American tennis player Sebastian Korda successfully qualified for the ATP London Quarter Final round alongside Australian Rinky Hijikata.
Both players will face each other for this very fist, in this round to earn a place in the Semifinal of the tournament.
Sebastian Korda knocked off Grigor Dimitrov in the Round of 16 stage while Rinky Hijikata defeated Matteo Arnaldi in the last round.
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Sebastian Korda is ranked 23rd on the ATP ranking and he's up against Rinky Hijikata in this quarter final round of the ATP London tournament.
Sebastian Korda has had a good campaign so far, he took on Kare. Khachanov in his first game and he won in straight sets (7-5,7-6). Then he moved to the Round of 16, where he faced Grigor Dimitrov and he won in 3 sets. Korda won 4-6 in the opening set and Dimitrov recovered in the second set to win 6-3. The game was decided on the third set, and Korda won 5-7.
According to stats, Sebastian Korda had the following stats against Grigor Dimitrov:- 70% first serve, 50% break points saved, 13 service games won, 54% second serve return points and 3 break points converted.
Rinky Hijikata
Rinky Hijikata will be out to prove himself against a strong opponent in the quarter final round. He is number 98th on the ATP ranking and his opponent is ninber 23, Sebastian Korda.
Rinky Hijikata played his opening game against Frances Tiafoe and he advanced through to the next round after Tiafoe called in early retirement halfway into the game. Next up for Rinky was Matteo Arnaldi and Rinky won the game in straight sets. Rinky’s game against Arnaldi was tight, but he won 7-6, 7-6 in both sets to get the victory.
According to stats, Rinky had the following:- 66% first serve, 60% break points saved, 10 service games won, 52% second serve return points and 2 break points converted.
Head to Head
There is no h2h data between both players
Analysis and Predictions
It's pretty easy to pick out the favorite in this game and it's obvious. Sebastian Korda is obviously the better player and he ranks higher on the ATP ranking, which automatically makes him the favorite to win. Also, Korda comes in with a better record than Rinky Hijikata.
- Sebastian Korda Win and Under 25.5. Games at 1.72 Odds
- Sebastian Korda (-1.5) Sets Handicap at 1.64 Odds
- Sebastian Korda Win 2-0 at 1.66 Odds