Brooksby, the 'weirdest' guy in the locker room: "I'm unorthodox"

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From the moment he hatched in 2019, Jenson Brooksby showed all of us one of those tremendously special players. Back then, we didn't know his story yet, but just watching him play was enough to slot him into the category of opponents to avoid. He quickly gained a reputation as a peculiar tennis player, possessing a playing style that was hard to categorize, comprised of a series of difficult-to-read strokes, mostly deviating from the refined technique usually taught in academies. In a recent interview with tennis.com, the American faces all these opinions during his comeback season to the top 100.

“I guess people can label me as a 'peculiar' player,” jokes the native of Sacramento. “I don't know, I just am unorthodox, but I believe this is a great strength for me. I have many different shots and can use them at any moment; they come naturally to me. I usually have a better court vision than other guys,” states the American with the confidence of someone who needed very little time to rank among the top 50 in the world, until injuries and, above all, a failure to comply with three anti-doping tests, halted his career for 24 months.

Additionally, we must consider his autistic condition, which hindered him from speaking until he was four years old and continues to cause concentration issues in both his professional and personal life today. “Regarding this matter, I still think, in terms of focus, I am more than capable of entering a really good zone and delving into that level demanded by the elite. I trust in achieving a fairly high level of focus and performance. Sometimes I believe it can be easier if you have the mental ability to handle multiple things at once, even if that might lead you astray at times. In daily life, it's quite good, but when training and competing in matches under pressure, it's something I'm still working on,” points out the 24-year-old player.

INSTANT RETURN

Brooksby, who returned from his suspension in early 2025, didn't need many attempts to become competitive again. It's interesting because he arrived at the end of March with only three victories under his belt, yet that didn't stop him from clinching the title at the ATP Houston, where he strung together seven consecutive wins to emerge as the champion. That week, Jenson started from the qualifying rounds ranked #507 in the world. The second blow to the rankings came in June, during the grass court season, reaching the final of the ATP Eastbourne, where he fell in two sets to Taylor Fritz. However, the mission was accomplished: a return to the top 100 and a direct entry ticket to Grand Slam tournaments.

“I am still newer on the tour than most young 24-year-old players,” acknowledges the Californian, who went two seasons without playing a single match due to the suspension. “I can't control the past; I've accepted that, so all I hope for now is to extend my career a bit longer... I don't know; I'd like to hold on until the mid-thirties. My biggest concern remains my body, not knowing how it would react at these levels. However, as the year progressed, I have proven to myself that I can stay in long matches,” concludes the American, whom we haven't seen compete since the US Open.

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