James Kent Trotter and Naoki Nakagawa will fight against each other in the final of the Columbus Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday 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 James Kent Trotter who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, James Kent Trotter is the pick to win this match.
James Kent Trotter -> 1.42
Naoki Nakagawa -> 2.69
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Prediction and head to head James Kent Trotter vs. Naoki Nakagawa
There is no head to head record between James Kent Trotter and Naoki Nakagawa since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
James Kent Trotter
30 - 19win/loss
182
182
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, the Japanese got to the final after defeating Aidan Mayo 4-6 6-2 6-2, Patrick Zahraj 7-6(5) 6-4, Ernesto Escobedo 7-6(3) 6-2 and Nishesh Basavareddy 6-7(4) 6-1 6-0.
In the semifinal against Basavareddy, Kent Trotter recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 6-1 6-0). During the match, Kent Trotter scored 91 points vs Basavareddy’s 60. James was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kent Trotter fired 13 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, James Kent Trotter was pretty efficient on serve to win 83% (34/41) of his 1st serve and 54% (14/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. James broke Basavareddy 7 times after converting 50% of his break points (7/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kent Trotter has conceded 2 set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Kent Trotter has a winning match record in the last 7 years having won 59% of his matches (79-54). 10-3 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Kent Trotter has an aggregate24-14 win-loss record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Tyler Challenger where he defeated Brandon Holt in the final 6-2 7-6(3).
James has a composed 30-18 win-loss record in 2024, 10-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
Naoki Nakagawa
19 - 10win/loss
381
334
LWLLWLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-15 | 12-11 | 1-1 | 11-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-23 | 42-19 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-27 | 16-16 | 10-9 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-15 | 32-13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-4 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 429, the Japanese reached the final after defeating Jack Pinnington Jones 7-6(1) 6-4, Alexander Bernard 6-2 6-3, Christopher Eubanks 2-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4) and Kyle Edmund 7-6(5) 0-6 6-2.
In the semifinal, The Japanese defeated Edmund (7-65 0-6 6-2).During the match Nakagawa scored less points (13) than Edmund. In fact, the world no. 295 won 84 points vs Edmund’s. That means that Nakagawa was more focused during the important points. Nakagawa was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Nakagawa fired 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Naoki Nakagawa lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Nakagawa put 53% of his first serves in, winning 56% (31/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (23/48) on the 2nd serve. Nakagawa broke Edmund 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nakagawa has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
Nakagawa’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Sapporo.
Nakagawa has an overall 18-10 win-loss record in 2024, 7-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kent Trotter | Nakagawa |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 96 | 101 |
| Pts | 341-262 | 328-326 |
| Total Points | 603 | 654 |
| Winners | 124 | 122 |
| %Winners | 36% | 37% |
Both Kent Trotter and Nakagawa played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. James Kent Trotter dropped 2 sets, while Naoki Nakagawa conceded 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Kent Trotter and Nakagawa have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Kent Trotter played 5 games less than Nakagawa. Kent Trotter scored 124 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, The Japanese scored 122 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kent Trotter | Nakagawa |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 40 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 160/277 | 176/336 |
| %1st in | 58% | 52% |
| 1st pts | 124/160 | 122/176 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 73/117 | 82/160 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 51% |
Kent Trotter blasted 40 aces (10 per match). Nakagawa fired 29 aces (7.3 per match). Kent Trotter won 78% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Nakagawa won 69% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kent Trotter | Nakagawa |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 13 |
| Converted | 16/32 | 13/24 |
| % Converted | 50% | 54% |
| Conceded | 14 | 26 |
| Saved | 10 | 15 |
| % Saved | 71% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 11 |
Kent Trotter broke his opponents 16 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Japanese lost his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Naoki broke his opponents 13 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kent Trotter | ||||||
| R1 Mayo |
R2 Zahraj |
1/4 Escobedo |
1/2 Basavareddy |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-2 6-2 | 7-65 6-4 | 7-63 6-2 | 6-74 6-1 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 96 | |
| pts | 91-70 | 80-64 | 79-68 | 91-60 | 341-262 | |
| Total points | 161 | 144 | 147 | 151 | 603 | |
| Winners | 36 | 23 | 31 | 34 | 124 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 29% | 39% | 37% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 40 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 44/74 | 28/63 | 47/73 | 41/67 | 160/277 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 44% | 64% | 61% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 36/44 | 23/28 | 31/47 | 34/41 | 124/160 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 82% | 66% | 83% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/30 | 26/35 | 15/26 | 14/26 | 73/117 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 74% | 58% | 54% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 2/6 | 3/7 | 7/14 | 16/32 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 33% | 43% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/1 | 5/6 | 3/4 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 0% | 83% | 75% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Nakagawa | ||||||
| R1 Pinnington |
R2 Bernard |
1/4 Eubanks |
1/2 Edmund |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-4 | 6-2 6-3 | 2-6 7-64 7-64 | 7-65 0-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 17 | 34 | 27 | 101 | |
| pts | 73-70 | 65-50 | 106-109 | 84-97 | 328-326 | |
| Total points | 143 | 115 | 215 | 181 | 654 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | 43 | 31 | 122 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 37% | 41% | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 36/74 | 29/55 | 56/104 | 55/103 | 176/336 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 53% | 54% | 53% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 24/36 | 24/29 | 43/56 | 31/55 | 122/176 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 83% | 77% | 56% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/38 | 11/26 | 29/48 | 23/48 | 82/160 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 42% | 60% | 48% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 5/9 | 0/5 | 4/5 | 13/24 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 56% | 0% | 80% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 26 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 5/10 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 75% | 50% | 50% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWLWWLW Tennis Scores in Columbus Challenger
- Hans Hach Verdugo/James Kent TrotterHach Verdugo/James Kent Trotter – Christian Harrison/Ethan QuinnHarrison/Ethan Quinn (6-4 6-76 11-9) – Stats, scores, rankings
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- Naoki NakagawaNakagawa – James Kent TrotterKent Trotter (0-0) – H2H and prediction
