James McCabe vs Rinky HijikataPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
James McCabe and Rinky Hijikata have met 4 times since 2023; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Burnie Challenger in 2023 on hard. On hard courts they are level 2–2. Across all meetings McCabe has taken 4 sets to Hijikata's 4. Their most recent meeting: Rinky Hijikata won at Playford Challenger (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | McCabe | Hijikata | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | James McCabe | Rinky Hijikata | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 69% | 24/35 | 56% | 27/48 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 10/30 | 29% | 9/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 21/65 | 38% | 30/79 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 19/41 | 47% | 20/43 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 58% | 14/24 | 60% | 18/30 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 47% | 16/34 | 67% | 26/39 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 27/33 | 92% | 34/37 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 24/33 | 73% | 27/37 |
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: 4 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (McCabe 2, Hijikata 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
McCabe
🤖 Servebot
Hijikata
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,470 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward James McCabe.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Nov 29, 2025
Playford Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Nov 21, 2025
Sydney Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jan 29, 2025
Brisbane 1 Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Feb 3, 2023
Burnie Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | McCabe | Hijikata | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | James McCabe | Rinky Hijikata | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 13/13 | 94% | 17/18 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 13/13 | 72% | 13/18 |
| 5 or more | 62% | 8/13 | 56% | 10/18 |
| 10 or more | 23% | 3/13 | 6% | 1/18 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/18 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | McCabe | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–9 | 11–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.97 | 2.15 |
| ROI % | -30.9% | +15.7% |
| Units P/L | -4.32u | +2.98u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | McCabe | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 2 | 7 |
| Distance | — | 1,024 mi · 1,648 km |
| Route | USA | CAN → USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 (60% vs McCabe's 40%).
| Opponent | McCabe | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Tomic | L 67 46 | W 36 64 63 |
| Zizou Bergs | W 67 62 76 | L 75 26 26 |
| Adam Walton | L 36 67 | L 36 76 16 |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili | W 63 64 | L 36 26 |
| Leandro Riedi | L 16 46 | W 75 63 |
| Dane Sweeny | W 67 61 76 | W 63 62 |
| Alex Bolt | L 57 67 | W 63 63 |
| Hayato Matsuoka | L 57 46 | L 46 26 |
| Tristan Schoolkate | L 63 67 26 | W 64 64 |
| Jack Pinnington Jones | W 64 76 | W 63 60 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Noah Zamora
M25 East Lansing · 1st Round
Aug 12
Dusan Lajovic
Lexington Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Duncan Chan
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 22
Bernard Tomic
Lincoln Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Masamichi Imamura
Lincoln Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 15
Jason Jung
Newport Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 8
Roman Safiullin
Wimbledon · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Remy Bertola
Lexus Nottingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Benjamin Bonzi
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 3rd Round
Aug 26
Raphael Collignon
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 2nd Round
Aug 25
Darwin Blanch
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round
Aug 24
Jakub Mensik
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Luciano Darderi
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Gael Monfils
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Jaume Munar
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 2
Denis Shapovalov
Mifel Tennis Open - Los Cabos · 1st Round
Jul 29
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 65–83 matches
| Metric | McCabe | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 59% |
| Sets won | 53% | 55% |
| Games won | 51% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | McCabe | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | McCabe | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 2 |
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