Grand Slam · Round of 128 · Australian Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Krueger
⚙️ Grinder
Hijikata
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 3,236 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 Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Krueger | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–6 | 9–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.72 | 2.67 |
| ROI % | -43.7% | -4.8% |
| Units P/L | -4.37u | -0.81u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Krueger
1
Hijikata
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Hijikata has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Krueger's 0%).
| Opponent | Krueger | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Blaise Bicknell | L 67 75 46 | W 64 57 62 |
| Dalibor Svrcina | L 67 46 | W 64 63 |
| Yibing Wu | L 57 46 | L 16 67 |
| Adrian Mannarino | L 16 16 | W 63 63 61 |
| Jack Pinnington Jones | L 67 16 | W 63 60 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Krueger | Hijikata |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.9% | 61.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.4% | 71.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49.7% | 50% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 5.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.5% | 66.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31% | 29.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.1% | 51.1% |
| BP Converted % | 38.7% | 40.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 25 | 30 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 36 | 30.1 |
| Net Pts Won % | 60.6% | 60.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.1% | 50% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
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Matchup overview
Mitchell Krueger and Rinky Hijikata face off in the Round of 128 at Australian Open on Hard.
Mitchell Krueger leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Mitchell Krueger is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Henry Searle (Jun 3).
Rinky Hijikata is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Frances Tiafoe (Jun 11).
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