Jenson Brooksby stuns Kovacevic in the quarter to play vs Paul. HIGHLIGHTS – HOUSTON RESULTS

US MEN'S CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIP - HOUSTON DRAW AND RESULTS. Brooksby shocks Kovacevic to come up against Tommy Paul in the semifinal

By
Luke Meyer
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Jenson Brooksby surprises Aleksandar Kovacevic 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Houston on Friday in what was an all-American encounter. Brooksby will have to play Tommy Paul in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.

Brooksby
Houston
Brooksby's Record

Brooksby added to his prize money $ 14,925 after winning this match. He has already won $ 35,480 till now in the tournament. If he wins the next match, Jenson will add $ 24,870 to his earnings to get in total $ 60,350.

Highlights Jenson Brooksby vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic US Men’s Clay Court Championship – Houston

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Brooksby
Kovacevic
Jenson Brooksby
2-6 6-3 6-4
2h:20
Aleksandar Kovacevic
89
89
Total points
87
87
34
34
Winners
33
33
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
4
4
3
3
Double Faults
4
4
64%
64%
1st in
59%
59%
62%
62%
1st won
62%
62%
34/55
34/55
1st won
33/53
33/53
52%
52%
2nd won
49%
49%
16/31
16/31
2nd won
18/37
18/37
-- Break Points --
5/11
5/11
Total
4/11
4/11
45%
45%
Won
36%
36%
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At the end of the match, Jenson scored 89 points vs. Kovacevic’s 87.

Brooksby

Jenson won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points after he converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.

Kovacevic

On the other side, Kovacevic was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 36% – 4/11). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Brooksby and Kovacevic is 2-0 for Jenson.

Draw and next match H2H: Jenson Brooksby vs. Tommy Paul – stats

Brooksby will come up against Paul in the semifinal.

This will be the 4th time that Jenson Brooksby and Tommy Paul face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Paul (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Paul won 6-76 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Dallas back in February 2025.

Jenson Brooksby Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kovacevic 6-2
KovacevicBrooksby
6
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
KovacevicBrooksby
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
KovacevicBrooksby
5
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
KovacevicBrooksby
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
KovacevicBrooksby
4
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
KovacevicBrooksby
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
KovacevicBrooksby
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
KovacevicBrooksby
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
KovacevicBrooksby
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15

Brooksby didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Aleksandar Kovacevic in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, that was not enough for Aleksandar to win the set as Brooksby found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Kovacevic kept his cool to break Jenson in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Kovacevic failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 40.

Kovacevic was flawless in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). Also, on the other side, Jenson was perfect in converting all his break points in the 3rd (0-2 30-40), the 5th (1-3 30-40) and the 9th game (1-6 30-40).

They contested 67 points. Kovacevic was the winner of the set after clinching 11 points more than Brooksby (39-28). Aleksandar dropped 15 points on serve (22-15). on the other side of the court, Jenson conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).

2nd Set -
Brooksby 6-3
BrooksbyKovacevic
6
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
BrooksbyKovacevic
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
BrooksbyKovacevic
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
BrooksbyKovacevic
4
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
BrooksbyKovacevic
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
BrooksbyKovacevic
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
BrooksbyKovacevic
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
BrooksbyKovacevic
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
BrooksbyKovacevic
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15

Brooksby won the set after he broke Kovacevic in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Brooksby failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 30.

Brooksby converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). On the other side, Aleksandar wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (2-3 30-40).

They played 57 points. Jenson won 11 points more than Aleksandar (34-23). Brooksby lost 10 points on serve (21-10). In addition, on the other side, Kovacevic conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).

3rd Set -
Brooksby 6-4
BrooksbyKovacevic
6
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
BrooksbyKovacevic
5
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
BrooksbyKovacevic
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
BrooksbyKovacevic
3
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
BrooksbyKovacevic
3
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
BrooksbyKovacevic
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
BrooksbyKovacevic
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
BrooksbyKovacevic
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
BrooksbyKovacevic
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40

Brooksby won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 7th (3-4) game, Jenson broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to conquer the set 6-4.

Brooksby converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 8th (3-4 0-40 and 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Kovacevic converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 7th game (3-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 52 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Brooksby won just 2 more points than Kovacevic (27-25). Brooksby lost 9 points on serve (16-9). In addition, on the other side, Kovacevic conceded 11 points on serve (16-11).

1st
Brooksby
Kovacevic
2-6
2
6
2
5
2
4
1
4
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1
2nd
Brooksby
Kovacevic
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
3rd
Brooksby
Kovacevic
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Houston

  • Tommy PaulPaul – Colton SmithSmith (6-1 7-61)
  • Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (7-5 6-1)
  • Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (2-6 6-3 6-4)
  • Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-4 6-4)

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