Reilly Opelka as Rinki Hijikata. Roland Garros match betting tip
Opelka and Hijikata will meet in the first round of Roland Garros on May 25. Both tennis players have difficulty playing on clay, but Hijikata looks a little preferable in this pair due to his better physical fitness and mobility. Opelka's key problem is a decrease in feed efficiency due to high bounces. In the fast conditions of Madrid this season, the American was competitive and beat Hijikata, but how will the match in Paris turn out for him? - the bets for this match are in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Reilly Opelka

Current form
Opelka failed to qualify at the recent competitions in Geneva – the American lost to Sebastian Ofner in the selection. Reilly has four wins and five losses on clay this season.
Professional qualities
Opelka is a pronounced representative of power tennis. His game is built around a powerful serve. If it works, then the American can beat anyone, even on slow ground. Reilly prefers to act in one or two touches, he often goes to the net and does not seek to get involved in protracted exchanges of punches on the back line.
Current indicators in the tour
Opelka is the 95th racket of the world at the moment. The 27-year-old American has won four ATP titles in his career. He won the last one in 2022 at a clay competition in Houston.
Interesting facts for betting
Opelka has won only 1 of the last 4 matches.

Rinky Hijikata

Current form
Hijikata managed to show a good result at the challenger in Bordeaux on the eve of Roland Garros. As part of that tournament, Rinky reached the semifinals – at this stage he lost to Giovanni Mpetshi-Perricar. The Australian representative has four wins and six losses on clay this season.
Professional qualities
Hijikata relies on variation and movement in his game, and often uses slices and shortened strokes to change the rhythm of the game. Rinkie doesn't have a powerful serve, but he puts the ball in play well and is stable in draws. Especially from the forehand, as this is his main attacking tool.
Current indicators in the tour
Hijikata currently ranks 79th in the world ranking. During his career, the 24-year-old Australian representative has won ten titles, the last one in 2024 at the Playford tournament.
Interesting facts for betting
Hijikata left Paris last season after the first round.
Trends
The bet of the 2nd set is Opelka's victory
Hijikata lost the 2nd set in 6 of the last 7 matches.
1.59The 3rd setbetis Opelka's victory
Hijikata lost the 3rd set in 7 of the last 8 matches.
1.61The Totalbetis less than 38.5
The total of less than 38.5 games was played in 11 consecutive matches at Roland Garros
2.02Tip and bets
Opelka has already met Hijikata this season – he beat the Australian tennis player on clay courts in Madrid. Moreover, the American did it with a comfortable score in two sets. We expect the same confident victory for Reilly in the upcoming match.
Our betting tip is that Opelka will win with a handicap of (-4) games by a factor of 2.11
Bet on the total
The tennis players have already met with each other this season. They had a grassroots duel on clay in Madrid. We believe that the upcoming meeting between Opelka and Hijikata will also be grassroots.
The second betting tip is a total of less than 40 games for a coefficient of 1.89
Bet on the first set
In three of Hijikata's last five matches, more than 9.5 games were played in the first set. We expect that the upcoming meeting against Opelka will also begin with the riding of the first game.
The betting tip is a total of more than 9.5 games in the first set for a coefficient of 1.65