Brandon Nakashima is living the dream. The young American player has just turned 20 and he has been improving his rankings dramatically in the last 3 weeks. Brandon reached the finals in Los Cabos and Atlanta, and he is now in the third round in Washington after defeating Daniel Evans 7-6 6-0. Nakashima will face Denis Kudla for a place in the quarters.
Career-high
After his last win, Brandon Nakashima gains 3 places in the live rankings to be the new world number 86, his career-high rank. If Brandon defeats Denis Kudla in the next match, he will be ranked number 77.
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After defeating Daniel Evans, Nakashima commented:
“It definitely feels great right now. Having all this confidence from playing all these matches, going deep in tournaments has been good for me. I’m sure every player would want to have this feeling right now of playing well and winning all these matches. I’m just trying to embrace it as much as possible.”
Nakashima in Washington, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.89 (career-high), the American has managed to achieve an overall 31-17 match record in 2021. The American is playing in Washington where he managed to beat Alexei Popyrin 6-3 6-3 and Daniel Evans 7-61 6-0.
Brandon Nakashima will come up against the world no.103 Denis Kudla in the 3rd round. They have never competed against each other up to now in top events.
The American conquered 1 title in 2021 in the Quimper 2 Challenger. Brandon got to the final in Los Cabos (Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel) and in Atlanta (Truist Atlanta Open).
Kudla in Washington, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.103, the American has a composed 28-18 win-loss record in 2021. Kudla is playing at the moment in Washington where he overcame Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-75 6-3 and Taylor Harry Fritz 6-4 6-2.
Denis Kudla will square off with the world no.89 Brandon Nakashima in the 3rd round. They have never played each other until now in top events.
The American was the runner-up in the Orlando Challenger and in the Nottingham 1 Challenger.
Brandon Nakashima and Denis Kudla have never faced off.
Brandon Nakashima and Denis Kudla |
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