PREVIEW. Surbiton Challenger. Thompson and Hijikata will fight against each other in the quarter of the Surbiton Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match on Friday the 9th of June
Jordan Thompson and Rinky Hijikata will face off in the quarter of the Surbiton Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on COURT 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jordan Thompson who should win in 2 sets.
Jordan Thompson -> 1.29
Rinky Hijikata -> 3.44
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Prediction and head to head Jordan Thompson vs. Rinky Hijikata
This will be the 2nd time that Jordan Thompson and Rinky Hijikata face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Thompson (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they played, Thompson won 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in the Gwangju Challenger back in May 2023.
Jordan Thompson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21-12 | 13-8 | 0-3 | 6-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-26 | 18-14 | 2-6 | 8-1 | 12-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-25 | 10-11 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 9-5 | 2-2 |
| 2020 | 12-13 | 6-6 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 31-24 | 14-14 | 9-5 | 2-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 76, the Australian got to the quarter after beating Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-4 and Zachary Svajda 6-2 7-5.
In the 2nd round, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Svajda (6-2 7-5). During the match, Thompson scored 69 points vs Svajda’s 49. The Australian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Thompson managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Jordan Thompson was very effective on serve to win 84% (27/32) of his 1st serve and 58% (11/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Thompson broke Svajda 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to win 57% of the points he played.
Thompson has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (362-245). 2-0 on grass in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Thompson has a composed 53-37 win-loss record in the last years on grass.
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Rome Challenger where he defeated Alex Michelsen in the final 6-4 6-2 and the Gwangju Challenger where he beat Max Purcell in the final 6-3 6-2.
The Australian has a composed 21-12 win-loss record in 2023, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Surbiton Challenger
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19-16 | 17-12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-29 | 37-19 | 2-2 | 10-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-13 | 31-9 | 9-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 22-17 | 14-8 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 136, Rinky reached the quarter after beating Billy Harris 6-3 7-5 and Ilya Ivashka 7-62 7-64.
In the 2nd round, Rinky had a good straight sets win against Ivashka (7-62 7-64). During the match Hijikata scored 92 points vs Ivashka’s 82. Rinky was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Hijikata managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Rinky Hijikata was quite effective on serve to win 73% (37/51) of his 1st serve and 69% (22/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Rinky broke Ivashka once after converting 20% of his break points (1/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rinky hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Burnie Challenger where he beat James Duckworth in the final 6-3 6-3.
Rinky has an aggregate 19-16 win-loss record in 2023, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Surbiton Challenger
Hijikata has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
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— Break Points —
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Thompson | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 40 | 47 |
| Pts | 126-95 | 156-132 |
| Total Points | 221 | 288 |
| Winners | 55 | 64 |
| %Winners | 44% | 41% |
Both Thompson and Hijikata played 2 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Thompson and Hijikata have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Thompson played 7 games less than Hijikata. The Australian scored 55 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian managed to score 64 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Thompson | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 63/101 | 85/142 |
| %1st in | 62% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 55/63 | 64/85 |
| %1st pts | 87% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 23/38 | 40/57 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 70% |
Thompson bagged 12 aces (6 per match). Hijikata made 5 aces (2.5 per match). Thompson won 87% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Hijikata won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 70% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Thompson | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 3 |
| Converted | 6/11 | 3/9 |
| % Converted | 55% | 33% |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 |
| Saved | 1 | 3 |
| % Saved | 50% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Jordan broke his opponents 6 times with a 55% conversion rate. Thompson conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponents 3 times with a 33% conversion rate. Rinky conceded his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Thompson | ||||
| R1 Mcdonald |
R2 Svajda |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | 40 | |
| pts | 57-46 | 69-49 | 126-95 | |
| Total points | 103 | 118 | 221 | |
| Winners | 28 | 27 | 55 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 39% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 31/50 | 32/51 | 63/101 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 63% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 28/31 | 27/32 | 55/63 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 84% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/19 | 11/19 | 23/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 58% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 4/8 | 6/11 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hijikata | ||||
| R1 Harris |
R2 Ivashka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 7-62 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 26 | 47 | |
| pts | 64-50 | 92-82 | 156-132 | |
| Total points | 114 | 174 | 288 | |
| Winners | 27 | 37 | 64 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 34/59 | 51/83 | 85/142 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 61% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 27/34 | 37/51 | 64/85 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 73% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/25 | 22/32 | 40/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 69% | 70% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 1/5 | 3/9 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 20% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | – | 75% | 38% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Tennis Scores in Surbiton Challenger
- Robert Galloway/John-Patrick SmithGalloway/John-Patrick Smith – N.Sriram Balaji/Gonzalo EscobarBalaji/Gonzalo Escobar (7-65 3-6 10-7) – Stats, scores, rankings