PREVIEW. Hertogenbosch. Hijikata and Brouwer will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Libema Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Monday the 12th of June
Rinky Hijikata and Gijs Brouwer will face off in the 1st round of the Libema Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 5:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 Rinky Hijikata who should win in 3 sets.
Rinky Hijikata -> 1.74
Gijs Brouwer -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head Rinky Hijikata vs. Gijs Brouwer
This will be the 2nd time that Rinky Hijikata and Gijs Brouwer play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Hijikata (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
The last time that they played each other, Hijikata won 7-5 6-4 in the qualifications in the Cary 2 Challenger back in 2021.
Rinky Hijikata
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20-18 | 17-12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 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 got to the 1st round after beating Robin Haase 6-3 7-5.
Hijikata has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (139-82). 3-2 on grass in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Hijikata has an overall8-6 match record in the last 7 years on grass.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Burnie Challenger where he overcame James Duckworth in the final 6-3 6-3.
Hijikata has an overall 20-18 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Gijs Brouwer
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10-17 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 7-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-27 | 12-5 | 13-5 | 14-12 | 8-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-25 | 9-5 | 12-10 | 21-10 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| 2020 | 20-10 | 13-4 | 5-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 34-26 | 7-7 | 10-6 | 17-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 138, Gijs will start his run in Hertogenbosch after he played his last match in the Surbiton Challenger where he lost 6-1 7-6(4)
to Murray Kubler in the 1st round on the 5th of June.
Gijs has a compiled 10-17 win-loss record in 2023, 0-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Brouwer’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Houston.
In terms of his career, Gijs has an overall 267-174 record. He has a positive 8-6 record on grass.
Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022. See his history.