Brandon Nakashima and Alex Molcan will square off in the 2^nd round of the U.S. Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on Court 12. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Brandon Nakashima who should win in 4 sets.

As per the initial odds, Brandon Nakashima is the pick to win this match.
Brandon Nakashima -> 1.39
Alex Molcan -> 3.1

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Prediction and head to head Brandon Nakashima vs. Alex Molcan

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

Brandon Nakashima

Ranked no. 84, Brandon reached the 2^nd round after defeating John Isner 7-6⁷ 7-6⁶ 6-3.

In the 1^st round, Nakashima had a good straight sets win against Isner (7-6⁷ 7-6⁶ 6-3). During the match, Nakashima scored 116 points vs Isner’s 93. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 49 winners.

Talking about the service games, Nakashima recorded 15 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Brandon Nakashima was exceptionally effective on serve to win 91% (49/54) of his 1st serve and 72% (28/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Brandon broke Isner twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).

Nakashima has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 64% of his matches (90-50). 15-7 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Nakashima has an aggregate56-26 match record in the last 6 years on hard.

His best result of the current year was winning the title in the Quimper 2 Challenger where he defeated Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the final 6-3 6-4.

Nakashima has an overall 32-19 win-loss record in 2021, 15-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2^nd round in 2020. See his history.

U.S. Open

Nakashima's Record

Alex Molcan

Ranked no. 138, the Slovakian reached the 2^nd round after defeating Kimmer Coppejans 6-3 6-3, Zdenek Kolar 6-4 6-3, Gastao Elias 6-2 4-6 7-6⁶ and Cem Ilkel 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1.

In the 1^st round against Ilkel, Alex recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1). During the match Molcan scored 120 points vs Ilkel’s 82. Molcan was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.

Talking about serving, Molcan made 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Alex Molcan was extremely efficient on serve to win 76% (44/58) of his 1st serve and 78% (25/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Alex broke Ilkel 6 times after converting 35% of his break points (6/17).

His best result of the season was winning the title in the Liberec Challenger where he overcame Tomas Machac in the final 6-0 6-1.

Alex has an aggregate 48-17 win-loss record in 2021, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Molcan has never competed in this tournament before.

U.S. Open

Molcan's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Nakashima played 1 match while Molcan competed in 4 matches. Molcan started his run from the qualifications while Nakashima had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Alex Molcan dropped 2 sets while Brandon Nakashima hasn’t dropped a set so far. Nakashima has played 8 set(s) less than Molcan (3 vs 11). Therefore, Nakashima played 66 games less than Molcan. Nakashima scored 49 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Molcan recorded 138 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Nakashima bagged 15 aces . Molcan fired 18 aces (4.5 per match). Nakashima won 91% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 72% of the points. On the other side, Molcan won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.

How they played the important points

Brandon broke his opponent twice with a 40% conversion rate. Nakashima lost his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Alex broke his opponents 16 times with a 38% conversion rate. Alex conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.

