Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Rinky Hijikata: AI Prediction | Games, Spread, Aces & Double Faults

The model's edge for Felix comes mainly from recent record by level, overall strength, and surface fit. Recent record by level added 7.9 percentage points to Felix, overall strength contributed 5.9 points, and surface fit added 5.1 points. Felix sits well above Hijikata in ranking and Elo, ranked 4 with an Elo of 1882.5 versus Hijikata at 85 and Elo 1640.3. Felix also posts a higher form index at 46.52 compared with Hijikata at 39.97. Both enter with zero cumulative fatigue from the tournament. Surface specific metrics favor Auger-Aliassime. His surface strength index is 38.88 versus Hijikata at 26.54, supporting the model weight toward Felix on hard courts. Serve and return profiles are broadly comparable. Felix’s mean serve index is 97.85 and Hijikata’s is 95.14, a small gap. Mean return indices are close as well with Felix at 88.38 and Hijikata at 86.96. Over their last three matches, Felix won two matches in Cincinnati before falling to Frances Tiafoe in the round of 16. Hijikata recorded two wins at Winston Salem followed by a loss to Benjamin Bonzi in his most recent outing.