Jenson Brooksby and Yoshihito Nishioka will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Columbus Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

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 -> 1.43
Yoshihito Nishioka -> 2.83

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Prediction and head to head Jenson Brooksby vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

There is no head to head record between Jenson Brooksby and Yoshihito Nishioka since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Jenson Brooksby

Ranked no. 58, Brooksby got to the semifinal after defeating Mitchell Krueger 2-6 6-3 7-5, Denis Istomin 7-5 6-1 and Ernesto Escobedo 6-4 1-6 6-1.

In the quarter, Jenson defeated Escobedo (6-4 1-6 6-1). During the match, Brooksby scored 76 points vs Escobedo’s 67. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Regarding the service games, Brooksby made 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Jenson Brooksby lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Brooksby put 68% of his first serves in, winning 69% (35/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (15/24) on the 2nd serve. Jenson broke Escobedo 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Jenson has dropped 2 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.

Brooksby has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 69% of his matches (125-56). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Brooksby has a composed23-7 record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.

The American has an aggregate 3-0 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Columbus Challenger

Brooksby has never competed in this tournament before.

Yoshihito Nishioka

Ranked no. 119, the Japanese reached the semifinal after defeating Yosuke Watanuki 6-4 6-4, Jeff Wolf 6-2 2-6 6-4 and Emilio Gomez 6-1 4-6 6-3.

In the quarter, Nishioka defeated Gomez (6-1 4-6 6-3). During the match Nishioka scored 80 points vs Gomez’s 65. Yoshihito was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.

About the serving games, Nishioka scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Yoshihito Nishioka lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Nishioka put 68% of his first serves in, winning 80% (39/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. Yoshihito broke Gomez 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Yoshihito has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Yoshihito has a compiled 5-3 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Brooksby	Nishioka
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	8	8
Tot Games	72	72
Pts	229-188	220-191
Total Points	417	411
Winners	110	102
%Winners	48%	46%

Both Brooksby and Nishioka played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jenson Brooksby surrendered 2 sets, while Yoshihito Nishioka conceded 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Brooksby and Nishioka have played the same amount of sets 8. They also played the same amount of games (72). The American scored 110 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Nishioka blasted 102 winners (46%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Brooksby	Nishioka
Aces	6	4
Avg per match	2	1.3
1st in	136/198	139/202
%1st in	69%	69%
1st pts	110/136	102/139
%1st pts	81%	73%
2nd pts	34/62	36/63
%2nd pts	55%	57%

Brooksby fired 6 aces (2 per match). Nishioka scored 4 aces (1.3 per match). Brooksby won 81% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Nishioka won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Brooksby	Nishioka
Won	9	10
Converted	9/22	10/15
% Converted	41%	67%
Conceded	13	6
Saved	9	2
% Saved	69%	33%
Times Broken	4	4

Brooksby broke his opponents 9 times with a 41% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. Nishioka broke his opponents 10 times with a 67% conversion rate. Nishioka conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.

Brooksby
	R1 Krueger	R2 Istomin	1/4 Escobedo	Total
Score	2-6 6-3 7-5	7-5 6-1	6-4 1-6 6-1
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	29	19	24	72
pts	83-70	70-51	76-67	229-188
Total points	153	121	143	417
Winners	45	30	35	110
%Winners	54%	43%	46%	48%
SERVE
Aces	2	2	2	6
Double Faults	1	0	4	5
1st in	50/73	35/50	51/75	136/198
% 1st in	68%	70%	68%	69%
1st pts	45/50	30/35	35/51	110/136
% 1st pts	90%	86%	69%	81%
2nd pts	11/23	8/15	15/24	34/62
% 2nd pts	48%	53%	63%	55%
Breaks
Won	2	4	3	9
Converted	2/3	4/14	3/5	9/22
Converted %	67%	29%	60%	41%
Conceded	4	2	7	13
Saved	2/4	2/2	5/7	9
Saved %	50%	100%	71%	74%
Times Broken	2	0	2	4

Nishioka
	R1 Watanuki	R2 Wolf	1/4 Gomez	Total
Score	6-4 6-4	6-2 2-6 6-4	6-1 4-6 6-3
Tot Set	2	3	3	8
Tot Games	20	26	26	72
pts	66-57	74-69	80-65	220-191
Total points	123	143	145	411
Winners	29	34	39	102
%Winners	44%	46%	49%	46%
SERVE
Aces	2	1	1	4
Double Faults	0	1	0	1
1st in	40/61	50/69	49/72	139/202
% 1st in	66%	72%	68%	69%
1st pts	29/40	34/50	39/49	102/139
% 1st pts	73%	68%	80%	73%
2nd pts	14/21	11/19	11/23	36/63
% 2nd pts	67%	58%	48%	57%
Breaks
Won	2	4	4	10
Converted	2/4	4/6	4/5	10/15
Converted %	50%	67%	80%	67%
Conceded	0	3	3	6
Saved	0/0	0/3	2/3	2
Saved %	–	0%	67%	22%
Times Broken	0	3	1	4

Tennis Scores in Columbus Challenger

• Jurij RodionovRodionov – Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard (6-7¹ 7-5 4-3 ret.) – See score progression
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Emilio GomezGomez (6-1 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-4 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Dominic Stephan StrickerStephan Stricker – Jack SockSock (w/o) – See score progression
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-4 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Emilio GomezGomez (6-1 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Jurij RodionovRodionov – Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard (6-7(1) 7-5 4-3 ret.) – See score progression
• Dominic Stephan StrickerStephan Stricker – Jack SockSock (w/o) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jurij RodionovRodionov – (0-1) – H2H and prediction