Prediction Of Nakashima Vs Hijikata H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Hangzhou Open 2024?

What Time Will Brandon Nakashima Play Against Rinky Hijikata?

Nakashima and Hijikata are on the Day 5 Schedule at Hangzhou Open 2024 on Sunday 22 September 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?

In the match between Brandon Nakashima (USA) and Rinky Hijikata (AUS), Nakashima currently leads the head-to-head 1-0. They previously met in Houston (U.S.A.) on clay, where Nakashima won 6-1, 6-4 in the round of 16.

Brandon Nakashima is 23 years old and currently ranked World No. 39, which is his career-high ranking. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 24-16, with his best result being a semifinal appearance in Stuttgart. Throughout his career, Nakashima has a win-loss record of 92-73 and has won one title.

Nakashima achieved a career-high ranking of No. 39 in September 2024 after breaking into the Top 50 in July 2022. He reached the fourth round of the US Open by defeating No. 15 Rune and No. 18 Musetti. At the end of the 2022 season, he had a run of 16-1 in tiebreaks and went on to win the 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals title after reaching the semifinals in 2021. He also defeated his fellow countryman Giron to win his first ATP Tour title in his hometown of San Diego in 2022. As a 19-year-old in 2021, Nakashima reached back-to-back ATP Tour finals in Los Cabos and Atlanta, becoming the youngest American to achieve this since Roddick in 2001-02. In 2022, he reached the third round of Roland Garros, fourth round of Wimbledon, and third round of the US Open. Notably, he recorded his first Top 20 wins by defeating No. 16 Shapovalov at Wimbledon and No. 19 Dimitrov at the US Open.

It is worth noting that Nakashima saved two match points against Wong in the second round and is now aiming for his sixth ATP Tour semifinal. This will be his fourth on hard courts and second in 2024, with his previous loss

being against Draper in Stuttgart. In matches against Australians on tour-level, Nakashima has a record of 13-1 on hard courts, with his only loss coming against Thompson at the 2022 Dallas tournament.

Rinky Hijikata is also 23 years old and currently ranked World No. 81, with a career-high ranking of No. 62, achieved in August 2024. He previously rallied from a set down in three consecutive matches to reach his first ATP Tour semifinal at the 2023 ‘s-Hertogenbosch tournament as a lucky loser. In the doubles event of the 2023 Australian Open, Hijikata and his partner Kubler defeated [1] Koolhof/Skupski on their way to winning the title. This marked another victory for an all-Australian wildcard team at their home Grand Slam, following in the footsteps of Kokkinakis/Kyrgios. Additionally, Hijikata rallied back from being two sets down against Hanfmann for his first main draw singles win in a Grand Slam tournament. He has also won two Challenger singles titles on home soil, one at Playford in October 2022 and another immediately after the 2023 Australian Open in Burnie.

Prior to turning pro, Hijikata played college tennis at the University of North Carolina from 2020-2021 and earned All-American honors as a sophomore.

Hijikata advanced to the quarterfinals of this tournament due to a walkover as Marozsan withdrew due to illness. He is now aiming for his second career semifinal after his previous one at the 2023 ‘s-Hertogenbosch tournament, where he lost to Thompson. So far this season, Hijikata has a record of 0-4 in quarterfinals at tournaments in Brisbane, Delray Beach, Queen’s Club, and Winston-Salem.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Nakashima will win.
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