David Goffin vs Rinky HijikataPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
David Goffin and Rinky Hijikata have met 4 times since 2024; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Goffin leads 2–1. Across all meetings Goffin has taken 4 sets to Hijikata's 5. Their most recent meeting: Rinky Hijikata won at Wimbledon - London (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Goffin | Hijikata | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | David Goffin | Rinky Hijikata | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 3/4 | 56% | 25/45 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 5/14 | 26% | 8/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 6/18 | 37% | 28/76 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 17% | 1/6 | 45% | 17/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 6/12 | 57% | 20/35 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 66% | 25/38 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | 91% | 32/35 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | 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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Goffin 2, Hijikata 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Goffin
💥 Big Hitter
Hijikata
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both David Goffin and Rinky Hijikata are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 4,120 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jul 1, 2025
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 1st Round
Feb 24, 2025
Abierto Mexicano Telcel - Acapulco
H Hard · 1st Round
Jan 7, 2025
Adelaide International - Adelaide
H Hard · 1st Round
Aug 22, 2024
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Goffin | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–2 | 6–8 |
| Avg odds | 3.54 | 2.81 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -17.5% |
| Units P/L | -2.00u | -2.45u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Goffin | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 2 | 5 |
| Distance | 461 mi · 742 km | 2,283 mi · 3,674 km |
| Route | FRA | 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
Hijikata has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Goffin's 50%).
| Opponent | Goffin | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Clement Chidekh | L 16 06 | W 63 63 |
| Ignacio Buse | W 26 63 63 | W 36 63 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Clement Chidekh
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Mark Lajal
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Andrea Guerrieri
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Toby Samuel
Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 20
Chun-Hsin Tseng
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Thomas Faurel
Aix En Provence Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Emilio Nava
BMW Open by Bitpanda · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 11
Emilio Nava
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 5
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 · 18–81 matches
| Metric | Goffin | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 22% | 57% |
| Sets won | 31% | 53% |
| Games won | 44% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Goffin | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Goffin | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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