ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Bordeaux
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Hijikata
💥 Big Hitter
Baez
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,242 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 counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Hijikata | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–9 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.53 | 2.33 |
| ROI % | +12.1% | -26.9% |
| Units P/L | +2.67u | -4.04u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Hijikata
1
Baez
May 15, 2025
Bordeaux
C Clay · Round of 16
Mar 11, 2023
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 64
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Hijikata has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Baez's 60%).
| Opponent | Hijikata | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Tabilo | W 62 64 | W 76 61 |
| Jiri Lehecka | W 46 75 76 | W 64 61 |
| Marcos Giron | W 75 67 61 | W 61 64 |
| Alexander Bublik | W 67 76 63 | L 16 26 |
| Cameron Norrie | L 46 26 | L 36 46 |
| Luciano Darderi | W 46 62 64 | L 46 36 |
| Adam Walton | L 36 76 16 | L 26 26 |
| Ignacio Buse | W 36 63 64 | W 64 63 |
| Camilo Ugo Carabelli | W 76 64 | W 76 62 |
| Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard | L 64 67 67 | W 64 64 36 57 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Hijikata | Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.3% | 68.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.2% | 64.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49.9% | 52.2% |
| Aces / Match | 6.4 | 2.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 65.6% | 56.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27.4% | 37% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.4% | 57.9% |
| BP Converted % | 39.2% | 54% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 29.1 | 13.3 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 26.5 | 21.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 62.2% | 55.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.6% | 52.3% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 50% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Rinky Hijikata and Sebastian Baez face off in the Round of 16 at Bordeaux on Clay.
Rinky Hijikata leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Rinky Hijikata is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Ugo Humbert (Jun 19).
Sebastian Baez is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Alex Molcan (Jun 7).
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