Jenson Brooksby keeps on rising and he is now among the top favorites to win the ATP 250 in Antwerp. American sensation reaches the quarter-finals starting from the qualifications and without dropping a single set in 5 matches. He will face Diego Sebastian Schwartzman for a place in the semifinal.
With his latest run, Jenson Brooksby is 11 places up in the live rankings to be the new world number 59. On top of it, the young American also has qualified for the Next Gen Finals that will be staged in Milan 9-13 November.
Jenson was delighted by his latest achievement to comment:
“I have known about hopefully finishing with the Next Gen ATP Finals for a while now. With how I have been playing and getting better, I thought it would take care of itself. It is definitely exciting to confirm my spot there. It will be a great tournament to finish the year, but I am shooting for more.
It has been a good year. After not getting to play last year, I think I have made a lot of big strides this year. I am proud of the progress I have made mentally, physically and all around.”
Brooksby in Antwerp, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.70 (career-high), Jenson owns an overall 47-11 win-loss record in 2021. Jenson is participating in Antwerp where he managed to beat Michael Geerts 6-4 6-2, Norbert Gombos 6-4 6-2, Reilly Opelka 6-4 6-4, Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-2 6-0 and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-5 6-0.
Jenson Brooksby will fight against the world no.13 Diego Schwartzman in the semifinal on Saturday at 5:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the past, they have never played each other up to now in top competitions.
Brooksby clinched 3 titles in 2021 in the Potchefstroom 2 Challenger, in the Orlando Challenger and in the Tallahassee Challenger. Jenson was the runner-up in the Cleveland Challenger and in Newport (Hall of Fame Open).
Schwartzman in Antwerp, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.13, the Argentine owns a composed 34-20 record in 2021. Diego is currently having a run in Antwerp where he ousted Andy Murray 6-4 7-66 and Brandon Nakashima 6-4 6-2.
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman will fight against the world no.70 Jenson Brooksby in the semifinal on Saturday at 5:30 pm on CENTER COURT. They have never competed against each other so far on the main tour.
Schwartzman clinched 1 title in 2021 in Buenos Aires.
Diego won 4 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 3 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Jenson Brooksby and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman have never clashed against each other.
Jenson Brooksby and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman |
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