Naoki Nakagawa and Alexander Bernard will play each other in the 2nd round of the Columbus Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naoki Nakagawa who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Naoki Nakagawa is the pick to win this match.
Naoki Nakagawa -> 1.45
Alexander Bernard -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Naoki Nakagawa vs. Alexander Bernard
There is no head to head record between Naoki Nakagawa and Alexander Bernard since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Naoki Nakagawa
16 - 10win/loss
335
334
LWWWWWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-11 | 11-10 | 1-1 | 8-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-23 | 42-19 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-27 | 16-16 | 10-9 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-15 | 32-13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-4 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 429, Nakagawa reached the 2nd round after beating Jack Pinnington Jones 7-6(1) 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Pinnington Jones (7-61 6-4). During the match, Nakagawa scored 73 points vs Pinnington Jones’s 70. Nakagawa was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Nakagawa made 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Naoki Nakagawa lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Nakagawa put 49% of his first serves in, winning 67% (24/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (19/38) on the 2nd serve. Naoki broke Pinnington Jones 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Nakagawa has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (272-177). 4-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Nakagawa has an aggregate 12-9 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Naoki’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Sapporo.
Naoki has a composed 15-10 win-loss record in 2024, 4-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
Alexander Bernard
12 - 6win/loss
798
586
LWLLWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-6 | 1-2 | 5-1 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-22 | 13-12 | 6-6 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-15 | 9-12 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 870, Bernard got to the 2nd round after defeating Brandon Holt 6-3 7-6(4).
In the 1st round, The American had a good straight sets win against Holt (6-3 7-64). During the match Bernard scored 86 points vs Holt’s 80. Bernard was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Bernard blasted 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alexander Bernard lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Bernard put 58% of his first serves in, winning 68% (36/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (18/38) on the 2nd serve. Alexander broke Holt 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Bernard’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Rochester.
Bernard has an aggregate 12-5 win-loss record in 2024, 6-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Columbus Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022 and 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Nakagawa | Bernard |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 22 |
| Pts | 73-70 | 86-80 |
| Total Points | 143 | 166 |
| Winners | 24 | 36 |
| %Winners | 33% | 42% |
Both Nakagawa and Bernard played 1 match. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Nakagawa and Bernard have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Nakagawa played 1 game more than Bernard. The Japanese scored 24 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Alexander recorded 36 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Nakagawa | Bernard |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 6 |
| 1st in | 36/74 | 53/91 |
| %1st in | 49% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 24/36 | 36/53 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 19/38 | 18/38 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 47% |
Nakagawa recorded 9 aces . Bernard made 6 aces . Nakagawa won 67% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Bernard won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Nakagawa | Bernard |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 3 |
| Converted | 4/5 | 3/11 |
| % Converted | 80% | 27% |
| Conceded | 8 | 7 |
| Saved | 5 | 5 |
| % Saved | 63% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Nakagawa broke his opponent 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. The Japanese surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponent 3 times with a 27% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Nakagawa | |||
| R1 Pinnington |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 73-70 | 73-70 | |
| Total points | 143 | 143 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 36/74 | 36/74 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 49% | |
| 1st pts | 24/36 | 24/36 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/38 | 19/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/5 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 80% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Bernard | |||
| R1 Holt |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 86-80 | 86-80 | |
| Total points | 166 | 166 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 53/91 | 53/91 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 36/53 | 36/53 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/38 | 18/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 3/11 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 27% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWWWWWL Tennis Scores in Columbus Challenger
- Dominic StrickerStricker – Ryan PenistonPeniston (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Kyle EdmundEdmund – Jeff WolfWolf (6-1 7-64) – See score progression
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Antoine GhibaudoGhibaudo (6-74 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Jack AnthropAnthrop – Murphy CassoneCassone (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Patrick ZahrajZahraj – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (7-64 6-0) – See score progression
- Naoki NakagawaNakagawa – Jack Pinnington JonesPinnington Jones (7-61 6-4) – See score progression
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Cooper WilliamsWilliams (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh – Eliot SpizzirriSpizzirri (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Tristan BoyerBoyer – Bryce NakashimaNakashima (6-1 7-63) – See score progression
- Denis KudlaKudla – Micah BraswellBraswell (4-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexander BernardBernard – Brandon HoltHolt (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy – Jules MarieMarie (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Aidan MayoMayo (4-6 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Ethan QuinnQuinn – Patrick KypsonKypson (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Denis KudlaKudla – Tristan BoyerBoyer (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kyle EdmundEdmund – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Naoki NakagawaNakagawa – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Dane SweenySweeny (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Patrick ZahrajZahraj (0-0) – H2H and prediction
