Prediction Of Kecmanovic Vs Hijikata H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024?

What Time Will Miomir Kecmanovic Play Against Rinky Hijikata?

Kecmanovic and Hijikata are on the Day 2 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Thursday 3 October 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?

Miomir Kecmanovic, a 25-year-old Serbian tennis player, is set to face Rinky Hijikata, a 23-year-old Australian tennis player. Hijikata currently leads their head-to-head record with a 1-0 advantage.

In their previous encounter at the 2024 Los Cabos tournament in Mexico, Hijikata defeated Kecmanovic in straight sets with a scoreline of 6-3, 7-6(2).

Kecmanovic is currently ranked World No. 55 and has a career-high ranking of No. 27, which he achieved in January 2023. He had a successful year in 2022, earning a personal-best 38 wins and reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open, the third round of Roland Garros, and the third round of Wimbledon. He also reached the quarterfinals of two ATP Tour events in 2024. Kecmanovic’s notable achievements include advancing to the quarterfinals of ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, such as the 2019 Indian Wells (as a lucky loser), the 2022 Indian Wells, and the 2022 Miami. In the 2022 Indian Wells tournament, he secured his biggest career win by defeating World No. 6 Matteo Berrettini in the fourth round. Additionally, Kecmanovic reached the semifinals of the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals. As a junior player, he won the prestigious Orange Bowl junior title in 2015 by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in a third-set tiebreak and ended 2016 as the World No. 1 junior.

Kecmanovic aims to achieve a personal milestone by completing wins at all nine ATP Masters 1000 events. However, his performance in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments this season has been mixed, with a 4-7 record. On hard courts, his performance has been particularly challenging, as he is currently on an eight-match losing streak since his win against Cristian Garin in the first round of the Toronto tournament in August last year.

On the other hand, Hijikata is currently ranked World No. 78 with a career-high ranking of No. 62, which he achieved in August 2024. As a junior player, he reached a high ranking of World No. 9. Hijikata broke into the Top 100 after reaching the fourth round of the 2023 US Open as a wild card. In the same year, he achieved his first ATP Tour semifinal as a lucky loser at the ‘s-Hertogenbosch tournament, after staging comebacks in three consecutive matches. He also won the 2023 Australian Open doubles title, alongside his partner Kubler, defeating the top-seeded team of Koolhof/Skupski. He displayed great resilience at the 2023 Australian Open by rallying from a two-set deficit against Yannick Hanfmann to secure his first Grand Slam main draw singles win of his career.

Hijikata has had success on the challenger circuit, winning two singles titles on home soil in Playford in October 2022 and Burnie immediately after the 2023 Australian Open. Before turning pro, he played college tennis at the University of North Carolina from 2020 to 2021 and earned All-American honors as a sophomore.

In previous ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, Hijikata has achieved three match wins in his career, including a victory over Laslo Djere in the first round of the Shanghai tournament last year. However, he ultimately lost in the second round to Tsitsipas. This season, Hijikata has secured 11 out of his 15 wins on hard courts.

As Kecmanovic and Hijikata meet again, both players will aim to advance in the tournament and secure a victory in their head-to-head matchup.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Kecmanovic will win.
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