On Wednesday, JJ Wolf ranked 43rd in the world, will face Brandon Holt, an American who is rated 195th, in the opening round of the 2023 ATP Dallas Open.
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Holt’s position in the world’s rankings was 924th less than 13 months ago. He has won consecutive qualifying matches to get to this tournament, and his ATP Ranking is 195th, thanks to a significantly improved performance over the past year that allowed him to move up the rankings. This comprised five of the six ITF circuit tournament finals that he won in 2022. Holt qualified for his second consecutive Grand Slam in 2023 after passing the Australian Open qualifying rounds (after also passing in the 2022 US Open). He also won his opening round match. Prior to Holt taking Roberto Bautista Agut to five sets in the second round at Flushing Meadows this year, he defeated fellow qualifier Aleksandra Vukic. Last year, he had upset Taylor Fritz at Flushing Meadows. Can he now frighten Wolf?
Wolf, a former top-ranked collegiate player in the US, has gradually matured at the greatest level. This has been on display throughout his brief career at the highest level, but never more so than most recently at the Australian Open. JJ Wolf defeated Jordan Thompson, Diego Schwartzman, and Michael Mmoh to go to the fourth round of the Australian Open despite never having even reached the main draw at a Grand Slam event other than the US Open. And he could have advanced even further, but Ben Shelton defeated him in the round of 16 after five sets. Wolf has risen to his career-high position of number 41 in the world as a result, and with not many points to make up from a year ago, even a strong showing in a few tournaments this month might help him break into the top 35. Can he start it off with a decisive triumph over a fellow citizen?
| JJ Wolf vs Brandon Holt | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | February 8, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Tournament | Dallas Open |
| Stage | Round of 32 |
| Time (India) | 02:10 am |
| Time (UTC) | 8:30 pm (Feb 7) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Ben Shelton | 7-6, 2-6, 7-6, 2-6, 2-3 (L) |
| Micheal Mmoh | 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 (W) |
| Diego Schwartzman | 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 (W) |
| Jordan Thompson | 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 (W) |
| Marcos Giron | 4-6, 4-6 (L) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Gabriel Diallo | 7-6, 7-6 (W) |
| Nick Chappell | 6-3, 6-2 (W) |
| Tennys Sandgren | 3-6, 6-4, 2-6 (L) |
| Alfredo Perez | 6-4, 6-2 (W) |
| Roberto Bautista | 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6, 2-6 (L) |
The two athletes have never met, hence they have a 0-0 head-to-head record. Wolf won in three sets in their lone Challenger matchup in Orlando last year.
JJ Wolf and Brandon Holt will take on each other in the round of 32 of the 2023 ATP Dallas Open on February 8.
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