Brandon Nakashima and Juan Manuel Cerundolo will face off in the Round Robin of the the Next Gen ATP Finals for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 2:00 pm on Center Court. 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 2 sets.
Brandon Nakashima -> 1.13
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 6.35
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Prediction and head to head Brandon Nakashima vs. Juan Manuel Cerundolo
This will be the 2nd time that Brandon Nakashima and Juan Manuel Cerundolo face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Nakashima (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Nakashima won 6-3 6-0 in the 2nd round in M25 Rancho Santa Fe back in 2020.
Brandon Nakashima
Ranked no. 63 (career-high), Brandon will start his run in the Next Gen ATP Finals after he won the title in the Brest Challenger after beating 6-3 6-3 Sousa in the final.
Brandon has an overall 43-23 win-loss record in 2021, 18-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title in the Quimper 2 Challenger where he overcame Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the final 6-3 6-4 and in the Brest Challenger where he defeated Joao Sousa in the final 6-3 6-3.
The American won his last 5 matches.
Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 101-54 record. He has a positive 31-10 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Next Gen ATP Finals
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Ranked no. 91, the Argentine will start his run in the Next Gen ATP Finals after he played his last match in the Lima 2 Challenger where he lost 6-2 7-5 to Jarry in the final on the 31st of October.
The Argentine has an overall 51-22 win-loss record in 2021, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)
.This will be the first match of the season on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Cordoba where he overcame Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the final 6-0 2-6 6-2 and in the Rome 2 Challenger where he beat Flavio Cobolli in the final 6-2 3-6 6-3 and in the Como Challenger where he defeated Gian Marco Moroni in the final 7-5 7-6(7) and in the Banja Luka Challenger where he defeated Nikola Milojevic in the final 6-3 6-1.
In terms of his career, The Argentine has an overall 129-68 record. He has a negative 0-1 record on indoor hard courts.
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Hugo GastonGaston (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Sebastian BaezBaez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (1-0) – H2H and prediction