Jenson Brooksby reached a career-high singles ranking of world No 33 on 13 June 2022.
25 Facts About Jenson Brooksby
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Jenson Brooksby enrolled at Baylor University to play college tennis, but turned pro after he redshirted his freshman season due to injury.
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Jenson Brooksby lost in the first round to eventual quarterfinalist John Millman.
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However, in the second round, Jenson Brooksby went down in a four-set match to 17th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia.
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In 2021, Jenson Brooksby won three Challenger trophies, at Potchefstroom-2, Orlando-1, and Tallahassee.
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Jenson Brooksby made his debut in the top 150 by reaching a then career high of world No 149 on June 14,2021.
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Jenson Brooksby reached his first ATP tour final at the 2021 Hall of Fame Open in Newport, defeating Evgeny Donskoy, Denis Kudla, Peter Gojowczyk, and 7th seed Jordan Thompson.
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Jenson Brooksby became the second-youngest player to reach the final in the 45-year tournament history on Newport's grass courts.
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Jenson Brooksby lost to 8th seed Kevin Anderson in the final.
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Jenson Brooksby beat John Millman to advance to his first ATP 500 semifinal, where he lost to 5th seed Jannik Sinner.
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Jenson Brooksby then received a singles wildcard into the US Open.
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Jenson Brooksby reached the fourth round of a Major for the first time, defeating Mikael Ymer, compatriot Taylor Fritz, and 21st seed Aslan Karatsev.
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Jenson Brooksby then lost to world No 1 Novak Djokovic in four sets.
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At the 2022 Dallas Open, Jenson Brooksby made his second ATP final where he lost to Reilly Opelka.
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At the 2022 BNP Paribas Open, Jenson Brooksby reached the fourth round of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career, defeating World No 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas for his first top 10 win.
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Jenson Brooksby repeated the feat at the 2022 Miami Open reaching the fourth round in his consecutive Masters 1000 where he lost to the top seed and World No 2 Daniil Medvedev.
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Jenson Brooksby reached a career-high of No 34 on 16 May 2022 after a third round showing at the Masters 1000 in Rome.
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Jenson Brooksby then reached the semifinals after defeating 6-time champion and No 2 seed John Isner, who saved four match points in the third set.
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Jenson Brooksby lost to 2019 champion Alex de Minaur in straight sets.
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Jenson Brooksby is a defensive baseliner, who specialises in winning baseline rallies and employs a counterpunching style of play frequently.
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Jenson Brooksby's unique playing style and shot mechanics has been called "unorthodox" by his peers.
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Jenson Brooksby's game is built on his movement and redirection of the ball.
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Jenson Brooksby has short take backs on his groundstrokes so he can disguise his shots on both sides.
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Jenson Brooksby's serve is widely considered to be his greatest weakness, despite his height.
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Jenson Brooksby has a high rally tolerance, able to outlast and grind down his opponents in long rallies.