James Kent Trotter and Chris Rodesch will face off in the semifinal of the Drummondville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and 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 -> 1.68
Chris Rodesch -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head James Kent Trotter vs. Chris Rodesch
There is no head to head record between James Kent Trotter and Chris Rodesch since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
James Kent Trotter
41 - 23win/loss
193
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. 193 (career-high), Kent Trotter got to the semifinal after beating Jaden Weekes 6-3 7-6(4), Michael Geerts 5-2 ret. and Karue Sell 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5.
In the quarter against Sell, The Japanese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-3 7-5). During the match, Kent Trotter scored 115 points vs Sell’s 108. The Japanese was very aggressive to blast 58 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kent Trotter blasted 13 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, James Kent Trotter was extremely effective on serve to win 71% (58/82) of his 1st serve and 56% (20/36) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Kent Trotter broke Sell 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Kent Trotter has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 61% of his matches (90-58). 21-6 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kent Trotter has a compiled35-17 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 overcame Brandon Holt in the final 6-2 7-6(3) and the Charlottesville Challenger where he overcame Nishesh Basavareddy in the final 6-3 6-4.
The Japanese has a composed 41-22 win-loss record in 2024, 21-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Drummondville Challenger
Kent Trotter has never competed in this tournament before.
Chris Rodesch
44 - 9win/loss
302
302
LWLWWWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-11 | 19-2 | 18-4 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 17-11 | 5-1 | 12-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 15-4 | 0-0 | 13-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 385, Rodesch reached the semifinal after beating James Duckworth 7-6(5) 2-6 6-1, Bor Artnak 6-1 6-1 and Antoine Ghibaudo 6-3 6-1.
In the quarter, Chris had a good straight sets win against Ghibaudo (6-3 6-1). During the match Rodesch scored 65 points vs Ghibaudo’s 45. Chris was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Rodesch blasted 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Chris Rodesch was pretty effective on serve to win 74% (28/38) of his 1st serve and 53% (9/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Rodesch broke Ghibaudo 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Luxembourger has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Rodesch’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Alkmaar,M25 Esch/Alzette,M15 Ystad,M25 Hong Kong,M15 Hong Kong and M15 Monastir.
The Luxembourger has a compiled 43-9 win-loss record in 2024, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kent Trotter | Rodesch |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 58 |
| Pts | 218-183 | 211-159 |
| Total Points | 401 | 370 |
| Winners | 110 | 85 |
| %Winners | 50% | 40% |
Both Kent Trotter and Rodesch played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. James Kent Trotter dropped 1 set, while Chris Rodesch conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kent Trotter and Rodesch have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Kent Trotter played 5 games more than Rodesch. James scored 110 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, Chris blasted 85 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kent Trotter | Rodesch |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 22 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 7.3 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 147/210 | 121/177 |
| %1st in | 70% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 110/147 | 85/121 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 36/63 | 32/56 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 57% |
Kent Trotter made 22 aces (7.3 per match). Rodesch blasted 13 aces (4.3 per match). Kent Trotter won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Rodesch won 70% 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 | Kent Trotter | Rodesch |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 14 |
| Converted | 6/14 | 14/25 |
| % Converted | 43% | 56% |
| Conceded | 18 | 13 |
| Saved | 16 | 8 |
| % Saved | 89% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
The Japanese broke his opponents 6 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve twice and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded. The Luxembourger broke his opponents 14 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Luxembourger conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kent Trotter | |||||
| R1 Weekes |
R2 Geerts |
1/4 Sell |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-64 | 5-2 ret. | 6-75 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 7 | 34 | 63 | |
| pts | 77-60 | 26-15 | 115-108 | 218-183 | |
| Total points | 137 | 41 | 223 | 401 | |
| Winners | 41 | 11 | 58 | 110 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 42% | 50% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 52/73 | 13/19 | 82/118 | 147/210 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 68% | 69% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 41/52 | 11/13 | 58/82 | 110/147 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 85% | 71% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/21 | 2/6 | 20/36 | 36/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 33% | 56% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 1/3 | 2/5 | 3/6 | 6/14 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 40% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 1 | 9 | 18 | |
| Saved | 8/8 | 0/1 | 8/9 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 89% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rodesch | |||||
| R1 Duckworth |
R2 Artnak |
1/4 Ghibaudo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 2-6 6-1 | 6-1 6-1 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 14 | 16 | 58 | |
| pts | 85-82 | 61-32 | 65-45 | 211-159 | |
| Total points | 167 | 93 | 110 | 370 | |
| Winners | 40 | 17 | 28 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 28% | 43% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 56/82 | 27/40 | 38/55 | 121/177 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | 69% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 40/56 | 17/27 | 28/38 | 85/121 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 63% | 74% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/26 | 10/13 | 9/17 | 32/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 77% | 53% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 6/10 | 4/9 | 14/25 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 60% | 44% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 50% | 100% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
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