Martin Damm and Samir Banerjee will play each other in the semifinal of the Columbus Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:00 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 Martin Damm who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Martin Damm is the pick to win this match.
Martin Damm -> 1.86
Samir Banerjee -> 1.86

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Prediction and head to head Martin Damm vs. Samir Banerjee

There is no head to head record between Martin Damm and Samir Banerjee since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Martin Damm

Ranked no. 277, Martin got to the semifinal after defeating Aidan Kim 6-2 6-4, Antoine Ghibaudo 6-3 6-4 and James Kent Trotter 7-5 4-6 7-5.

In the quarter, Damm defeated Kent Trotter (7-5 4-6 7-5). During the match, Damm and Kent Trotter scored the same amount of points (98). However, the world no. 277 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 43 winners.

Regarding the service games, Damm scored 9 aces and he committed only 9 double faults. Overall, Martin Damm was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (43/55) of his 1st serve and 55% (26/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Damm broke Kent Trotter 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Damm has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.

Damm has a winning match record in the last 7 years having won 59% of his matches (177-124). 5-1 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Damm has an overall35-27 record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.

The American’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Sharm ElSheikh,M25 Tbilisi,M15 Vaasa and M25 Elvas.

Damm has an overall 41-15 win-loss record in 2025, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Columbus Challenger

The American has never competed in this tournament before.

Samir Banerjee

Ranked no. 441, Banerjee got to the semifinal after beating Elmar Ejupovic 7-5 7-6(3), Nikita Filin 6-3 6-3, Christian Langmo 7-6(2) 6-2, Darwin Blanch 6-0 3-6 6-3 and Tyler Zink 6-3 6-1.

In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Zink (6-3 6-1). During the match Banerjee scored 55 points vs Zink’s 31. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.

About the serving games, Banerjee managed to score 12 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Samir Banerjee was exceptionally effective on serve to win 88% (29/33) of his 1st serve and 60% (6/10) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Samir broke Zink 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Banerjee started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.

The American’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Dallas and M25 Trelew.

Samir has a compiled 21-4 win-loss record in 2025, 15-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)

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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Damm	Banerjee
Match played	3	5
Tot Set	7	11
Tot Games	71	104
Pts	231-206	382-295
Total Points	437	677
Winners	100	149
%Winners	43%	39%

Damm played 3 matches while Banerjee competed in 5 matches. Banerjee started his run from the qualifications while Damm had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Martin Damm surrendered 1 set, while Samir Banerjee dropped 1 set. Damm has played 4 set(s) less than Banerjee (7 vs 11). Therefore, Damm played 33 games less than Banerjee. The American scored 100 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The American bagged 149 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Damm	Banerjee
Aces	26	30
Avg per match	8.7	6
1st in	123/211	193/319
%1st in	58%	61%
1st pts	100/123	149/193
%1st pts	81%	77%
2nd pts	49/88	68/126
%2nd pts	56%	54%

Damm struck 26 aces (8.7 per match). Banerjee blasted 30 aces (6 per match). Damm won 81% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Banerjee won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Damm	Banerjee
Won	8	20
Converted	8/24	20/50
% Converted	33%	40%
Conceded	6	18
Saved	4	11
% Saved	67%	61%
Times Broken	2	7

Damm broke his opponents 8 times with a 33% conversion rate. Martin surrendered his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 20 times with a 40% conversion rate. Samir conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded.

Damm
	R1 Kim	R2 Ghibaudo	1/4 Kent	Total
Score	6-2 6-4	6-3 6-4	7-5 4-6 7-5
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	18	19	34	71
pts	65-53	68-55	98-98	231-206
Total points	118	123	196	437
Winners	32	25	43	100
%Winners	49%	37%	44%	43%
SERVE
Aces	5	12	9	26
Double Faults	4	4	9	17
1st in	38/55	30/54	55/102	123/211
% 1st in	69%	56%	54%	58%
1st pts	32/38	25/30	43/55	100/123
% 1st pts	84%	83%	78%	81%
2nd pts	7/17	16/24	26/47	49/88
% 2nd pts	41%	67%	55%	56%
Breaks
Won	3	2	3	8
Converted	3/9	2/7	3/8	8/24
Converted %	33%	29%	38%	33%
Conceded	1	0	5	6
Saved	1/1	0/0	3/5	4
Saved %	100%	–	60%	53%
Times Broken	0	0	2	2

Banerjee
	Q1 Ejupovic	Q3 Filin	R1 Langmo	R2 Blanch	1/4 Zink	Total
Score	7-5 7-63	6-3 6-3	7-62 6-2	6-0 3-6 6-3	6-3 6-1
Tot Set	2	2	2	3	2	11
Tot Games	25	18	21	24	16	104
pts	83-69	60-44	87-68	97-83	55-31	382-295
Total points	152	104	155	180	86	677
Winners	31	23	30	36	29	149
%Winners	37%	38%	34%	37%	53%	39%
SERVE
Aces	3	5	5	5	12	30
Double Faults	4	0	3	3	1	11
1st in	38/73	30/46	39/68	53/89	33/43	193/319
% 1st in	52%	65%	57%	60%	77%	61%
1st pts	31/38	23/30	30/39	36/53	29/33	149/193
% 1st pts	82%	77%	77%	68%	88%	77%
2nd pts	19/35	11/16	16/29	16/36	6/10	68/126
% 2nd pts	54%	69%	55%	44%	60%	54%
Breaks
Won	3	4	3	6	4	20
Converted	3/9	4/5	3/11	6/17	4/8	20/50
Converted %	33%	80%	27%	35%	50%	40%
Conceded	4	2	1	8	3	18
Saved	2/4	1/2	0/1	5/8	3/3	11
Saved %	50%	50%	0%	63%	100%	88%
Times Broken	2	1	1	3	0	7

Tennis Scores in Columbus Challenger

• Martin DammDamm – James Kent TrotterKent Trotter (7-5 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Daniel MasurMasur – Rafael JodarJodar (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• Michael ZhengZheng – Alfredo PerezPerez (6-2 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Samir BanerjeeBanerjee – Tyler ZinkZink (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Michael ZhengZheng – Alfredo PerezPerez (6-2 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Daniel MasurMasur – Rafael JodarJodar (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• Samir BanerjeeBanerjee – Tyler ZinkZink (6-3 6-1) – See score progression

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