Brandon Nakashima upsets Musetti in the 3rd round – U.S. OPEN RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

Brandon Nakashima surprises Lorenzo Musetti 6-2 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) in the 3^rd round in New York on Friday. This will be his best result in this competition. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 3^rd 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

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 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. The American managed to strengthen his lead after breaking the Italian in the 3^rd (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 1^st 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 1^st (0-0 15-40) and the 3^rd 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 2^nd 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 2^nd 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 5^th 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 8^th 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 8^th 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 7^th 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 2^nd

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 5^th (1-4) and in the 7^th (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 4^th 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 1^st (1-0) and 11^th (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 5^th (1-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 7^th (2-4 30-40) and the 9^th 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 2^nd (4-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4^th (4-1 0-40), the 6^th (4-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 8^th 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

• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (6-3 6-3 6-1)
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-2 3-6 6-3 7-6⁴)
• Taylor FritzFritz – Francisco ComesanaComesana (6-3 6-4 6-2)
• Andrey RublevRublev – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (6-3 7-5 6-4)
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4)
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Ben SheltonShelton (4-6 7-5 6-7⁵ 6-4 6-3)
• Casper RuudRuud – Juncheng ShangShang (6-7¹ 3-6 6-0 6-3 6-1)

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