Brandon Nakashima surprises Lorenzo Musetti 6-2 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) in the 3rd round in New York on Friday. This will be his best result in this competition. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 3rd round in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.
Brandon added to his prize money $ 110,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 325,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nakashima will add $ 205,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 530,000 in total.
Highlights Brandon Nakashima vs. Lorenzo Musetti U.S. Open – New York
Nakashima’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
7-64
3h:12
After this match, the head to head between Nakashima and Musetti is 1-1.
Live score progression and stats
Nakashima didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Lorenzo Musetti in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. The American managed to strengthen his lead after breaking the Italian in the 3rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).
One of the most important stints of the set was when the American won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.
The American converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 39 points. Nakashima won 11 more points than Lorenzo (25-14). Brandon was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). In addition, on the other side, Musetti conceded 9 points on serve (11-9).
Nakashima enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Lorenzo Musetti in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was the key for Musetti to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Musetti was spot on in converting all his break points in the 2nd game (1-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Brandon wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (1-3 40-A).
They contested 58 points. The Italian was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than the American (32-26). Lorenzo surrendered 10 points on serve (22-10). In addition, on the other side, Brandon conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Nakashima clinched in the 8th game (5-3) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).
Nakashima converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (4-3 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Lorenzo was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 51 points. Nakashima was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than the Italian (29-22). Nakashima dropped 9 points on serve (22-9). on the other side of the net, the Italian conceded 7 points on serve (13-7).
Nakashima conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Lorenzo Musetti in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Nonetheless, Nakashima refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Musetti in the 5th (1-4) and in the 7th (3-4) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 4.
A defining moment of this set was when the American won 4 consecutive games in the 4th set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-4 to 4-4. Yet also Musetti won 4 consecutive games from 0-0 to 4-0
Tiebreak
The American won 2 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0) and 11th (7-4) point.
Nakashima won the tiebreak 7-4 after he conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4
Nakashima converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (2-4 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A). Also, on the other side, Musetti converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (4-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (4-1 0-40), the 6th (4-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40).
They played 97 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Brandon won just 3 points more than Lorenzo (50-47). Brandon dropped 18 points on serve (30-18). On the other side, Musetti conceded 20 points on serve (29-20).
Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open
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- Casper RuudRuud – Juncheng ShangShang (6-71 3-6 6-0 6-3 6-1)
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