Brandon Holt and Murphy Cassone will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Newport Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Brandon Holt who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Brandon Holt is the pick to win this match.
Brandon Holt -> 1.615
Murphy Cassone -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Brandon Holt vs. Murphy Cassone
This will be the 4th time that Brandon Holt and Murphy Cassone clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Holt (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they locked horns, Holt won 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in the Birmingham Challenger back in June 2025.
Brandon Holt
39 - 19win/loss
115
99
WLLLWLLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41-26 | 31-17 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-31 | 37-24 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-24 | 14-16 | 1-2 | 7-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 52-21 | 48-17 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 99 (career-high), Brandon will start his run in the Newport Challenger after he played his last match at Wimbledon where he lost 6-2 6-4 7-5 to Davidovich Fokina in the 1st round on the 30th of June.
Brandon has a compiled 38-19 win-loss record in 2025, 6-5 on grass (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he beat Vit Kopriva in the final 6-3 6-2 and the Bengaluru Challenger where he overcame Shintaro Mochizuki in the final 6-3 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 213-135 record. He has a flat 7-7 record on grass.
Previously in the Newport Challenger
Holt has never competed in this tournament before.
Murphy Cassone
25 - 17win/loss
176
172
LWLLWWLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33-26 | 17-14 | 2-4 | 8-4 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 30-18 | 16-13 | 0-0 | 14-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 6-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 20-9 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 190 (career-high), Cassone will start his run in the Newport Challenger after he played his last match at Wimbledon where he lost 6-4 2-6 6-4 to Galarneau in the qualifications on the 23rd of June.
The American has an overall 25-16 win-loss record in 2025, 6-3 on grass (See FULL STATS).
The American’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger,the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger and the Lugano Challenger.
In terms of his career, Cassone has an overall 91-58 record. He has a positive 6-3 record on grass.
Head 2 Head
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Upcoming matches in the draw
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Omar JasikaJasika – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon HoltHolt – (3-0) – H2H and prediction
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