Rinky Hijikata vs Valentin Vacherot predictions, Jan 20, 2026

Yuriy Borshchenko

8 months ago

ATP Australian Open, on Tuesday, 7:00 pm ET

Score, Highlights

Short Preview

### Match Preview: Rinky Hijikata vs. Valentin Vacherot – ATP Australian Open

On January 20, 2026, Rinky Hijikata will face off against Valentin Vacherot in what promises to be an intriguing clash at the ATP Australian Open. This home matchup for Hijikata presents an opportunity for the local favorite to thrive, particularly given his recent form, where he has secured victories in 3 of his last 5 matches. His ability to perform under pressure will be crucial, especially in front of a supportive crowd.

Conversely, Vacherot has struggled slightly, managing to win only 2 of his last 5 encounters. His playing style is known for aggressive baseline shots, which can challenge an opponent’s rhythm. However, he will need to capitalize on any lapses from Hijikata to find success.

Bookmakers favor Vacherot with odds of 1.6 for an away win compared to Hijikata’s 2.22 for a home victory. Analytically, the model predicts a 38.2% chance of Hijikata winning while granting Vacherot a robust 61.8% probability of taking the match. This contest may ultimately hinge on Hijikata’s ability to leverage home advantage against Vacherot’s power and consistency. As both players take to the court, fans can anticipate a tightly contested battle, though no outcome is assured.

This preview is generated with the Welcome.Bet AI Insights Engine, combining form data, betting odds, and semantic SEO optimization to deliver relevant match analysis for fans and bettors alike from 2026-01-19T06:52:03+00:00.

Hijikata
41.9%

Vacherot
58.1%

00:00 / 90:00 GEO restrictions apply. Funded account required or to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+

!!!!! Information about video stream is absent for now

Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	2.18		1.58
	2.25		1.62

Latest Results

19.01.26 Adrian Mannarino – Rinky Hijikata – 0:3
14.01.26 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – Rinky Hijikata – 2:0
12.01.26 Tristan Schoolkate – Rinky Hijikata – 0:2
07.01.26 Rinky Hijikata – Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard – 1:2
06.01.26 Rinky Hijikata – Adam Walton – 2:0

19.01.26 Martin Damm – Valentin Vacherot – 0:3
15.01.26 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – Valentin Vacherot – 2:0
14.01.26 Thanasi Kokkinakis – Valentin Vacherot – Vacherot V. walkover
12.01.26 Miomir Kecmanovic – Valentin Vacherot – 0:2
04.01.26 Valentin Vacherot – Sebastian Korda – 0:2

Facts

Hijikata is ranked ATP: 115. Vacherot is ranked ATP: 32.

The recent form of both competitors has been shaky.

Hijikata may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Vacherot will hold a modest advantage in this match.

In the last 1 head-to-head match, Hijikata won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 2:0.

Latest Head To Head

18.07.21 Rinky Hijikata – Valentin Vacherot – 2:0

Standings

Draw

Singles – Main

1/64-finals

1	Alcaraz C. (1)	Walton A.	3 : 0
2	Hanfmann Y.	Svajda Z. (Q)	3 : 1
3	Zheng M. (Q)	Korda S.	3 : 2
4	Schoolkate T.	Moutet C. (32)	0 : 3
5	Paul T. (19)	Kovacevic A.	3 : 0
6	Tirante T. A.	Vukic A.	3 : 0
7	Budkov Kjaer N. (Q)	Opelka R.	0 : 3
8	Misolic F.	Davidovich Fokina A. (14)	0 : 3
9	Bublik A. (10)	Brooksby J.	3 : 0
10	Ugo Carabelli C.	Fucsovics M.	0 : 3
11	Kecmanovic M.	Etcheverry T. M.	2 : 3
12	Fery A. (Q)	Cobolli F. (20)	3 : 0
13	Tiafoe F. (29)	Kubler J. (Q)	3 : 0
14	Kypson P. (WC)	Comesana F.	1 : 3
15	Navone M.	Medjedovic H.	1 : 3
16	McDonald M. (LL)	De Minaur A. (6)	0 : 3
17	Zverev A. (3)	Diallo G.	3 : 1
18	Popyrin A.	Muller A.
19	Nava E.	Jacquet K. (WC)	3 : 2
20	Bonzi B.	Norrie C. (26)	2 : 3
21	Cerundolo F. (18)	Zhang Z.	3 : 0
22	Draxl L. (Q)	Dzumhur D.	0 : 3
23	Blockx A. (LL)	Faria J. (Q)	1 : 3
24	Arnaldi M.	Rublev A. (13)	0 : 3
25	Medvedev D. (11)	De Jong J.	3 : 0
26	Halys Q.	Tabilo A.	3 : 0
27	Majchrzak K.	Fearnley J.	3 : 1
28	Marozsan F.	Rinderknech A. (24)	3 : 1
29	Tien L. (25)	Giron M.	3 : 2
30	Ymer E. (Q)	Shevchenko A.	1 : 3
31	Cerundolo J. M.	Thompson J. (WC)	1 : 3
32	Borges N.	Auger-Aliassime F. (RET.) (7)	2 : 1
33	Musetti L. (5)	Collignon R.
34	Sonego L.	Taberner C.
35	Dimitrov G.	Machac T.
36	Mochizuki S.	Tsitsipas S. (31)
37	Lehecka J. (17)	Gea A. (Q)	0 : 3
38	Djere L.	Wawrinka S. (WC)	1 : 3
39	Kopriva V.	Struff J-L.
40	Royer V.	Fritz T. (9)
41	Mensik J. (16)	Carreno-Busta P.
42	Sakamoto R. (Q)	Jodar R. (Q)
43	Hurkacz H.	Bergs Z.
44	Quinn E.	Griekspoor T. (23)
45	Nakashima B. (27)	Van De Zandschulp B.	1 : 3
46	Shang J.	Bautista-Agut R.	3 : 1
47	Atmane T.	Maestrelli F. (Q)	2 : 3
48	Martinez P.	Djokovic N. (4)
49	Shelton B. (8)	Humbert U.
50	Sweeny D. (Q)	Monfils G.
51	Mannarino A.	Hijikata R. (WC)	0 : 3
52	Damm M. (Q)	Vacherot V. (30)	0 : 3
53	Shapovalov D. (21)	Bu Y. (WC)	3 : 0
54	Altmaier D.	Cilic M.	0 : 3
55	Munar J.	Svrcina D.	3 : 2
56	Bellucci M.	Ruud C. (12)
57	Khachanov K. (15)	Michelsen A.
58	O’Connell C. (WC)	Basavareddy N. (Q)
59	Mpetshi Perricard G.	Baez S.
60	Garin C.	Darderi L. (22)
61	Fonseca J. (28)	Spizzirri E.
62	Nardi L.	Wu Y. (Q)
63	Duckworth J. (WC)	Prizmic D. (LL)
64	Gaston H.	Sinner J. (2)

