Prediction Of Daniel Vs Brooksby H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.s. Men’s Clay Court Championship 2025?

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Daniel and Brooksby are on the Day 1 Schedule at Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.s. Men’s Clay Court Championship 2025 on Monday 31 March 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Taro Daniel, a 32-year-old Japanese tennis player ranked world number 124, achieved a career-high ranking of number 58 in January 2024. He reached the second ATP Tour final in Auckland, which contributed to his rise in the rankings. Daniel also made it to his first ATP Tour semifinal and final, winning his first title in 2018 at Istanbul. He became one of the few Japanese men to win a tour-level clay court title in the Open Era, alongside Nishikori. In 2022, Daniel qualified for nine tour-level events, including the Australian Open, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, and ATP Masters 1000 Miami. He notably defeated the 4th ranked player, Ruud, in the second round of the 2023 Acapulco tournament, marking the biggest win of his career. Daniel has also defeated top players such as Djokovic and Murray in previous tournaments, reaching the third round as a qualifier at Indian Wells in 2018 and the third round at the Australian Open in 2022.

However, Daniel is currently seeking his first ATP Tour win since defeating Gerasimov in the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai first round in October. He has struggled to secure victories recently, going 0-5 since that win. Additionally, he is aiming for his first clay court win since defeating Vukic in the ATP Masters 1000 Madrid first round last April, having gone 0-5 on clay since then.

Jenson Brooksby, a 24-year-old American player ranked world number 507, achieved his career-high ranking of number 33 in June 2022. During that time, he defeated the six-time champion Isner at the 2022 Atlanta tournament, propelling him to his third ATP 250 final on home soil. Brooksby had a remarkable grass court debut at the 2021 Newport, reaching his first ATP Tour quarterfinal, semifinal, and final. At the age of 20, he became the second-youngest finalist in the tournament’s 46-year history, with Rusedski achieving the feat at the age of 19 in 1993. In the 2021 US Open, Brooksby reached the fourth round as a wildcard, becoming the youngest American to do so since Roddick in 2002. He also had a significant win against Ruud, the third-ranked player, in the third round of the 2023 Australian Open. After that tournament, Brooksby took a break and did not compete in any other events until the 2025 Australian Open.

In 2019, Brooksby qualified for the US Open and secured his first tour-level win, ending former world number 4 Berdych’s career. However, he missed the entire 2020 season due to a toe injury. In the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship, Brooksby saved one match point against F.A. Gomez in the first qualifying round. This tournament marks his first appearance on clay since the 2022 Roland Garros, where he lost in the first round to P. Cuevas. If Brooksby wins his match in Houston, he would become the lowest-ranked player to do so since the 826th ranked Haas in 2017, who defeated Opelka in the first round but lost to Sock in the second round.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Daniel will win.
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