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Novak Djokovic vs Rinky HijikataPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

Novak Djokovic

🇷🇸Novak Djokovic

#5 · 39 yrs · R

2–0

2 meetings · sets 4–0

Rinky Hijikata

🇦🇺Rinky Hijikata

#85 · 25 yrs · R

3

Novak Djokovic and Rinky Hijikata have met 2 times since 2024; Novak Djokovic leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Brisbane in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Djokovic leads 2–0. Djokovic has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Djokovic has taken 4 sets to Hijikata's 0. Their most recent meeting: Novak Djokovic won at Miami Open - Miami (2025).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

IndicatorDjokovicHijikata
Wins in straight sets50%56%
Wins a set when losing75%29%
Goes to a deciding set57%38%
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite36%47%
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog—60%
Tiebreak sets won75%67%
Wins after taking set 170%92%
Wins 2-0 after taking set 150%73%

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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Djokovic 2, Hijikata 0).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Djokovic

💥 Big Hitter

Power groundstrokesHigh winner countAggressive shotsShort rallies
vs

Hijikata

⚙️ Grinder

Relentless consistencyDeep court positioningHigh rally toleranceMental fortitude

Matchup analysis

The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,211 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Novak Djokovic.

Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.

Previous meetings

2 career meetings, newest first

Mar 21, 2025

Miami Open - Miami

H Hard · 2nd Round

60
761
Djokovic

Dec 31, 2024

Brisbane

H Hard · Round of 32

63
63
Djokovic

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days

OutcomeDjokovicHijikata
1 or more100%94%
3 or more100%72%
5 or more100%56%
10 or more71%6%
15 or more29%0%
20 or more0%0%

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

MetricDjokovicHijikata
W-L5–211–8
Avg odds1.712.15
ROI %-12.4%+15.7%
Units P/L-0.87u+2.98u

Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.

Travel

Last 30 days

MetricDjokovicHijikata
Countries12
Events13
Matches17
Distance0 mi · 0 km1,024 mi · 1,648 km
RouteUSACAN → 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

Djokovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (78% vs Hijikata's 44%).

OpponentDjokovicHijikata
Jaume Munar
W
63
57
62
L
67
36
Yibing Wu
W
64
57
64
64
L
16
67
Alejandro Tabilo
W
76
61
W
62
64
Dino Prizmic
L
62
26
46
W
46
64
75
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
W
57
75
61
64
L
64
67
67
Zizou Bergs
W
63
75
L
75
26
26
Aleksandar Kovacevic
W
64
16
64
W
64
62
Francesco Maestrelli
W
63
62
62
W
76
64
Valentin Vacherot
L
36
46
L
16
36
64
26

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Djokovic
LLWWWWWL
L

Thiago Agustin Tirante

Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round

62
46
46

Aug 15

L

Jannik Sinner

Wimbledon - London · Semifinals

46
46
46

Jul 10

W

Felix Auger-Aliassime

Wimbledon - London · Quarterfinals

7610
36
63
647
764

Jul 7

W

Roman Safiullin

Wimbledon - London · 4th Round

766
63
36
63

Jul 5

W

Arthur Rinderknech

Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round

75
64
16
764

Jul 3

W

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round

63
64
62

Jul 1

W

Yibing Wu

Wimbledon - London · 1st Round

64
57
64
64

Jun 29

L

Joao Fonseca

French Open - Paris · 3rd Round

64
64
36
57
57

May 29

Hijikata
LWWLWWLL
L

Benjamin Bonzi

Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 3rd Round

16
16

Aug 26

W

Raphael Collignon

Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 2nd Round

36
767
765

Aug 25

W

Darwin Blanch

Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round

64
762

Aug 24

L

Jakub Mensik

Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round

36
46

Aug 18

W

Luciano Darderi

Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round

64
62

Aug 16

W

Gael Monfils

Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round

26
765
63

Aug 14

L

Jaume Munar

National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round

637
36

Aug 2

L

Denis Shapovalov

Mifel Tennis Open - Los Cabos · 1st Round

62
36
26

Jul 29

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ DjokovicDjokovic ahead↓ Hijikata

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 31–83 matches

MetricDjokovicHijikata
Matches won74%59%
Sets won65%55%
Games won54%51%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StageDjokovicHijikata
ATP 25010
ATP Masters 100010

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfaceDjokovicHijikata
Hard20

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Novak Djokovic vs Rinky Hijikata FAQ

Novak Djokovic leads the head-to-head 2–0 over 2 meetings.