ATP Challenger Tour · Semifinals · Birmingham
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Smith
⚙️ Grinder
Hijikata
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Rinky Hijikata here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Grass, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Smith | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–8 | 13–9 |
| Avg odds | 2.46 | 2.53 |
| ROI % | -0.9% | +12.1% |
| Units P/L | -0.14u | +2.67u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Smith
0
Hijikata
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 10 shared opponents, both Smith and Hijikata posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Smith | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Clement Chidekh | W 75 26 63 | W 63 63 |
| Arthur Fery | L 64 46 16 | L 67 36 |
| Mackenzie McDonald | L 46 16 | W 63 76 |
| Michael Mmoh | W 62 64 | W 63 36 76 |
| Jack Pinnington Jones | W 64 61 | W 63 60 |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili | W 75 61 | L 36 26 |
| Sho Shimabukuro | L 67 57 | L 46 46 |
| Yibing Wu | L 57 16 | L 16 67 |
| Stefan Dostanic | W 64 76 | W 26 63 62 |
| Patrick Kypson | L 67 06 | L 46 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Smith | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 58.4% | 62.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65.9% | 71.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.8% | 49.9% |
| Aces / Match | 2.9 | 6.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 57.3% | 65.6% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.2% | 27.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.1% | 50.4% |
| BP Converted % | 37.9% | 39.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 29.1 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 26.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 62.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.5% | 49.6% |
| Surface (Grass) | ||
| Grass Win % | 50% | 70% |
Last five matches per player
Clement Chidekh
Dublin Challenger · Round of 32
Jun 15
Jurij Rodionov
Dublin Challenger · Round of 16
Jun 11
Masamichi Imamura
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 32
Jun 3
Michael Mmoh
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Final
May 31
Andre Ilagan
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Semifinals
May 31
Matchup overview
Colton Smith and Rinky Hijikata face off in the Semifinals at Birmingham on Grass.
Colton Smith leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Colton Smith is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Clement Chidekh (Jun 15).
Rinky Hijikata is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Ugo Humbert (Jun 19).
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