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 | 67% | 24/36 | 56% | 25/45 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 10/32 | 26% | 8/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 22/68 | 37% | 28/76 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 45% | 20/44 | 45% | 17/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 54% | 13/24 | 57% | 20/35 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 46% | 17/37 | 66% | 25/38 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 27/33 | 91% | 32/35 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 24/33 | 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: 4 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (McCabe 2, Hijikata 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
McCabe
🤖 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
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% | 7/7 | 93% | 13/14 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 71% | 10/14 |
| 5 or more | 71% | 5/7 | 43% | 6/14 |
| 10 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 7% | 1/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/14 |
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 | 0–8 | 6–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.02 | 2.81 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -17.5% |
| Units P/L | -8.00u | -2.45u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | McCabe | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 3 |
| Matches | 1 | 5 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 2,283 mi · 3,674 km |
| Route | 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
Hijikata has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs McCabe's 40%).
| Opponent | McCabe | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Hayato Matsuoka | L 36 46 | L 46 26 |
| Roman Safiullin | L 36 67 | L 57 36 |
| Alex Bolt | L 67 67 | W 63 63 |
| 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 |
| Leandro Riedi | L 16 46 | W 75 63 |
| Dane Sweeny | W 67 61 76 | W 63 62 |
| Jack Pinnington Jones | W 64 76 | W 63 60 |
| Blaise Bicknell | W 64 61 | W 64 57 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Hayato Matsuoka
Jinan Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 12
Siddhant Banthia
Jinan Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Federico Cina
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Lukas Neumayer
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Noah Zamora
M25 East Lansing · 1st Round
Aug 12
Dusan Lajovic
Lexington Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Alex Bolt
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 25
Duncan Chan
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 22
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 · 68–81 matches
| Metric | McCabe | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 57% |
| Sets won | 52% | 53% |
| Games won | 50% | 50% |
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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