Brandon Nakashima is starting his campaign in the draw in Chengdu.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Brandon Nakashima’s projected draw andhislikely opponents in Chengdu Open. Brandon has a unfavourable record (1-5) against the plausible opposition.
R2 – Juncheng Shang’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6-8 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-27 | 25-10 | 8-7 | 2-6 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-23 | 21-14 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-24 | 17-8 | 15-10 | 7-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-5 | 6-3 | 12-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Juncheng Shang has a 4-5 record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. During the previous 5 years, Shang has a 73-40 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Shang’s most significant achievement of this current year was reaching the semifinal Hong Kong.
Last year in Chengdu Open Juncheng won the competition after besting Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(4) 6-1.
H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Juncheng Shang
There is no head to head record between Brandon Nakashima and Juncheng Shang since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
1/4 – Lorenzo Sonego’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Lorenzo Sonego
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25-29 | 11-14 | 1-5 | 8-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 27-33 | 10-14 | 10-11 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-31 | 10-12 | 9-7 | 9-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-29 | 7-9 | 8-11 | 10-5 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-24 | 9-11 | 9-4 | 6-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-15 | 0-5 | 7-7 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 44-29 | 12-9 | 26-13 | 1-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 35-30 | 9-7 | 16-11 | 7-7 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
Lorenzo Sonego has a 18-22 win-loss record in 2025, 11-11 on hard. As for the previous 12 years, Sonego has a 85-89 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 4 of his last 10 matches.
Last year in Chengdu Open the Italian surrendered to Taro Daniel in the 1st round 6-4 7-5.
H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Lorenzo Sonego
This would be the 3rd time that Brandon Nakashima and Lorenzo Sonego face off. The head to head is 2-0
for Sonego (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.However, Brandon Nakashima could square off with Marcos Giron. Their H2H is 2-0 for Brandon Nakashima.
1/2 – Luciano Darderi’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Luciano Darderi
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38-30 | 6-11 | 30-11 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-31 | 1-9 | 34-15 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-31 | 3-3 | 45-27 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-25 | 0-1 | 37-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-19 | 20-6 | 27-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Luciano Darderi has a 36-23 win-loss record in 2025, 4-8 on hard. In the course of the last 7 years, Luciano has a 28-27 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Luciano will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.
His best result of this season was winning the competition in Marrakech where he defeated Tallon Griekspoor in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(4), in Bastad where he overcame Jesper De Jong in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3, in Umag where he beat Carlos Taberner in the final 6-3 6-3, and the Genova Challenger where he beat Andrea Pellegrino in the final 6-1 6-3.
Last year in Chengdu Open Darderi didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Luciano Darderi
This contest would be 2nd time that Brandon Nakashima and Luciano Darderi fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Darderi (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
However, Brandon Nakashima could come up against Christopher O Connell. Their H2H is 2-0 for Brandon Nakashima.
Final – Lorenzo Musetti’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Lorenzo Musetti
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45-22 | 18-11 | 19-4 | 8-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-30 | 13-12 | 18-10 | 3-5 | 12-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-29 | 10-10 | 16-11 | 0-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-30 | 11-10 | 21-7 | 12-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-31 | 9-8 | 17-12 | 10-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 30-15 | 6-4 | 20-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 32-25 | 1-2 | 27-19 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Lorenzo Musetti has a 30-13 record in 2025, 11-8 on hard. During the previous 8 years, the Italian has a 61-54 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Musetti won 5 of his last 10 matches.
The Italian’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final Carlo.
Last year in Chengdu Open Lorenzo capitulated to Juncheng Shang in the final 7-6(4) 6-1.
H2H Brandon Nakashima vs. Lorenzo Musetti
This contest would be 4th time that Brandon Nakashima and Lorenzo Musetti clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Musetti (see full H2H stats), but Nakashima leads 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Brandon Nakashima could take on Tallon Griekspoor. Their H2H is 1-0 for Brandon Nakashima.