World no. 103 Jordan Thompson will meet world no. 133 Rinky Hijikata in all-Australian semifinal at the 2023 Rosmalen Open on Saturday, June 17. Get the predictions and odds of this Jordan Thompson v Rinky Hijikata match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Jordan Thompson v Rinky Hijikata Head to Head
This will be their first tour level meeting. However, they met twice at the lower level this season and on both the occasions Thompson came out on top in straight sets. One of those wins came last week at the Surbiton Challenger.
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Thompson Rallies Past Mannarino
2019 finalist, Jordan Thompson is a win away from reaching a second final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch after the Aussie rallied from a set down to beat Adrain Mannarino in the quarterfinal on Friday.
Thompson threw away a 0-2 lead in the first set as Mannarino broke twice to take a one-set-to-love lead.
In the second set, Thompson clawed his way back, by winning the tiebreak, and then he raced to win in the final set for a 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 victory.
The Australian had begun his campaign with a 6-4, 7-6 win over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round. He then knocked out the returning Milos Raonic 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 in the second round.
The Australian had come into the tournament with a poor 3-9 record at the tour level, but the three wins has improved those numbers to 6-9 on the tour and 25-14 across levels, which includes two Challenger titles and a run to the semifinal in Surbiton last week.
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Hijikata Bounces Back Again to Reach Semis
World no. 133 Rinky Hijikata rebounded from a set down to win for the third straight match in the tournament.
The 22-year-old Australian, who made it to the main draw as a lucky loser, defeated Mackenzie McDonald 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 in the quarterfinal on Friday.
Hijikata saved 7 of 9 break points and converted 5 of 9 to beat the world no. 68.
The Aussie, who beat Robin Haase in the first qualifying round and fell to Ricardas Berankis in the second qualifying round, had scored a 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-2 win over Gijs Brouwer in the first round.
Hijikata had also scored a comeback win over Marc-Andrea Huesler in round 2, beating the Swiss 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Hijikata, who was a quarterfinalist in Surbiton, had won a Challenger title earlier this year.
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Thompson v Hijikata Prediction and Tip
Thompson is the more experienced player. He played his only ATP final at the Rosmalen Open in 2019 and given his recent dominance over Hijikata, he is likely to reach a second final with a win on Saturday.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Thompson to win: 2/5
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 22.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 Rosmalen Open will be played from June 12 to 18. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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