Brandon Nakashima is really enjoying his tennis life right now. The 19-year-old from the US was the runner-up of the ATP 250 in Los Cabos last week. That run allowed Brandon to achieve a world number 115 career-high rank. The young American player is going straight to breaking in the top 100.
After winning his first round in the ATP250 that is played in Atlanta, Nakashima gained 4 places in the live rankings to be the new world number 111 establishing a new career-high.
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Brandon Nakashima will face the world no.22 Milos Raonic in the 2nd round on Thursday at 7:00 pm on STADIUM COURT. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now in top events.
Nakashima in Atlanta, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.
115 (career-high), Nakashima has a 26-16 win-loss record in 2021. Nakashima is currently playing in Atlanta where he toppled Trent Bryde 6-1 6-75 6-4.The American conquered 1 title in 2021 in the Quimper 2 Challenger. Nakashima was the finalist in Los Cabos (Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel).
Milos Raonic in 2021
Currently ranked no.22, Raonic played his last match on the 30th of March when he was defeated by world no.12 Hubert Hurkacz 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) in the 4th round in Miami (draw).
Presently, during this year Raonic has achieved a 7-4 record.
Brandon Nakashima and Milos Raonic have never played each other.