Brandon Nakashima topples Hijikata in the quarter to set up a clash vs Cilic. HIGHLIGHTS – HANGZHOU RESULTS

HANGZHOU OPEN - HANGZHOU DRAW AND RESULTS. Nakashima beats Hijikata to take on Marin Cilic in the semifinal

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Brandon Nakashima vs. Rinky Hijikata

Brandon Nakashima wins against Rinky Hijikata 7-5 6-3 in the quarter in Hangzhou on Sunday. Nakashima will play against Marin Cilic in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 29 minutes.

Nakashima
Hangzhou
Nakashima's Record

The American added to his prize money $ 21,950 after winning this match. He has already won $ 52,195 up to now in this event. If he wins the next match, Brandon will add $ 36,600 to his earnings to get in total $ 88,795.

Highlights Brandon Nakashima vs. Rinky Hijikata Hangzhou Open – Hangzhou

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Nakashima
Hijikata
Brandon Nakashima
7-5 6-3
1h:29
Rinky Hijikata
67
67
Total points
46
46
26
26
Winners
21
21
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
1
1
2
2
Double Faults
1
1
56%
56%
1st in
57%
57%
81%
81%
1st won
66%
66%
26/32
26/32
1st won
21/32
21/32
68%
68%
2nd won
46%
46%
17/25
17/25
2nd won
11/24
11/24
-- Break Points --
3/3
3/3
Total
1/2
1/2
100%
100%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Brandon scored 67 points vs. the Australian’s 46.

Nakashima

Nakashima served exceptionally well to win 81% of the points (26/32) behind his first serve, and he won 68% points (17/25) on his second serve. Nakashima was great in converting all the break points (3/3).

Hijikata

On the other side, Hijikata was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). However, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this match, the head to head between Nakashima and Hijikata is 2-0 for Brandon.

Draw and next match H2H: Brandon Nakashima vs. Marin Cilic – stats

Nakashima will fight against Cilic in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Brandon Nakashima and Marin Cilic since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Brandon Nakashima Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Nakashima 7-5
NakashimaHijikata
7
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
NakashimaHijikata
7
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
NakashimaHijikata
6
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
NakashimaHijikata
5
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
NakashimaHijikata
4
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
NakashimaHijikata
3
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
NakashimaHijikata
3
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
NakashimaHijikata
2
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
NakashimaHijikata
2
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
NakashimaHijikata
1
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
NakashimaHijikata
1
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
NakashimaHijikata
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
NakashimaHijikata
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Nakashima conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Brandon broke back in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th game to conquer the set 7-5.

Nakashima failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 0.

Hijikata was not able to offer any resistance in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 3-5 to 7-5.

Brandon was flawless in converting all his break points in the 10th (4-5 0-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40). On the other side, the Australian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40).

They played 66 points. Nakashima conquered the set after winning 14 points more than Rinky (40-26). Brandon lost 9 points on serve (26-9). on the other side of the net, the Australian conceded 14 points on serve (17-14).

2nd Set -
Nakashima 6-3
NakashimaHijikata
6
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
NakashimaHijikata
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
NakashimaHijikata
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
NakashimaHijikata
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
NakashimaHijikata
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
NakashimaHijikata
2
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
NakashimaHijikata
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
NakashimaHijikata
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Brandon grabbed in the 6th game (4-2) before ultimately winning the set (6-3).

Brandon was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6th game (3-2 30-40). On the other side, Rinky wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 9th game (3-5 30-40).

They played 47 points. The American was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than the Australian (27-20). Brandon conceded 5 points on serve (17-5). On the losing side, the Australian conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).

1st
Nakashima
Hijikata
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
3
4
2
4
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
2nd
Nakashima
Hijikata
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Hangzhou

  • Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Rinky HijikataHijikata (7-5 6-3)
  • Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-3 6-3)
  • Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-4 6-2)
  • Marin CilicCilic – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (6-2 6-74 7-65)

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