1/32-finals

1	Alcaraz C. (1)	Hanfmann Y.
2	Zheng M.	Moutet C. (32)
3	Paul T. (19)	Tirante T. A.
4	Opelka R.	Davidovich Fokina A. (14)
5	Bublik A. (10)	Fucsovics M.
6	Etcheverry T. M.	Fery A.
7	Tiafoe F. (29)	Comesana F.
8	Medjedovic H.	De Minaur A. (6)
9	Zverev A. (3)	TBD #18
10	Nava E.	Norrie C. (26)
11	Cerundolo F. (18)	Dzumhur D.
12	Faria J.	Rublev A. (13)
13	Medvedev D. (11)	Halys Q.
14	Majchrzak K.	Marozsan F.
15	Tien L. (25)	Shevchenko A.
16	Thompson J.	Borges N.
17	TBD #33	TBD #34
18	TBD #35	TBD #36
19	Gea A.	Wawrinka S.
20	TBD #39	TBD #40
21	TBD #41	TBD #42
22	TBD #43	TBD #44
23	Van De Zandschulp B.	Shang J.
24	Maestrelli F.	TBD #48
25	TBD #49	TBD #50
26	Hijikata R.	Vacherot V. (30)
27	Shapovalov D. (21)	Cilic M.
28	Munar J.	TBD #56
29	TBD #57	TBD #58
30	TBD #59	TBD #60
31	TBD #61	TBD #62
32	TBD #63	TBD #64

1/16-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8
5	TBD #9	TBD #10
6	TBD #11	TBD #12
7	TBD #13	TBD #14
8	TBD #15	TBD #16
9	TBD #17	TBD #18
10	TBD #19	TBD #20
11	TBD #21	TBD #22
12	TBD #23	TBD #24
13	TBD #25	TBD #26
14	TBD #27	TBD #28
15	TBD #29	TBD #30
16	TBD #31	TBD #32

1/8-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8
5	TBD #9	TBD #10
6	TBD #11	TBD #12
7	TBD #13	TBD #14
8	TBD #15	TBD #16

