Jenson Brooksby and Denis Istomin will play each other in the 2nd round of the Columbus Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:00 pm on COURT 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jenson Brooksby who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jenson Brooksby is the pick to win this match.
Jenson Brooksby -> 1.121
Denis Istomin -> 6.2
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Prediction and head to head Jenson Brooksby vs. Denis Istomin
There is no head to head record between Jenson Brooksby and Denis Istomin since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Jenson Brooksby
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-23 | 16-10 | 2-4 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-12 | 26-8 | 8-1 | 11-2 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 30-11 | 28-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 58, Jenson reached the 2nd round after beating Mitchell Krueger 2-6 6-3 7-5.
In the 1st round against Krueger, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 7-5). During the match, Brooksby scored 83 points vs Krueger’s 70. The American was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Regarding the service games, Brooksby struck 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Jenson Brooksby lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Brooksby put 68% of his first serves in, winning 90% (45/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. Brooksby broke Krueger twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Brooksby has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 69% of his matches (123-56). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Brooksby has a compiled21-7 record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
The American has a compiled 1-0 win-loss record in 2022, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Denis Istomin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 13-26 | 8-10 | 4-7 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-29 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-15 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 24-32 | 17-14 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 254, the Uzbek reached the 2nd round after defeating Sebastian Fanselow 7-5 1-6 6-4.
In the 1st round, Istomin defeated Fanselow (7-5 1-6 6-4). During the match Istomin scored 89 points vs Fanselow’s 83. Istomin was extremely aggressive to blast 42 winners.
About the serving games, Istomin recorded 11 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Denis Istomin was pretty effective on serve to win 72% (42/58) of his 1st serve and 52% (15/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Istomin broke Fanselow 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Istomin has an aggregate 1-2 win-loss record in 2022, 1-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Brooksby | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 |
| Pts | 83-70 | 89-83 |
| Total Points | 153 | 172 |
| Winners | 45 | 42 |
| %Winners | 54% | 47% |
Both Brooksby and Istomin played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Jenson Brooksby surrendered 1 set, while Denis Istomin surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Brooksby and Istomin have played the same amount of sets 3. They also played the same amount of games (29). Jenson scored 45 winners (54% of the total points). On the other side, Denis blasted 42 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Brooksby | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 11 |
| 1st in | 50/73 | 58/87 |
| %1st in | 68% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 45/50 | 42/58 |
| %1st pts | 90% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 11/23 | 15/29 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 52% |
Brooksby scored 2 aces . Istomin managed to score 11 aces . Brooksby won 90% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Istomin won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Brooksby | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 3 |
| Converted | 2/3 | 3/8 |
| % Converted | 67% | 38% |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 |
| Saved | 2 | 1 |
| % Saved | 50% | 20% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
The American broke his opponent twice with a 67% conversion rate. The American lost his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Istomin broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. Denis conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 20% of the break points that he conceded.
| Brooksby | |||
| R1 Krueger |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 83-70 | 83-70 | |
| Total points | 153 | 153 | |
| Winners | 45 | 45 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 54% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 50/73 | 50/73 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 45/50 | 45/50 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 90% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/23 | 11/23 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 2/3 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Istomin | |||
| R1 Fanselow |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 1-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 89-83 | 89-83 | |
| Total points | 172 | 172 | |
| Winners | 42 | 42 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 58/87 | 58/87 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 42/58 | 42/58 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/29 | 15/29 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 20% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Columbus Challenger
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- Jack SockSock – Go SoedaSoeda (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Jeff WolfWolf (6-2 2-6 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Emilio GomezGomez – Nicola KuhnKuhn (7-66 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
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