Brandon Nakashima downs Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in Miami on Friday. Nakashima will engage against David Goffin in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 22 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2022 and 2023. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

NakashimaNakashima
Miami
Nakashima's Record

Brandon added to his prize money $ 25,180 after winning this match. He has already won $ 60,440 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nakashima will add $ 42,785 to his earnings to get in total $ 103,225 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Nakashima
Baena
6-4 4-6 6-3
2h:22
99
99
Total points
88
88
52
52
Winners
35
35
53%
53%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
14
14
Aces
5
5
3
3
Double Faults
1
1
68%
68%
1st in
56%
56%
75%
75%
1st won
73%
73%
52/69
52/69
1st won
35/48
35/48
44%
44%
2nd won
47%
47%
14/32
14/32
2nd won
18/38
18/38
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
2/7
2/7
60%
60%
Won
29%
29%
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At the end of the match, Nakashima scored 99 points vs. the Spaniard’s 88.

Nakashima

The American served exceptionally well to win 75% of the points (52/69) behind his first serve. However he won only 44% points (14/32) on his second serve. Nakashima struck 14 aces and he committed 3 double faults. The American was effective at converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).

Carballes Baena

On the other side, Roberto was battling in converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Nakashima and Carballes Baena is 1-0 for Brandon.

Draw and next match H2H: Brandon Nakashima vs. David Goffin – stats

Nakashima will compete against Goffin in the 3rd round.

This will be the 4th time that Brandon Nakashima and David Goffin play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Nakashima (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Nakashima won 7-64 6-2 in the quarter in Acapulco back in February 2025.

Live score progression and stats

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

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Nakashima clinched in the 10th game (6-4) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Brandon failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 40.

Nakashima converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 10th game (5-4 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Carballes Baena was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 75 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than the Spaniard (40-35). Nakashima lost 16 points on serve (31-16). Regarding the other side of the net, Roberto conceded 9 points on serve (19-9).

2nd Set -
Baena 6-4
BaenaNakashima
6
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
BaenaNakashima
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
BaenaNakashima
5
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
BaenaNakashima
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
BaenaNakashima
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
BaenaNakashima
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
BaenaNakashima
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
BaenaNakashima
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
BaenaNakashima
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
BaenaNakashima
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40

Similarly to the 1st set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the Spaniard grabbed in the 5th game (3-2) before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Carballes Baena was on the money in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Brandon wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 40-A).

They played 67 points. Carballes Baena was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Nakashima (36-31

). Roberto lost 14 points on serve (24-14). on the other side of the net, Nakashima conceded 12 points on serve (17-12
).
3rd Set -
Nakashima 6-3
NakashimaBaena
6
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
NakashimaBaena
5
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
NakashimaBaena
4
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
NakashimaBaena
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
NakashimaBaena
2
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
NakashimaBaena
1
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
NakashimaBaena
1
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
NakashimaBaena
0
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40

Nakashima came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Roberto Carballes Baena in the 2nd game (2-0). The American improved his lead after breaking Roberto in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

The Spaniard was eclipsed in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-3 to 6-3.

The American was flawless in converting all his break points in the 6th (2-3 0-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, Roberto wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 9th game (3-5 40-A).

They played 45 points. Nakashima won 11 points more than the Spaniard (28-17). Brandon surrendered 7 points on serve (18-7). On the other side, Carballes Baena conceded 10 points on serve (10-10).

1st
Nakashima
Baena
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Nakashima
Baena
4-6
4
6
4
5
3
5
3
4
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Nakashima
Baena
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1

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