokovic emerged victorious in straight sets, winning 6-3, 6-3.

Insights from Tennis Data Innovations reveal that their meeting in Brisbane showcased some interesting statistics. Djokovic displayed his best serving performance within his 52-week average. This improvement was largely attributed to the accuracy of his serves. Djokovic had an average first serve accuracy of 48cm against Hijikata, which was slightly better than his 52-week average of 57cm. The tour average for serve accuracy stood at 58cm.

Rinky Hijikata, aged 24 and currently ranked 86th in the world, has made some notable achievements in his career. He broke into the top 100 after reaching the fourth round of the 2023 US Open as a wildcard. He achieved a career-high ranking of 62 in August 2024. Notably, he rallied from a set down three times to reach his first ATP Tour semifinals at the 2023 ‘s-Hertogenbosch tournament as a lucky loser. Additionally, Hijikata won the doubles title at the 2023 Australian Open, defeating the top-ranked pair in the process. He also gained his first Grand Slam main draw singles win at the same tournament, coming from two sets down. He has won two Challenger singles titles on home soil and played college tennis at the University of North Carolina.

Despite these achievements, Hijikata has struggled against top 20 players, having a 0-14 record against them. He aims to achieve his biggest career win against Djokovic and reach the third round of an ATP Masters 1000 event for the first time. Only two Australians, Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin, have defeated Djokovic since the start of the 2024 season.

Novak Djokovic, aged 37 and currently ranked 5th in the world, is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He holds several records, including the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP/WTA rankings (428 weeks) and the most years ended at No. 1 (8). Djokovic has won a total of 24 Grand Slam men’s singles titles, including a record 10 Australian Open titles. He is the only player to win all 9 ATP Masters 1000 events multiple times, with a total of 40 titles. Djokovic also has the most Grand Slam match wins in history (382) and sits third on the list for the most men’s singles titles in the Open Era (99) and the most men’s singles wins in the Open Era (1,131). He has achieved remarkable win streaks, including 43 consecutive wins on the ATP Tour, 31 consecutive wins at ATP Masters 1000 events, and 30 consecutive wins at Grand Slam tournaments.

In Miami, Djokovic aims to tie Rafael Nadal for the most ATP Masters 1000 wins in series history (410), in what will be his record 501st match at this level. Djokovic is also looking to avoid going on a four-match losing streak for only the second time in his career. The previous occasion was when he suffered five consecutive losses in 2007 from the Madrid tournament to the Tennis Masters Cup.

In terms of ATP Masters 1000 matches played, Djokovic holds the record with 500 matches, tied with Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer follows closely behind with 489 matches played, followed by Andy Murray with 331 matches and David Ferrer with 311 matches.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Hijikata will win.
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