Novak Djokovic vs Rinky Hijikata — Rolex Paris Masters - Paris Round of 32
Novak Djokovic faces Rinky Hijikata in the Rolex Paris Masters - Paris round of 32 on hard. Novak Djokovic is the paper favourite — ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 2–0, a roughly 330-point hard Elo advantage — but Rinky Hijikata rides a 3-match win streak.
Key context
- Under pressure: Novak Djokovic has the edge on pressure points (Clutch Rating 99 vs Rinky Hijikata's 57).
- Freshness: Workload contrast: Novak Djokovic 99 games in 14 days, Rinky Hijikata 127.
- Last match: Novak Djokovic dropped the opening set before beating Valentin Vacherot 6–7 7–5 6–1.
Live Win Probability
iServe flowDjokovic N. broken once · Hijikata R. broken twice.
- Hold to love/15
- Hold to 30
- Hold to 40 / deuce
- Broken
- Result unknown
Match momentum
Last 30 pointsDjokovic N.Hijikata R.Break of serve
Key moments
Latest first- SETSet 2 · Game 9Hijikata R. took the set
- HOLD 0Set 2 · Game 9Hijikata R. held to love
- BREAKSet 2 · Game 8Hijikata R. broke serve
- HOLD 0Set 2 · Game 4Djokovic N. held to love
- SETSet 1 · Game 8Djokovic N. took the set
- BREAKSet 1 · Game 7Djokovic N. broke serve
- HOLD 0Set 1 · Game 6Djokovic N. held to love
- HOLD 0Set 1 · Game 2Djokovic N. held to love
- BREAKSet 1 · Game 1Djokovic N. broke serve
Djokovic N. came in with the higher hard rating (2146 vs 1785), the better recent record (7–3 vs 5–5) and the head-to-head lead (2–0).
Pre-match prediction
Set before the first ball · not updated in playCommon opponents
7 shared · last 12 monthsDjokovic N. and Hijikata R. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Djokovic N. went 6–1 (86%) against them, Hijikata R. 2–5 (29%). Djokovic N. came out clearly better against 5 of 7 comparable opponents, Hijikata R. against 1.
vs Auger-Aliassime F.#13W7-6 3-6 6-3 6-7 7-6Wimbledon · grassL5-7 6-4 3-6 5-7US Open · hard
vs Vacherot V.#27W6-7(5) 7-5 6-1Rolex Paris Masters - Paris · hardL1-6 3-6 6-4 2-6Australian Open · hard
vs Tsitsipas S.#34W6-3 6-4 6-2Wimbledon · grassL4-6 3-6Tokyo · hard
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vs Humbert U.#38W4-6 6-3 6-4Basel · hardL1-6 2-6London · grass
vs Safiullin R.#71W7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3Wimbledon · grassL5-7 3-6Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Prizmic D.#92L6-2 2-6 4-6Rome Masters · clayW4-6 6-4 7-5London · grass
vs Maestrelli F.#176W6-3 6-2 6-2Australian Open · hardW7-6 6-4Indian Wells Masters · hard
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Djokovic N. leads 2–0- Djokovic N.March 2025Miami MastersHard6-0 7-6
- Djokovic N.December 2024BrisbaneHard6-3 6-3
Season statistics
Form · Rating · Serve vs return · ClutchShowHide
Draw
Cite this
Umpiry, "Novak Djokovic vs Rinky Hijikata — Rolex Paris Masters - Paris Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-11-04/djokovic-vs-hijikata-rolex-paris-masters-paris-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 4 November 2026).