Brandon Nakashima reaches his second back-to-back quarterfinal in Atlanta after beating the seed number 1 Milos Raonic. The 19-year-old keeps on improving his rankings. He is now the world number 115 (which is his career-high) and after beating the Canadian player, he is ranked the number 108 in the live rankings.
If Brandon reaches the semi-final in Atlanta, he will break in the top 100 to be ranked at least 98 from Monday.
Brandon Nakashima will play the world no.63 Jordan Thompson in the quarter. Their actual record is 1-0 for Nakashima.
Here are the live rankings of the top players aged under 21.
Nakashima in Atlanta, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.115 (career-high), Nakashima has managed to achieve a compiled 27-16 win-loss record in 2021. Nakashima is playing in Atlanta where he conquered Trent Bryde 6-1 6-75 6-4 and Milos Raonic 5-7 6-3 7-64.
Brandon conquered 1 title in 2021 in the Quimper 2 Challenger. Brandon got to the final in Los Cabos (Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel).
Milos Raonic in 2021
Currently the world no.22, the Canadian played his last match on the 28th of July when he surrendered to world no.115 Brandon Nakashima 5-7 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Atlanta (draw).
At present, during this year the Canadian has managed to achieve an overall 7-5 record.
Brandon Nakashima and Milos Raonic clashed against each other just once. Their actual record is 1-0 for Nakashima. When they played, Brandon Nakashima won 5-7 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Atlanta (Truist Atlanta Open) on the 28th of July 2021.
