Tommy Paul vs Rinky Hijikata Prediction & Picks - Adelaide International

Prediction published on 1/8/25, 6:22 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 1/8/25 at 6:26 AM in Tennis Picks

The quarter-final of the Australian tournament in Adelaide features American Tommy Paul and local Rinky Hijikata. Tommy Paul, seeded No.1, unsurprisingly won his first-round match against Frenchman and world No.261 Manuel Guinard, but lost the second set. A logical start for the Frenchman, who began his 2025 season with this match. He should achieve a much quicker victory in this match in order to save his energy and qualify quickly for the semi-finals. In addition, having reached the quarter-finals of this tournament last year, Paul should be looking for revenge in this match.

Rinky Hijikata, for his part, entered this tournament through the qualifiers, losing to his compatriot Adam Walton, ranked 91st in the world. Lucky loser, the Australian had the chance to play in the round of 16 and won his duel against David Goffin in a match lasting just 73 minutes. He then had more difficulty in the Round of 8, coming close to defeat in the tie-break of the 3rd set against number 7 seed Brandon Nakashima. However, this tournament was far more successful than the one in Brisbane last week, where he was stopped in the first round by Novak Djokovic.