James Kent Trotter and Chris Rodesch will face off in the semifinal of the Drummondville Challenger for the 1^st 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

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

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

Tennis Scores in Drummondville Challenger

• Liam Draxl/Cleeve HarperDraxl/Cleeve Harper – Juan Carlos Manuel Aguilar/Justin BoulaisCarlos Manuel Aguilar/Justin Boulais (4-6 6-3 10-5) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Patrick ZahrajZahraj – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Chris RodeschRodesch – James Kent TrotterKent Trotter (0-0) – H2H and prediction