Brandon Nakashima dispatches Arthur Rinderknech 7-6(6) 1-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in Lyon on Tuesday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 42 minutes.
The American added to his prize money € 7,130 after winning this match. He has already won € 17,010 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nakashima will add € 12,345 to his earnings to get in total € 29,355 in total.
Highlights Brandon Nakashima vs. Arthur Rinderknech Open Parc – Lyon
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:42
Nakashima won this contest even if he scored less points than Arthur (101 vs. 104).
Nakashima
Nakashima won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points as he converted only 40% (2/5) of the procured opportunities.
Rinderknech
On the other side, the French player had a tough time converting his break points (only 27% – 3/11). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Nakashima and Rinderknech is 1-1.
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Nakashima won the set after he broke Rinderknech in the 4th (3-1) game. The French player tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Nonetheless, Brandon stayed solid to conquer the set 7-6.
The American was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 30-40). On the other side, the French player converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40).
They contested 89 points. It’s worth to point out that, The American won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Arthur (44-45). Nakashima lost 11 points on serve (23-11). On the losing side, the French player conceded 21 points on serve (34-21).
Nakashima overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Arthur Rinderknech in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. The French player managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Nakashima in the 4th (4-0) game before conquering the set (6-1).
One of the most important stints of the set was when Arthur won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.
The French player was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (3-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (6-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the French player didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 48 points. The French player was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than Brandon (28-20). The French player was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (12-2). On the other side, Brandon conceded 16 points on serve (18-16).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Nakashima conquered in the 12th game (7-5).
Brandon was unable to convert any of the 4 conquered break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 12th game (6-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Nakashima didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 68 points. The American won 4 points more than Arthur (36-32). Brandon surrendered 5 points on serve (20-5). Regarding the other side of the net, the French player conceded 16 points on serve (27-16).
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