Brandon Nakashima will face off against Yousuke Watanuki in Shanghai on Saturday at 12:30 pm on COURT 4.
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The H2H stats
Nakashima and Watanuki have never played against each other so far on the main tour.
Brandon Nakashima in 2024
Currently ranked no.35 (career-high), Brandon played his last match on the 27th of September when he capitulated to world no.15 Ugo Humbert 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (draw).
This season Nakashima has an overall 60-27 match record. This year, The American conquered 1 title in the Tenerife 1 Challenger. The American reached the final in the Koblenz Challenger.
Watanuki in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently ranked no.336, Watanuki has managed to achieve an overall 5-7 record in 2024. The Japanese is currently having a run in Shanghai where he defeated Otto Virtanen 6-7(4) 6-2 6-0, Seongchan Hong 6-2 7-5 and Pavel Kotov 6-7(6) 6-4 7-5.
Yousuke Watanuki will compete against the world no.35 Brandon Nakashima in the 2nd round on Saturday at 12:30 pm on COURT 4. They have never played each other until now in top events.