Brandon Nakashima and Jerome Kym will square off in the 2^nd round of the U.S. Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on Court 12. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Brandon Nakashima who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Brandon Nakashima is the pick to win this match.
Brandon Nakashima -> 1.22
Jerome Kym -> 4.3

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Prediction and head to head Brandon Nakashima vs. Jerome Kym

There is no head to head record between Brandon Nakashima and Jerome Kym since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Brandon Nakashima

Ranked no. 31, Brandon got to the 2^nd round after beating Jesper De Jong 6-2 6-7(5) 2-6 6-2 7-6(7).

In the 1^st round, The American had a tough win against De Jong to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-2 6-7⁵ 2-6 6-2 7-6⁷). During the match, Nakashima scored 157 points vs De Jong’s 139. Brandon was very aggressive to blast 71 winners.

Regarding the service games, Nakashima recorded 17 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Brandon Nakashima was exceptionally effective on serve to win 82% (71/87) of his 1st serve and 55% (34/62) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The American broke De Jong 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).

Nakashima has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (253-162). 15-10 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Nakashima has an aggregate 123-79 win-loss record in the last years on hard.

The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Acapulco and Houston.

Brandon has a compiled 27-22 win-loss record in 2025, 15-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Jerome Kym

Ranked no. 175, Kym got to the 2^nd round after defeating Carlos Taberner 7-6(2) 6-1, Michael Zheng 6-3 6-4, Yibing Wu 6-3 6-2 and Ethan Quinn 6-3 6-2 3-6 7-6(5).

In the 1^st round, Kym had a good straight sets win against Quinn (6-3 6-2 3-6 7-6⁵). During the match Kym scored 134 points vs Quinn’s 119. Kym was quite aggressive to blast 61 winners.

Talking about serving, Kym blasted 12 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Jerome Kym lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kym put 61% of his first serves in, winning 77% (61/79) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (24/50) on the 2nd serve. Kym broke Quinn 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).

Kym’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Mauthausen Challenger,the Vicenza Challenger,the Modena Challenger and the Hagen Challenger.

Jerome has a composed 23-17 win-loss record in 2025, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2024. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Nakashima	Kym
Match played	1	4
Tot Set	5	10
Tot Games	50	95
Pts	157-139	336-272
Total Points	296	608
Winners	71	141
%Winners	45%	42%

Nakashima played 1 match while Kym competed in 4 matches. Kym started his run from the qualifications while Nakashima had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Brandon Nakashima lost 2 sets, while Jerome Kym conceded 1 set. Nakashima has played 5 set(s) less than Kym (5 vs 10). Therefore, Nakashima played 45 games less than Kym. Brandon scored 71 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, The Swiss recorded 141 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Nakashima	Kym
Aces	17	42
Avg per match	17	10.5
1st in	87/149	174/294
%1st in	58%	59%
1st pts	71/87	141/174
%1st pts	82%	81%
2nd pts	34/62	63/120
%2nd pts	55%	53%

Nakashima bagged 17 aces . Kym struck 42 aces (10.5 per match). Nakashima won 82% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Kym won 81% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Nakashima	Kym
Won	5	14
Converted	5/10	14/30
% Converted	50%	47%
Conceded	7	13
Saved	4	9
% Saved	57%	69%
Times Broken	3	4

Brandon broke his opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Nakashima lost his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Jerome broke his opponents 14 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Swiss conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.

Nakashima
	R1 De	Total
Score	6-2 6-75 2-6 6-2 7-67
Tot Set	5	5
Tot Games	50	50
pts	157-139	157-139
Total points	296	296
Winners	71	71
%Winners	45%	45%
SERVE
Aces	17	17
Double Faults	4	4
1st in	87/149	87/149
% 1st in	58%	58%
1st pts	71/87	71/87
% 1st pts	82%	82%
2nd pts	34/62	34/62
% 2nd pts	55%	55%
Breaks
Won	5	5
Converted	5/10	5/10
Converted %	50%	50%
Conceded	7	7
Saved	4/7	4
Saved %	57%	57%
Times Broken	3	3

