Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Rinky HijikataPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Aleksandar Kovacevic and Rinky Hijikata have met 5 times since 2022; Aleksandar Kovacevic leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Gwangju Challenger in 2022 on hard. On hard courts Kovacevic leads 3–1. Across all meetings Kovacevic has taken 6 sets to Hijikata's 6. Their most recent meeting: Rinky Hijikata won at US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovacevic | Hijikata | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Aleksandar Kovacevic | Rinky Hijikata | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 52% | 13/25 | 56% | 25/45 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 17/34 | 26% | 8/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 49% | 29/59 | 37% | 28/76 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 8/16 | 45% | 17/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 66% | 27/41 | 57% | 20/35 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 52% | 23/44 | 66% | 25/38 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 69% | 18/26 | 91% | 32/35 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 13/26 | 71% | 25/35 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 3 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovacevic 1, Hijikata 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovacevic
🤖 Servebot
Hijikata
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 4,932 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Mar 31, 2026
US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston
C Clay · 1st Round
Aug 12, 2024
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Feb 25, 2024
Acapulco
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Feb 21, 2024
Mifel Tennis Open - Los Cabos
H Hard · 2nd Round
Oct 4, 2022
Gwangju Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kovacevic | Hijikata | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Aleksandar Kovacevic | Rinky Hijikata | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 13/13 | 93% | 13/14 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 13/13 | 71% | 10/14 |
| 5 or more | 77% | 10/13 | 43% | 6/14 |
| 10 or more | 31% | 4/13 | 7% | 1/14 |
| 15 or more | 8% | 1/13 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovacevic | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–8 | 6–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.45 | 2.81 |
| ROI % | -8.5% | -17.5% |
| Units P/L | -1.11u | -2.45u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovacevic | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 4 | 5 |
| Distance | 3,172 mi · 5,105 km | 2,283 mi · 3,674 km |
| Route | CHN → JPN → CHN | CHN → JPN → CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kovacevic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (30% vs Hijikata's 20%).
| Opponent | Kovacevic | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Jaume Munar | L 26 36 | L 67 36 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | W 63 76 | L 46 36 |
| Camilo Ugo Carabelli | W 64 67 62 | W 62 63 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | W 46 75 64 | L 57 64 36 57 |
| Valentin Vacherot | L 26 36 57 | L 16 36 64 26 |
| Arthur Fery | L 63 57 36 | L 67 36 |
| Denis Shapovalov | L 46 46 | L 62 36 26 |
| Cameron Norrie | L 46 16 | L 46 26 |
| Daniel Altmaier | L 46 67 | L 57 26 |
| Alejandro Tabilo | L 36 16 | W 62 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Matteo Berrettini
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Jaume Munar
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Zachary Svajda
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Lloyd Harris
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 1st Round
Sep 24
Valentin Vacherot
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Arthur Fery
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 3rd Round
Aug 27
Luca Van Assche
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 2nd Round
Aug 25
Roman Safiullin
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Andrey Rublev
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 2nd Round
Sep 25
Dalibor Svrcina
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round
Sep 24
Felix Auger Aliassime
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Benjamin Bonzi
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 3rd Round
Aug 26
Raphael Collignon
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 2nd Round
Aug 25
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 63–81 matches
| Metric | Kovacevic | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 40% | 57% |
| Sets won | 43% | 53% |
| Games won | 48% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovacevic | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovacevic | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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