Jenson Brooksby and Ernesto Escobedo will square off in the quarter of the Columbus Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jenson Brooksby who should win in 2 sets.
Jenson Brooksby -> 1.4
Ernesto Escobedo -> 2.95
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Prediction and head to head Jenson Brooksby vs. Ernesto Escobedo
This will be the 2nd time that Jenson Brooksby and Ernesto Escobedo clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Escobedo (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Escobedo won 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in the Aptos Challenger back in 2019.
Jenson Brooksby
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27-23 | 10-10 | 9-4 | 1-4 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 58, Brooksby reached the quarter after defeating Mitchell Krueger 2-6 6-3 7-5 and Denis Istomin 7-5 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Istomin (7-5 6-1). During the match, Brooksby scored 70 points vs Istomin’s 51. Brooksby was quite aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Brooksby scored 2 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Jenson Brooksby was extremely efficient on serve to win 86% (30/35) of his 1st serve and 53% (8/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Istomin 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has dropped 1 set in this event to win 56% of the points he played.
Brooksby has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 69% of his matches (124-56). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Brooksby has a composed22-7 record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
The American has a composed 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
Brooksby has never competed in this tournament before.
Ernesto Escobedo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-25 | 21-15 | 1-6 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-17 | 19-12 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-31 | 16-16 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-25 | 17-12 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 141, Escobedo got to the quarter after beating Jason Jung 6-1 6-4 and Ulises Blanch 7-68 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Blanch (7-68 6-4). During the match Escobedo scored 79 points vs Blanch’s 68. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Escobedo recorded 11 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Ernesto Escobedo was very efficient on serve to win 88% (37/42) of his 1st serve and 64% (16/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Blanch once after converting 25% of his break points (1/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Escobedo’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Bendigo Challenger.
Ernesto has an aggregate 9-2 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2016 and 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Brooksby | Escobedo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 40 |
| Pts | 153-121 | 135-106 |
| Total Points | 274 | 241 |
| Winners | 75 | 64 |
| %Winners | 49% | 47% |
Both Brooksby and Escobedo played 2 matches. At the moment, Jenson Brooksby conceded 1 set while Ernesto Escobedo hasn’t dropped a set so far. Brooksby has played 1 set more than Escobedo (5 vs 4). Therefore, Brooksby played 8 games more than Escobedo. Brooksby scored 75 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Escobedo struck 64 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Brooksby | Escobedo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 8.5 |
| 1st in | 85/123 | 77/116 |
| %1st in | 69% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 75/85 | 64/77 |
| %1st pts | 88% | 83% |
| 2nd pts | 19/38 | 25/39 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 64% |
Brooksby struck 4 aces (2 per match). Escobedo bagged 17 aces (8.5 per match). Brooksby won 88% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Escobedo won 83% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Brooksby | Escobedo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 4 |
| Converted | 6/17 | 4/7 |
| % Converted | 35% | 57% |
| Conceded | 6 | 0 |
| Saved | 4 | 0 |
| % Saved | 67% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 |
Brooksby broke his opponents 6 times with a 35% conversion rate. Jenson dropped his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. Ernesto was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points.
| Brooksby | ||||
| R1 Krueger | R2 Istomin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 7-5 | 7-5 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 19 | 48 | |
| pts | 83-70 | 70-51 | 153-121 | |
| Total points | 153 | 121 | 274 | |
| Winners | 45 | 30 | 75 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 43% | 49% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 50/73 | 35/50 | 85/123 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 70% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 45/50 | 30/35 | 75/85 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 86% | 88% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/23 | 8/15 | 19/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 53% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 4/14 | 6/17 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 29% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2/2 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Escobedo | ||||
| R1 Jung | R2 Blanch | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 7-68 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 23 | 40 | |
| pts | 56-38 | 79-68 | 135-106 | |
| Total points | 94 | 147 | 241 | |
| Winners | 27 | 37 | 64 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 35/49 | 42/67 | 77/116 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 63% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 27/35 | 37/42 | 64/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 88% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/14 | 16/25 | 25/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Converted | 3/3 | 1/4 | 4/7 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 25% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tennis Scores in Columbus Challenger
- Dominic Stephan StrickerStephan Stricker – Jack SockSock (w/o) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
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