Kym
	Q1 Taberner	Q2 Zheng	Q3 Wu	R1 Quinn	Total
Score	7-62 6-1	6-3 6-4	6-3 6-2	6-3 6-2 3-6 7-65
Tot Set	2	2	2	4	10
Tot Games	20	19	17	39	95
pts	77-57	64-54	61-42	134-119	336-272
Total points	134	118	103	253	608
Winners	29	27	24	61	141
%Winners	38%	42%	39%	46%	42%
SERVE
Aces	11	9	10	12	42
Double Faults	1	4	0	5	10
1st in	33/56	30/57	32/52	79/129	174/294
% 1st in	59%	53%	62%	61%	59%
1st pts	29/33	27/30	24/32	61/79	141/174
% 1st pts	88%	90%	75%	77%	81%
2nd pts	12/23	15/27	12/20	24/50	63/120
% 2nd pts	52%	56%	60%	48%	53%
Breaks
Won	4	2	4	4	14
Converted	4/6	2/8	4/8	4/8	14/30
Converted %	67%	25%	50%	50%	47%
Conceded	4	2	2	5	13
Saved	3/4	2/2	1/2	3/5	9
Saved %	75%	100%	50%	60%	285%
Times Broken	1	0	1	2	4

Tennis Scores – U.S. Open

• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (6-4 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Mattia BellucciBellucci – Juncheng ShangShang (7-6⁰ 1-6 6-3 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Raphael CollignonCollignon – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-4 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-3 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Jack DraperDraper – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (6-4 7-5 6-7⁷ 6-2) – See score progression
• Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Hugo DellienDellien (6-1 6-4 6-7⁵ 6-4) – See score progression
• Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-4 7-5 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Casper RuudRuud – Sebastian OfnerOfner (6-1 6-2 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (3-6 7-6⁴ 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-3 7-6⁶ 6-3) – See score progression
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Jaime FariaFaria (6-0 6-3 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
• Zizou BergsBergs – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (6-3 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Francisco ComesanaComesana – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-3 6-7⁴ 6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (7-6⁴ 4-6 7-5 7-5) – See score progression
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Francesco PassaroPassaro (7-5 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Joao FonsecaFonseca – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (7-6³ 7-6⁵ 6-3) – See score progression
• Holger RuneRune – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-3 7-6⁴ 7-6²) – See score progression
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Sebastian KordaKorda (7-5 6-4 ret.) – See score progression
• Tristan BoyerBoyer – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-3 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (6-7⁵ 6-3 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Dino PrizmicPrizmic (6-4 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Martin DammDamm – Darwin BlanchBlanch (6-3 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Adam WaltonWalton – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-4 7-6⁴ 5-7 6-1) – See score progression
• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (6-4 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (7-5 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Zsombor PirosPiros (6-4 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (7-6² 7-5 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Jerome KymKym – Ethan QuinnQuinn (6-3 6-2 3-6 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Corentin MoutetMoutet (6-2 6-4 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Eliot SpizzirriSpizzirri – Stefan DostanicDostanic (7-5 6-4 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Borna CoricCoric (3-6 6-4 7-6⁵ 6-1) – See score progression
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Jesper De JongDe Jong (6-2 6-7⁵ 2-6 6-2 7-6⁷) – See score progression
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Learner TienTien (6-1 7-6³ 6-2) – See score progression
• Ugo BlanchetBlanchet – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-4 3-6 7-6⁷ 6-2) – See score progression
• Ben SheltonShelton – Ignacio BuseBuse (6-3 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-2 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-3 7-5 6-7⁵ 0-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz (7-6⁷ 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Marcos GironGiron – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-0 7-5 4-6 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-3 6-2 6-0) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-1 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Taylor FritzFritz – Emilio NavaNava (7-5 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Jakub MensikMensik – Nicolas JarryJarry (7-6⁵ 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Tomas MachacMachac – Luca NardiNardi (6-3 6-1 6-1) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

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• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (2-2) – H2H and prediction
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (4-6) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander BublikBublik – Marin CilicCilic (0-3) – H2H and prediction
• Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Quentin HalysHalys – David GoffinGoffin (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (4-0) – H2H and prediction
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Francisco ComesanaComesana (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Marcos GironGiron (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Billy HarrisHarris – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexandre MullerMuller (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Zizou BergsBergs – Jack DraperDraper (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Flavio CobolliCobolli (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Hugo GastonGaston – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Vit KoprivaKopriva (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Adam WaltonWalton – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Tristan BoyerBoyer – Andrey RublevRublev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Valentin RoyerRoyer – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (2-0) – H2H and prediction