Brandon Nakashima keeps on improving his rankings. Nakashima has just defeated Fabio Fognini in the first round in San Diego to gain 4 places in the live rankings and be the new world number 79 (his career-high). The young American player has recently broken in the top 100 thanks to the finals reached in Los Cabos and Atlanta.
Brandon was not very lucky in his draw in San Diego, where he will face the seed number 1 Andrey Rublev in the second round. If he beats the Russian player, Nakashima will be number 77 in the live rankings.
Nakashima in San Diego, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.83 (career-high), Nakashima owns a composed 33-20 match record in 2021. Nakashima is now playing in San Diego where he bested Fabio Fognini 6-75 6-1 7-5.
Brandon Nakashima will come up against the world no.5 Andrey Rublev in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other until now in top competitions.
Brandon clinched 1 title in 2021 in the Quimper 2 Challenger. Brandon was the runner-up in Los Cabos (Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel) and in Atlanta (Truist Atlanta Open).
Andrey Rublev in 2021
Now the world no.5 (career-high), Andrey played his last match on the 24th of September when he defeated world no.15 Diego Schwartzman 4-6 6-3 11-9 in the round robin in the Laver Cup (draw).
Currently, during this year the Russian has managed to achieve an overall 44-15 record. Andrey has won 1 title in Rotterdam. Andrey reached the final in Monte-Carlo, in Halle and in Cincinnati.
Brandon Nakashima and Andrey Rublev have never clashed against each other.
Brandon Nakashima |
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