Head 2 Head

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Brandon
Nakashima

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Alex
Molcan

Rank

33

High

29

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Rank

205

High

38

Win Loss

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33 - 30

46 - 15

19-14

Hard

7-3

2-5

I Hard

1-2

6-8

Clay

38-10

6-3

Grass

0-0

Tennis Scores – U.S. Open

• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (6-2 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Oscar OtteOtte – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-7⁸ 7-5 7-6⁴ 7-6¹) – See score progression
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (6-4 7-5 7-6³) – See score progression
• Vasek PospisilPospisil – Fabio FogniniFognini (2-6 3-6 6-1 6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Steve JohnsonJohnson – Maximilian MartererMarterer (5-7 7-6⁸ 7-6⁸ 6-3) – See score progression
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Federico CoriaCoria (6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (6-3 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Maxime CressyCressy – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (5-7 4-6 6-1 6-4 7-6⁷) – See score progression
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (6-1 6-1 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
• Jack SockSock – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-7⁵ 6-2 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (7-6³ 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Emilio NavaNava (6-7⁵ 6-4 6-1 6-3) – See score progression
• Andreas SeppiSeppi – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (2-6 7-5 6-4 2-6 7-6¹³) – See score progression
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (2-6 7-6³ 4-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Gianluca MagerMager (4-6 6-3 7-5 2-6 7-6³) – See score progression
• Denis KudlaKudla – Laslo DjereDjere (4-6 6-3 7-5 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Max PurcellPurcell (6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (7-5 1-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Sam QuerreyQuerrey (6-4 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Tommy PaulPaul (7-6⁵ 6-2 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – David GoffinGoffin (6-2 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Pablo CuevasCuevas (6-1 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (7-6³ 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Lucas PouillePouille (6-1 5-7 5-7 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Sebastian KordaKorda (6-2 2-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-4 1-6 4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Alexander BublikBublik – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-0 4-6 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Jeremy ChardyChardy (7-6⁵ 7-6⁷ 6-3) – See score progression
• Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Quentin HalysHalys (6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Daniel EvansEvans – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-3 6-7⁶ 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-3 6-7³ 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – John MillmanMillman (7-6⁶ 7-6² 6-1) – See score progression
• Alex MolcanMolcan – Cem IlkelIlkel (4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
• Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – James DuckworthDuckworth (4-6 4-6 7-6⁷ 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Andy MurrayMurray (2-6 7-6⁷ 3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Guido PellaPella – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (6-7² 6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Ivo KarlovicKarlovic (6-3 7-6³ 6-3) – See score progression
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Sam RifficeRiffice (6-1 7-6³ 6-3) – See score progression
• Casper RuudRuud – Yuichi SugitaSugita (6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Peter GojowczykGojowczyk – Ugo HumbertHumbert (1-6 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
• Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Richard GasquetGasquet (6-4 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Marcos GironGiron – Antoine HoangHoang (6-3 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-4 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Cristian GarinGarin – Norbert GombosGombos (6-3 4-6 6-4 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Philipp KohlschreiberKohlschreiber – Marin CilicCilic (6-7⁴ 6-7³ 6-2 6-1 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy (7-6⁰ 3-6 7-6¹ 7-6⁸) – See score progression
• Facundo BagnisBagnis – Taro DanielDaniel (6-3 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (6-3 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Carlos TabernerTaberner (2-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Richard BerankisBerankis (7-5 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – John IsnerIsner (7-6⁷ 7-6⁶ 6-3) – See score progression
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-7¹⁰ 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Pablo AndujarAndujar – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (3-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Kevin AndersonAnderson – Jiri VeselyVesely (7-6¹ 4-6 3-6 7-6⁵ 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (5-7 6-3 7-5 6-7³ 6-4) – See score progression
• Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Feliciano LopezLopez (5-7 7-6⁶ 4-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Dusan LajovicLajovic – Benoit PairePaire (6-3 7-5 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Christopher EubanksEubanks (7-6⁸ 5-7 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (2-6 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (6-1 6-1 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – David GoffinGoffin (6-2 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (7-5 1-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Gianluca MagerMager (4-6 6-3 7-5 2-6 7-6(3)) – See score progression
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (6-3 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Andreas SeppiSeppi – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (2-6 7-5 6-4 2-6 7-6(13)) – See score progression
• Denis KudlaKudla – Laslo DjereDjere (4-6 6-3 7-5 7-6(4)) – See score progression
• Oscar OtteOtte – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-7(8) 7-5 7-6(4) 7-6(1)) – See score progression
• Vasek PospisilPospisil – Fabio FogniniFognini (2-6 3-6 6-1 6-3 7-6(4)) – See score progression
• Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (7-6(3) 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (6-4 7-5 7-6(3)) – See score progression
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Jeremy ChardyChardy (7-6(5) 7-6(7) 6-3) – See score progression
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Sam QuerreyQuerrey (6-4 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Lucas PouillePouille (6-1 5-7 5-7 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Jack SockSock – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Alexander BublikBublik – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-0 4-6 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Federico CoriaCoria (6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Steve JohnsonJohnson – Maximilian MartererMarterer (5-7 7-6(8) 7-6(8) 6-3) – See score progression
• Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (7-6(6) 5-7 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Max PurcellPurcell (6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Maxime CressyCressy – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (5-7 4-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(7)) – See score progression
• Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Sebastian KordaKorda (6-2 2-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Emilio NavaNava (6-7(5) 6-4 6-1 6-3) – See score progression
• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (7-6(3) 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-4 1-6 4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Pablo CuevasCuevas (6-1 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Tommy PaulPaul (7-6(5) 6-2 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (6-2 6-2 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Philipp KohlschreiberKohlschreiber – Pablo AndujarAndujar (2-3) – H2H and prediction
• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Steve JohnsonJohnson (3-0) – H2H and prediction
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Kevin AndersonAnderson – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Vasek PospisilPospisil – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Facundo BagnisBagnis – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (2-4) – H2H and prediction
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Dusan LajovicLajovic – Peter GojowczykGojowczyk (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Denis KudlaKudla – Oscar OtteOtte (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jack SockSock – Alexander BublikBublik (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Jordan ThompsonThompson (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Marcos GironGiron – Daniel EvansEvans (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Christian GarinGarin – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Andreas SeppiSeppi (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Andrey RublevRublev – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-4) – H2H and prediction
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Guido PellaPella (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Casper RuudRuud – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Mikael YmerYmer (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Maxime CressyCressy – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Alex MolcanMolcan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (0-0) – H2H and prediction

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