James Kent Trotter and Philip Sekulic will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Columbus Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 5:30 pm on COURT 1. 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.
As per the initial odds, James Kent Trotter is the pick to win this match.
James Kent Trotter -> 1.48
Philip Sekulic -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head James Kent Trotter vs. Philip Sekulic
This will be the 2nd time that James Kent Trotter and Philip Sekulic clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sekulic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Sekulic won 6-4 2-6 7-6(3) in the semifinal in the Granby Challenger back in 2023.
James Kent Trotter
23 - 21win/loss
285
170
LWLWLWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29-26 | 16-15 | 3-3 | 6-5 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 187, the Japanese will start his run in the Columbus Challenger after he played his last match in the Salem Challenger where he lost 6-2 6-4 to Vandecasteele in the 1st round on the 9th of September.
Kent Trotter has an overall 22-21 win-loss record in 2025, 2-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Kent Trotter has an overall 112-80 record. He has a positive 37-20 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2024. See his history.
Philip Sekulic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20-17 | 20-16 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-31 | 34-26 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-28 | 33-24 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-23 | 19-15 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 8-3 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 473, Sekulic will start his run in the Columbus Challenger after he played his last match in the Salem Challenger where he lost 6-1 6-4 to Cassone in the 2nd round on the 10th of September.
Philip has a composed 12-8 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the year on indoor hard courts.
Sekulic’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Bali.
In terms of his career, Philip has an overall 123-96 record. He has a negative 1-2 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
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