Brandon Nakashima shocks Dimitrov in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Nakashima surprises Dimitrov to fight against Jannik Sinner in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Brandon Nakashima vs. Grigor Dimitrov

Brandon Nakashima surprises Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(5) 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in New York on Thursday. Nakashima will engage against Jannik Sinner in the 3rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 23 minutes. This will be his best result in this event. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 2nd round in 2020 and 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

Nakashima
New York
Nakashima's Record

Brandon added to his prize money $ 67,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 188,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 90,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 278,000 in total.

Highlights Brandon Nakashima vs. Grigor Dimitrov U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Nakashima
Dimitrov
Brandon Nakashima
7-65 7-5 6-3
2h:23
Grigor Dimitrov
112
112
Total points
96
96
56
56
Winners
45
45
50%
50%
Ratio Winners
47%
47%
27
27
Unforced
41
41
40%
40%
Ratio Unforced
60%
60%
9/13
9/13
Net Approaches
13/17
13/17
69%
69%
Perc
76%
76%
-- Serve --
12
12
Aces
12
12
0
0
Double Faults
5
5
68%
68%
1st in
55%
55%
80%
80%
1st won
78%
78%
56/70
56/70
1st won
45/58
45/58
61%
61%
2nd won
51%
51%
20/33
20/33
2nd won
24/47
24/47
204
204
Fastest serve
212
212
187
187
AVG 1st Serve
197
197
152
152
AVG 2nd Serve
151
151
-- Break Points --
2/10
2/10
Total
0/5
0/5
20%
20%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Brandon scored 112 points vs. the Bulgarian’s 96.

Nakashima

The American served exceptionally well to win 80% of the points (56/70) behind his first serve, and he won 61% points (20/33) on his second serve. Nakashima blasted 12 aces without committing any double fault. Nakashima won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points after he converted only 20% (2/10) of the procured opportunities.

Dimitrov

On the other side, the Bulgarian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/5). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Nakashima and Dimitrov is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Brandon Nakashima vs. Jannik Sinner – stats

Nakashima will square off with Sinner in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Brandon Nakashima and Jannik Sinner since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Brandon Nakashima Draw info

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1st Set -
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Nothing could divide these 2 players in this set and therefore the pair went to fight for it in the breaker. Eventually, Brandon won the tiebreak at 7-5.

Tiebreak

Brandon won 5 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (3-1), 8th (4-4), 9th (5-4) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Dimitrov won 4 minibreaks in the 3rd (1-2), 6th (3-3), 7th (4-3) and 10th (5-5) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5

Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. On the other side, the Bulgarian was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 81 points. It’s worth to point out that, The American won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Grigor (40-41). Nakashima conceded 16 points on serve (31-16). on the other side of the court, Dimitrov conceded 9 points on serve (25-9).

2nd Set -
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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Nakashima conquered in the 12th game (7-5).

The American was unable to convert any of the 5 conquered break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 40-A and 40-A), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Bulgarian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (2-2 30-40).

They contested 76 points. Brandon won 10 points more than Grigor (43-33). The American dropped 5 points on serve (25-5). on the other side of the net, the Bulgarian conceded 18 points on serve (28-18).

3rd Set -
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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Brandon clinched in the 6th game (4-2) before ultimately winning the set (6-3).

Brandon converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Dimitrov wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).

They played 51 points. The American won 7 more points than the Bulgarian (29-22). The American dropped 6 points on serve (21-6). In addition, on the other side, the Bulgarian conceded 8 points on serve (16-8).

 

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