Who Will Win: Hijikata Vs Goffin? Prediction For ATP Winston-salem Open 2024

What Time Will Rinky Hijikata Play Against David Goffin?

Hijikata and Goffin are on the Day 5 Schedule at Winston-salem Open 2024 on Thursday 22 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?

[16] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) will be facing David Goffin (BEL) for the first time. Rinky Hijikata is 23 years old and currently ranked No. 65 in the world, which is his career-high ranking. In 2024, he has a record of 13-18 and has reached the quarterfinals four times. He has also performed well in the event with a 3-1 record, reaching the quarterfinals.

Hijikata broke into the top 100 after reaching his first ATP Tour semifinal as a lucky loser at the ‘s-Hertogenbosch tournament in 2023. He achieved his career-high ranking of No. 65 in August 2024. At the 2023 Australian Open, he won the doubles title with Kubler, defeating the top-ranked team of Koolhof/Skupski. This victory made him the second consecutive Australian wildcard team to win their home Grand Slam championship, following Kokkinakis and Kyrgios. In the same tournament, he rallied from being two sets down to win his first Grand Slam main draw singles match against Hanfmann. He has also won two Challenger singles titles on home soil, at Playford in October 2022 and immediately after the 2023 Australian Open in Burnie.

Before turning pro, Hijikata played college tennis at the University of North Carolina from 2020-21, where he earned All-American honors as a sophomore. It is worth noting that Hijikata saved two match points against Coric in the third round and is now looking to reach his second ATP Tour semifinal, after reaching the semifinals as a lucky loser at the 2023 ‘s-Hertogenbosch tournament.

The match will take place at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex in Winston-Salem, NC, U.S.A. from August 18-24, 2024.

On the other hand, David Goffin, 33 years old, is

currently ranked No. 90 in the world. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 7 in 2017, with a record of 59 wins that year. Goffin ended the season at his career-high ranking after reaching the championship match of the Nitto ATP Finals, where he defeated both Nadal and Federer en route.

Goffin became the sixth and final player to defeat both Nadal and Federer in the same event, joining the ranks of Davydenko, Del Potro, Djokovic, Murray, and Nalbandian. He was also the first Belgian player to break into the top 10, qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, defeat the world No. 1, and reach an ATP Masters 1000 final, which he achieved in 2019 at Cincinnati.

In 2022, Goffin achieved several milestones, including his 300th career victory by defeating Andujar in the second round of the Marrakech tournament. He also won his sixth ATP Tour title in Marrakech and secured his third victory over a world No. 1 player by defeating Alcaraz in the first round of the Astana tournament.

Goffin has reached the quarterfinals of four Grand Slam tournaments, most recently at Wimbledon in 2022. He has also led Belgium to the Davis Cup finals in 2015 and 2017.

It is worth noting that Goffin has recently recorded three consecutive tour-level wins for the first time since his quarterfinal run at Wimbledon in 2022, where he lost to Norrie. He is now aiming for his 32nd tour-level semifinal and his first since winning the Marrakech title in 2022, where he defeated Molcan in the final. This will be Goffin’s third appearance in the quarterfinals of the Winston-Salem tournament, having previously reached that stage in 2012 (lost to Isner) and 2014 (lost to Janowicz).

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Hijikata will win.
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