H2H, prediction of Li Tu vs James Kent Trotter in Lexington Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 1st August 2024

PREVIEW. Lexington Challenger. Tu and Kent will face off in the 2nd round of the Lexington Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Thursday the 1st of August

Prediction and head to head Li Tu vs. James Kent Trotter

Li Tu and James Kent Trotter will square off in the 2nd round of the Lexington Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:30 pm on STADIUM 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Li Tu who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Li Tu is the pick to win this match.
Li Tu -> 1.74
James Kent Trotter -> 2.02

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Prediction and head to head Li Tu vs. James Kent Trotter

There is no head to head record between Li Tu and James Kent Trotter since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Li Tu

Li Tu
Li Tu

21 - 17win/loss

Hard
16-11
I Hard
0-0
Clay
1-1
Grass
4-5
Rank
178
High
178
LWLWLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-26 31-19 1-1 1-1 4-5 0-0
2023 38-32 29-19 0-3 3-6 6-4 0-0
2022 50-25 34-16 15-6 1-3 0-0 0-0
2021 41-7 28-4 0-0 13-3 0-0 0-0
2020 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

Ranked no. 222, Tu reached the 2nd round after beating Taha Baadi 1-6 6-2 6-4.

In the 1st round against Baadi, Li recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-2 6-4). During the match, Tu scored 75 points vs Baadi’s 74. The Australian was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.

Talking about the service games, Tu struck 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Li Tu lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Tu put 58% of his first serves in, winning 68% (32/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (18/34) on the 2nd serve. Tu broke Baadi 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).

Tu has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 65% of his matches (149-82). 15-11 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Tu has a composed106-50 win-loss record in the last 5 years on hard.

Li’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Traralgon.

Li has a compiled 20-17 win-loss record in 2024, 15-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Lexington Challenger

Tu
Lexington Challenger
Tu's Record

James Kent Trotter

James Kent Trotter
James Kent Trotter

25 - 17win/loss

Hard
18-10
I Hard
6-3
Clay
1-3
Grass
0-1
Rank
193
High
193
WLWWWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-22 19-12 1-3 19-6 0-1 0-0
2023 19-13 15-10 0-1 4-2 0-0 0-0
2022 21-11 15-7 0-0 6-4 0-0 0-0
2021 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
2020 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 322, James reached the 2nd round after beating Ozan Baris 6-1 6-4, Yusuke Takahashi 4-6 6-2 6-1 and Tung-Lin Wu 6-3 6-4.

In the 1st round, James had a good straight sets win against Wu (6-3 6-4). During the match Kent scored 64 points vs Wu’s 56. The Japanese was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.

About the serving games, Kent made 7 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, James Kent Trotter was extremely effective on serve to win 72% (31/43) of his 1st serve and 54% (14/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Kent broke Wu 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).

His best result of the year was winning the title the Tyler Challenger where he defeated Brandon Holt in the final 6-2 7-6(3).

Kent has an overall 25-16 win-loss record in 2024, 18-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Kent
Lexington Challenger
Kent's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

H2H Performance in the tournament

L.Tu
J.Kent Trotter
1h:55
1h:55
Time on court​
!
4h:51
4h:51
1h:55
1h:55
Last match​
1h:26
1h:26
1
1
Match played
!
3
3
25
25
Games Played​
61
61
3
3
Set played​​
7
7
75
75
Total points​
203
203
75
75
Avg point​
67.7
67.7
32
32
Winners
90
90
32
32
Avg Winners​
30
30
43%
43%
Ratio winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
19
19
6
6
Avg Aces
6.3
6.3
1
1
Double Faults
12
12
1
1
Avg Double Faults
4
4
32/47
32/47
1st won total​
90/116
90/116
68%
68%
1st won %
!
78%
78%
18/34
18/34
2nd won total​
46/82
46/82
53%
53%
2nd won %
56%
56%
-- Break Points --
3/7
3/7
BP won
10/15
10/15
3/7
3/7
Avg BP won
3.3/5
3.3/5
43%
43%
Won
!
67%
67%
6
6
Conceded
6
6
6
6
Avg Conceded
2
2
3
3
Broken
2
2
3
3
Avg Broken
!
0.7
0.7
3
3
Saved
4
4

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Tu Kent
Match played 1 3
Tot Set 3 7
Tot Games 25 61
Pts 75-74 203-164
Total Points 149 367
Winners 32 90
%Winners 43% 44%

Tu played 1 match while Kent competed in 3 matches. Kent started his run from the qualifications while Tu had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Li Tu lost 1 set, while James Kent Trotter dropped 1 set. Tu has played 4 set(s) less than Kent (3 vs 7). Therefore, Tu played 36 games less than Kent. The Australian scored 32 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Kent fired 90 winners (44%).

Serve Performance

Serve Tu Kent
Aces 6 19
Avg per match 6 6.3
1st in 47/81 116/198
%1st in 58% 59%
1st pts 32/47 90/116
%1st pts 68% 78%
2nd pts 18/34 46/82
%2nd pts 53% 56%

Tu recorded 6 aces . Kent scored 19 aces (6.3 per match). Tu won 68% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Kent won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Tu Kent
Won 3 10
Converted 3/7 10/15
% Converted 43% 67%
Conceded 6 6
Saved 3 4
% Saved 50% 67%
Times Broken 3 2

Li broke his opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. Tu surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 10 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Tu
R1
Baadi
Total
Score 1-6 6-2 6-4
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 25 25
pts 75-74 75-74
Total points 149 149
Winners 32 32
%Winners 43% 43%
SERVE
Aces 6 6
Double Faults 1 1
1st in 47/81 47/81
% 1st in 58% 58%
1st pts 32/47 32/47
% 1st pts 68% 68%
2nd pts 18/34 18/34
% 2nd pts 53% 53%
Breaks
Won 3 3
Converted 3/7 3/7
Converted % 43% 43%
Conceded 6 6
Saved 3/6 3
Saved % 50% 50%
Times Broken 3 3
Kent
Q1
Baris
Q3
Takahashi
R1
Wu
Total
Score 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-4
Tot Set 2 3 2 7
Tot Games 17 25 19 61
pts 58-42 81-66 64-56 203-164
Total points 100 147 120 367
Winners 26 33 31 90
%Winners 45% 41% 48% 44%
SERVE
Aces 3 9 7 19
Double Faults 1 6 5 12
1st in 33/50 40/79 43/69 116/198
% 1st in 66% 51% 62% 59%
1st pts 26/33 33/40 31/43 90/116
% 1st pts 79% 83% 72% 78%
2nd pts 11/17 21/39 14/26 46/82
% 2nd pts 65% 54% 54% 56%
Breaks
Won 3 4 3 10
Converted 3/4 4/4 3/7 10/15
Converted % 75% 100% 43% 67%
Conceded 0 3 3 6
Saved 0/0 2/3 2/3 4
Saved % 67% 67% 134%
Times Broken 0 1 1 2

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Tu
LWLWLWWLWW
Kent Trotter
WLWWWWWWWL
2024 2023 2022
37 - 26
39 - 22
31-19
Hard
19-12
1-1
I Hard
19-6
1-1
Clay
1-3
4-5
Grass
0-1

Tennis Scores in Lexington Challenger

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