James Kent Trotter and Colton Smith will fight against each other in the quarter of the Charlottesville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on BRENDA MYERS COURT. 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 James Kent Trotter who should win in 3 sets.
James Kent Trotter -> 1.75
Colton Smith -> 1.99
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Prediction and head to head James Kent Trotter vs. Colton Smith
There is no head to head record between James Kent Trotter and Colton Smith since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
James Kent Trotter
33 - 21win/loss
251
251
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-21 | 19-12 | 1-3 | 13-5 | 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. 251 (career-high), Kent Trotter got to the quarter after defeating Mitchell Krueger 7-5 7-6(6) and Brandon Holt 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Holt (6-2 6-3). During the match, Kent Trotter scored 57 points vs Holt’s 39. The Japanese was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kent Trotter struck 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. James Kent Trotter was quite effective on serve to win 88% (23/26) of his 1st serve and 65% (15/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. James broke Holt 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Kent Trotter has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 59% of his matches (82-57). 13-5 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kent Trotter has an overall27-16 win-loss record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Tyler Challenger where he beat Brandon Holt in the final 6-2 7-6(3).
James has an overall 33-21 win-loss record in 2024, 13-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Charlottesville Challenger
The Japanese has never competed in this tournament before.
Colton Smith
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-9 | 22-7 | 0-0 | 12-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 5-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 390 (career-high), the American got to the quarter after beating Andre Ilagan 6-3 7-5 and Reilly Opelka 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Opelka, Colton recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-4 6-4). During the match Smith scored 112 points vs Opelka’s 94. Colton was pretty aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about serving, Smith managed to score 4 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Colton Smith was very effective on serve to win 76% (48/63) of his 1st serve and 80% (20/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The American broke Opelka 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Colton has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Colton’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Los Angeles,M25 Dallas,M25 Champaign and the Sioux Falls Challenger.
The American has a compiled 34-9 win-loss record in 2024, 12-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kent Trotter | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 42 | 54 |
| Pts | 136-110 | 191-158 |
| Total Points | 246 | 349 |
| Winners | 59 | 82 |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% |
Both Kent Trotter and Smith played 2 matches. At the moment, Colton Smith dropped 1 set while James Kent Trotter hasn’t dropped a set so far. Kent Trotter has played 1 set(s) less than Smith (4 vs 5). Therefore, Kent Trotter played 12 games less than Smith. The Japanese scored 59 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The American fired 82 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kent Trotter | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 66/122 | 113/163 |
| %1st in | 54% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 59/66 | 82/113 |
| %1st pts | 89% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 32/56 | 33/50 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 66% |
Kent Trotter fired 20 aces (10 per match). Smith fired 7 aces (3.5 per match). Kent Trotter won 89% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Smith won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 66% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kent Trotter | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 7 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 7/13 |
| % Converted | 45% | 54% |
| Conceded | 7 | 13 |
| Saved | 6 | 11 |
| % Saved | 86% | 85% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
The Japanese broke his opponents 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Japanese dropped his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Smith conceded his serve twice and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kent Trotter | ||||
| R1 Krueger | R2 Holt | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-66 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 17 | 42 | |
| pts | 79-71 | 57-39 | 136-110 | |
| Total points | 150 | 96 | 246 | |
| Winners | 36 | 23 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 40% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 13 | 7 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 40/73 | 26/49 | 66/122 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 53% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 36/40 | 23/26 | 59/66 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 88% | 89% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/33 | 15/23 | 32/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 65% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 3/5 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 60% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 1/1 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 100% | 92% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Smith | ||||
| R1 Ilagan | R2 Opelka | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 6-75 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 33 | 54 | |
| pts | 79-64 | 112-94 | 191-158 | |
| Total points | 143 | 206 | 349 | |
| Winners | 34 | 48 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 50/75 | 63/88 | 113/163 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 72% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 34/50 | 48/63 | 82/113 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 76% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/25 | 20/25 | 33/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 80% | 66% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 3/9 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 33% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 3/4 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 75% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Charlottesville Challenger
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- Robert Cash/James TracyCash/James Tracy – Marcelo Demoliner/Christian HarrisonDemoliner/Christian Harrison (6-2 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Chris Rodesch/William WoodallRodesch/William Woodall – Hans Hach Verdugo/Szymon WalkowHach Verdugo/Szymon Walkow (6-78 6-1 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
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