Rinky Hijikata vs Jakub Mensik Prediction & Picks - ATP Cincinnati Open
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Two players who've never had much success at this event will clash on Monday, when Rinky Hijikata and Jakub Mensik lock horns. This is an opportunity for both to go as far as they've ever been in Cincinnati.
As the much higher-ranked player, Jakub Mensik is strongly fancied by the early market, and it's not surprising that he's the favorite. However, is he being given a little too much respect after dropping a set against a much lower-ranked player last time out? The answer is yes. Up against an in-form Rinky Hijikata, who has not often lost hard-court matches in straight sets in recent times, the Czech player shouldn't be quite as short as he is, leaving 'Rinky Hijikata +1.5 Set Handicap' to rate as a solid betting option at odds of -105, which are available at the time of writing.
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Rinky Hijikata vs Jakub Mensik Form
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Rinky Hijikata - Jakub Mensik Key Points
- Rinky Hijikata arrives here off the back of beating a higher-ranked player in straight sets.
- Rinky Hijikata won his last match against a top-20 player.
- Rinky Hijikata has only lost two of his last 12 hard-court matches in straight sets.
- Jakub Mensik failed to defeat a lower-ranked player in straight sets during the first round.
- Jakub Mensik has only won three of his last ten hard-court matches in straight sets.
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Our Rinky Hijikata vs Jakub Mensik Prediction
As the stats above prove, Rinky Hijikata has not made a habit of losing hard-court matches in straight sets, while he should be full of confidence having defeated Luciano Darderi in straight sets during the first round. That win is not to be ignored, and off the back of that effort, the Aussie could very easily make life tough for Mensik, who wasn't exactly at his best when defeating Mattia Bellucci, who is arguably not as accomplished as Hijikata, last time out.
Our Rinky Hijikata vs Jakub Mensik Pick: Rinky Hijikata +1.5 Set Handicap.
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