Nishesh Basavareddy and James Kent Trotter will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Columbus Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nishesh Basavareddy who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nishesh Basavareddy is the pick to win this match.
Nishesh Basavareddy -> 1.42
James Kent Trotter -> 2.69
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Prediction and head to head Nishesh Basavareddy vs. James Kent Trotter
There is no head to head record between Nishesh Basavareddy and James Kent Trotter since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Nishesh Basavareddy
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-16 | 31-11 | 0-0 | 14-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 12-6 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 253, Nishesh got to the semifinal after beating Jules Marie 6-3 6-2, Ethan Quinn 5-7 7-5 6-2 and Tristan Boyer 6-0 6-2.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Boyer (6-0 6-2). During the match, Basavareddy scored 61 points vs Boyer’s 33. Nishesh was very aggressive to blast 12 winners.
Regarding the service games, Basavareddy managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Nishesh Basavareddy was exceptionally effective on serve to win 92% (12/13) of his 1st serve and 76% (16/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Boyer 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Basavareddy has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Basavareddy has a solid match record in the last 3 years having won 64% of his matches (37-21). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Basavareddy has a compiled5-3 record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.
Basavareddy’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Calabasas and the Bloomfield Hills Challenger.
Basavareddy has an aggregate 23-10 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
James Kent Trotter
30 - 18win/loss
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LWWWLWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-23 | 19-12 | 1-3 | 21-7 | 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. 295, Kent got to the semifinal after defeating Aidan Mayo 4-6 6-2 6-2, Patrick Zahraj 7-6(5) 6-4 and Ernesto Escobedo 7-6(3) 6-2.
In the quarter, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Escobedo (7-63 6-2). During the match Kent scored 79 points vs Escobedo’s 68. Kent was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Kent bagged 13 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. James Kent Trotter lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kent put 64% of his first serves in, winning 66% (31/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Escobedo 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
James has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Tyler Challenger where he overcame Brandon Holt in the final 6-2 7-6(3).
James has a composed 29-18 win-loss record in 2024, 9-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Basavareddy | Kent |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 70 |
| Pts | 239-176 | 250-202 |
| Total Points | 415 | 452 |
| Winners | 76 | 90 |
| %Winners | 32% | 36% |
Both Basavareddy and Kent played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Nishesh Basavareddy lost 1 set, while James Kent Trotter conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Basavareddy and Kent have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Basavareddy played 7 games less than Kent. Nishesh scored 76 winners (32% of the total points). On the other side, Kent fired 90 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Basavareddy | Kent |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 27 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 9 |
| 1st in | 99/176 | 119/210 |
| %1st in | 56% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 76/99 | 90/119 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 47/77 | 59/91 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 65% |
Basavareddy struck 16 aces (5.3 per match). Kent bagged 27 aces (9 per match). Basavareddy won 77% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Kent won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Basavareddy | Kent |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 9 |
| Converted | 15/37 | 9/18 |
| % Converted | 41% | 50% |
| Conceded | 11 | 10 |
| Saved | 6 | 7 |
| % Saved | 55% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 |
Nishesh broke his opponents 15 times with a 41% conversion rate. Nishesh surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Kent conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Basavareddy | |||||
| R1 Marie |
R2 Quinn |
1/4 Boyer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 5-7 7-5 6-2 | 6-0 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 32 | 14 | 63 | |
| pts | 66-49 | 112-94 | 61-33 | 239-176 | |
| Total points | 115 | 206 | 94 | 415 | |
| Winners | 27 | 37 | 12 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 33% | 20% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 36/51 | 50/91 | 13/34 | 99/176 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 55% | 38% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 27/36 | 37/50 | 12/13 | 76/99 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 74% | 92% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/15 | 23/41 | 16/21 | 47/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 56% | 76% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 6/16 | 5/9 | 15/37 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 38% | 56% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 9 | 0 | 11 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 56% | – | 35% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| Kent | |||||
| R1 Mayo |
R2 Zahraj |
1/4 Escobedo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-2 6-2 | 7-65 6-4 | 7-63 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 23 | 21 | 70 | |
| pts | 91-70 | 80-64 | 79-68 | 250-202 | |
| Total points | 161 | 144 | 147 | 452 | |
| Winners | 36 | 23 | 31 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 29% | 39% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 44/74 | 28/63 | 47/73 | 119/210 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 44% | 64% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 36/44 | 23/28 | 31/47 | 90/119 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 82% | 66% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/30 | 26/35 | 15/26 | 59/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 74% | 58% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 2/6 | 3/7 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 33% | 43% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/1 | 5/6 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 0% | 83% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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