Quarter-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8

Semi-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4

Final

TBD #1

TBD #2

ATP Australian Open Outrights

1. Sinner Jannik: 1.67 (38.93%)

2. Alcaraz Carlos: 2.5 (25.93%)

3. Djokovic Novak: 13 (4.99%)

4. Medvedev Daniil: 19 (3.41%)

5. Zverev Alexander: 26 (2.49%)

6. Bublik Alexander: 41 (1.58%)

7. De Minaur Alex: 51 (1.27%)

8. Fritz Taylor: 51 (1.27%)

9. Shelton Ben: 67 (0.97%)

10. Auger-Aliassime Felix: 67 (0.97%)

11. Fonseca Joao: 74 (0.88%)

12. Musetti Lorenzo: 101 (0.64%)

13. Mensik Jakub: 101 (0.64%)

14. Lehecka Jiri: 101 (0.64%)

15. Hurkacz Hubert: 101 (0.64%)

16. Rublev Andrey: 151 (0.43%)

17. Tsitsipas Stefanos: 151 (0.43%)

18. Khachanov Karen: 176 (0.37%)

19. Paul Tommy: 176 (0.37%)

20. Ruud Casper: 201 (0.32%)

21. Tien Learner: 226 (0.29%)

22. Davidovich Fokina Alejandro: 251 (0.26%)

23. Humbert Ugo: 251 (0.26%)

24. Machac Tomas: 251 (0.26%)

25. Vacherot Valentin: 276 (0.23%)

26. Tiafoe Frances: 351 (0.18%)

27. Fery Arthur: 351 (0.18%)

28. Norrie Cameron: 376 (0.17%)

29. Dimitrov Grigor: 376 (0.17%)

30. Zheng Michael: 401 (0.16%)

31. Munar Jaume: 426 (0.15%)

32. Baez Sebastian: 426 (0.15%)

33. Cerundolo Francisco: 476 (0.14%)

34. Sonego Lorenzo: 501 (0.13%)

35. Mpetshi Perricard Giovanni: 501 (0.13%)

36. Thompson Jordan: 501 (0.13%)

37. Fearnley Jacob: 501 (0.13%)

38. Shapovalov Denis: 501 (0.13%)

39. Michelsen Alex: 501 (0.13%)

40. Popyrin Alexei: 501 (0.13%)

41. Royer Valentin: 501 (0.13%)

42. Nakashima Brandon: 501 (0.13%)

43. Griekspoor Tallon: 501 (0.13%)

44. Darderi Luciano: 501 (0.13%)

45. Rinderknech Arthur: 501 (0.13%)

46. Bergs Zizou: 501 (0.13%)

47. Comesana Francisco: 501 (0.13%)

48. Kovacevic Aleksandar: 501 (0.13%)

49. Altmaier Daniel: 501 (0.13%)

50. De Jong Jesper: 501 (0.13%)

51. Kopriva Vit: 501 (0.13%)

52. Giron Marcos: 501 (0.13%)

53. Cerundolo Juan Manuel: 501 (0.13%)

54. Djere Laslo: 501 (0.13%)

55. Nardi Luca: 501 (0.13%)

56. Halys Quentin: 501 (0.13%)

57. Mochizuki Shintaro: 501 (0.13%)

58. Collignon Raphael: 501 (0.13%)

59. Etcheverry Tomas Martin: 501 (0.13%)

60. Bellucci Mattia: 501 (0.13%)

61. Martinez Pedro: 501 (0.13%)

62. Struff Jan-Lennard: 501 (0.13%)

63. Cilic Marin: 501 (0.13%)

64. Arnaldi Matteo: 501 (0.13%)

65. Bu Yunchaokete: 501 (0.13%)

66. Shevchenko Alexander: 501 (0.13%)

67. Mannarino Adrian: 501 (0.13%)

68. Fucsovics Marton: 501 (0.13%)

69. Nava Emilio: 501 (0.13%)

70. Taberner Carlos: 501 (0.13%)

71. Svrcina Dalibor: 501 (0.13%)

72. Gaston Hugo: 501 (0.13%)

73. Bautista-Agut Roberto: 501 (0.13%)

74. Duckworth James: 501 (0.13%)

75. Van De Zandschulp Botic: 501 (0.13%)

76. Carreno-Busta Pablo: 501 (0.13%)

77. Atmane Terence: 501 (0.13%)

78. Navone Mariano: 501 (0.13%)

79. Hijikata Rinky: 501 (0.13%)

80. Tirante Thiago Agustin: 501 (0.13%)

81. Tabilo Alejandro: 501 (0.13%)

82. Vukic Aleksandar: 501 (0.13%)

83. Muller Alexandre: 501 (0.13%)

84. Spizzirri Eliot: 501 (0.13%)

85. Opelka Reilly: 501 (0.13%)

86. Dzumhur Damir: 501 (0.13%)

87. Quinn Ethan: 501 (0.13%)

88. Medjedovic Hamad: 501 (0.13%)

89. Majchrzak Kamil: 501 (0.13%)

90. Garin Cristian: 501 (0.13%)

91. Monfils Gael: 501 (0.13%)

92. Marozsan Fabian: 501 (0.13%)

93. Wawrinka Stan: 501 (0.13%)

94. O’Connell Christopher: 501 (0.13%)

95. Faria Jaime: 501 (0.13%)

96. McDonald Mackenzie: 501 (0.13%)

97. Moutet Corentin: 501 (0.13%)

98. Hanfmann Yannick: 501 (0.13%)

99. Misolic Filip: 501 (0.13%)

100. Shang Juncheng: 501 (0.13%)

101. Borges Nuno: 501 (0.13%)

102. Basavareddy Nishesh: 501 (0.13%)

103. Ymer Elias: 501 (0.13%)

104. Sakamoto Rei: 501 (0.13%)

105. Maestrelli Francesco: 501 (0.13%)

106. Budkov Kjaer Nicolai: 501 (0.13%)

107. Gea Arthur: 501 (0.13%)

108. Prizmic Dino: 501 (0.13%)

109. Wu Yibing: 501 (0.13%)

110. Damm Martin (2003): 501 (0.13%)

111. Jodar Rafael: 501 (0.13%)

112. Sweeny Dane: 501 (0.13%)

Rinky Hijikata – Valentin Vacherot and other ATP Australian Open events on our partner.