Brandon Nakashima vs Rinky Hijikata Preview & Prediction | 2024 Hangzhou Open | Quarter-Final

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A fascinating match lies in store on centre court in Hangzhou as Brandon Nakashima meets Rinky Hijikata for a place in the semi-finals

RANKING POINTS: ATP 250

START DATE/TIME: Sunday 22nd September, 2024, UK – not before 6:30am / US ET – not before 1:30am / Saturday 21st September, US PT – not before 10:30pm

VENUE: Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center, Hangzhou, China

SURFACE: Outdoor hard

HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

BRANDON NAKASHIMA VS RINKY HIJIKATA PREDICTION

Fourth seed Brandon Nakashima will be hoping to challenge for the title this week in Hangzhou and despite firing a staggering 21 aces in his match with Coleman Wong, he was taken to three sets in that match.

Nakashima has been playing really well in recent times reaching the round of 16 in the Canadian Open and then in the US Open too. There is no reason why he cannot go all the way this week in China.

He meets Rinky Hijikata who benefitted from a bye in the round of 16 after Fabian Marozsan was forced to pull out of the tournament. That was a stroke of luck for him as he has not been in the best of form of late.

Nakashima should simply have too much quality for Hijikata here and we expect the American to win and likely in straight sets.

BRANDON NAKASHIMA VS RINKY HIJIKATA TIP: BRANDON NAKASHIMA TO WIN 2-0