Learner Tien and James Kent Trotter will play each other in the semifinal of the Charlottesville Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on BRENDA MYERS COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Learner Tien who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Learner Tien is the pick to win this match.
Learner Tien -> 1.41
James Kent Trotter -> 2.73

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Prediction and head to head Learner Tien vs. James Kent Trotter

This will be the 2^nd time that Learner Tien and James Kent Trotter clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tien (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they squared off, Tien won 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the 1^st round in the Bloomfield Hills Challenger back in July 2024.

Learner Tien

Ranked no. 125, Learner reached the semifinal after defeating Beibit Zhukayev 2-6 6-4 6-2, Nicolas Mejia 6-4 7-6(8) and Mark Lajal 3-6 6-1 6-4.

In the quarter against Lajal, Learner recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-1 6-4). During the match, Tien scored 91 points vs Lajal’s 74. Learner was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.

Talking about the service games, Tien managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Learner Tien lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Tien put 71% of his first serves in, winning 64% (34/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 82% (18/22) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Lajal 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American has dropped 2 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points he played.

Tien has a fantastic record in the last 3 years having won 77% of his matches (98-30). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tien has an overall14-3 match record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the season was winning the title the Bloomfield Hills Challenger where he beat Nishesh Basavareddy in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4 and the Las Vegas Challenger where he beat Tristan Boyer in the final 7-5 1-6 6-3 and the Fairfield Challenger where he defeated Bernard Tomic in the final 6-0 6-1.

Tien has a compiled 56-9 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Charlottesville Challenger

Tien has never competed in this tournament before.

James Kent Trotter

Ranked no. 251 (career-high), the Japanese got to the semifinal after beating Mitchell Krueger 7-5 7-6(6), Brandon Holt 6-2 6-3 and Colton Smith 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(4).

In the quarter, The Japanese defeated Smith (7-6⁴ 2-6 7-6⁴). During the match Kent scored 103 points vs Smith’s 99. Kent was quite aggressive to blast 48 winners.

Talking about serving, Kent fired 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, James Kent Trotter was quite effective on serve to win 87% (48/55) of his 1st serve and 57% (21/37) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice.

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Japanese has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

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).

Kent has an aggregate 34-21 win-loss record in 2024, 14-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)

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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Tien	Kent
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	8	7
Tot Games	75	76
Pts	259-237	239-209
Total Points	496	448
Winners	104	107
%Winners	40%	45%

Both Tien and Kent played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Learner Tien dropped 2 sets, while James Kent Trotter surrendered 1 set. Tien has played 1 set more than Kent (8 vs 7). However, it’s interesting to notice that Tien played 1 game less than Kent. Tien scored 104 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, James made 107 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Tien	Kent
Aces	10	28
Avg per match	3.3	9.3
1st in	159/249	121/214
%1st in	64%	57%
1st pts	104/159	107/121
%1st pts	65%	88%
2nd pts	58/90	53/93
%2nd pts	64%	57%

Tien managed to score 10 aces (3.3 per match). Kent made 28 aces (9.3 per match). Tien won 65% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Kent won 88% of the points on 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	Tien	Kent
Won	10	5
Converted	10/22	5/17
% Converted	45%	29%
Conceded	22	9
Saved	16	6
% Saved	73%	67%
Times Broken	6	3

The American broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. Learner dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 5 times with a 29% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Tien
	R1 Zhukayev	R2 Mejia	1/4 Lajal	Total
Score	2-6 6-4 6-2	6-4 7-68	3-6 6-1 6-4
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	26	23	26	75
pts	79-82	89-81	91-74	259-237
Total points	161	170	165	496
Winners	34	36	34	104
%Winners	43%	40%	37%	40%
SERVE
Aces	4	4	2	10
Double Faults	3	3	1	7
1st in	50/83	56/91	53/75	159/249
% 1st in	60%	62%	71%	64%
1st pts	34/50	36/56	34/53	104/159
% 1st pts	68%	64%	64%	65%
2nd pts	19/33	21/35	18/22	58/90
% 2nd pts	58%	60%	82%	64%
Breaks
Won	3	3	4	10
Converted	3/8	3/7	4/7	10/22
Converted %	38%	43%	57%	45%
Conceded	9	9	4	22
Saved	7/9	7/9	2/4	16
Saved %	78%	78%	50%	69%
Times Broken	2	2	2	6

Kent
	R1 Krueger	R2 Holt	1/4 Smith	Total
Score	7-5 7-66	6-2 6-3	7-64 2-6 7-64
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	25	17	34	76
pts	79-71	57-39	103-99	239-209
Total points	150	96	202	448
Winners	36	23	48	107
%Winners	46%	40%	47%	45%
SERVE
Aces	13	7	8	28
Double Faults	3	2	2	7
1st in	40/73	26/49	55/92	121/214
% 1st in	55%	53%	60%	57%
1st pts	36/40	23/26	48/55	107/121
% 1st pts	90%	88%	87%	88%
2nd pts	17/33	15/23	21/37	53/93
% 2nd pts	52%	65%	57%	57%
Breaks
Won	2	3	0	5
Converted	2/6	3/5	0/6	5/17
Converted %	33%	60%	0%	29%
Conceded	6	1	2	9
Saved	5/6	1/1	0/2	6
Saved %	83%	100%	0%	61%
Times Broken	1	0	2	3

Tennis Scores in Charlottesville Challenger

• Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy – Chris RodeschRodesch (6-4 6-7⁶ 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Learner TienTien – Mark LajalLajal (3-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Colton SmithSmith (7-6⁴ 2-6 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Ethan QuinnQuinn (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Chris Rodesch/William WoodallRodesch/William Woodall – Hans Hach Verdugo/Szymon WalkowHach Verdugo/Szymon Walkow (6-7⁸ 6-1 10-8) – See score progression
• Robert Cash/James TracyCash/James Tracy – Marcelo Demoliner/Christian HarrisonDemoliner/Christian Harrison (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Patrick Harper/Finn ReynoldsHarper/Finn Reynolds – Trey Hilderbrand/Alex LawsonHilderbrand/Alex Lawson (7-6² 4-6 14-12) – See score progression
• Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Ethan QuinnQuinn (6-3 6-2) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – (0-1) – H2H and prediction