Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights Sep 01, 2020 His second serve is incredibly good. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify, © 2021 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved He’s very young, he still needs to develop, but his development over the last few months, has been very good. Your Ad Choices The #NextGenATP American is only 19, but he is certainly dreaming big. margin-right:15px; His second serve is incredibly good.". Privacy Notice } Nakashima went toe-to-toe with Zverev for the first two sets. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify, Up In The Blue Seats: A NY Rangers Hockey Podcast a[href*="540/live-scores"] { Nakashima, a wild card in this U.S. Open, will play a second-round match Wednesday against No. .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { Nakashima bounced back, trading groundstroke blows with Zverev and, with a 5-4 lead, held two consecutive sets points as the German’s first serve faltered. The USTA has high hopes he could be the one to reverse the sagging fortunes of American men’s tennis. Nakashima, whose hitting partner last week was Novak Djokovic, will move to 190 in the world after his first-round win in the Open. Andrew Patron. 223 Nakashima in a 7-5, 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-1 victory over two hours and 55 minutes on Louis Armstrong Stadium at Flushing Meadows. It was so intense, the German had to change his shoes because he was soaking through them with sweat. Get the live streaming options of this Brandon Nakashima v Paolo Lorenzi match along with its preview, … 1 Andy Murray at the Western & Southern Open, as the ATP Tour returned after a five-month suspension. 223 Nakashima in a 7-5, 6-7(8), 6-3, 6-1 victory over two hours and 55 minutes on Louis Armstrong Stadium at Flushing Meadows. But his placement is incredible. Marton Fucsovics and Brandon Nakashima touch racquets at the end of their Western & Southern Open qualifying match. Zverev then closed out the 53-minute first set, finishing with an unreturned first serve. 5 player in the world, in the second round of the U.S. Open counted as a success for 19-year-old American wild card, Brandon Nakashima. The 19-year-old had made headlines earlier in the year as the youngest Delray Beach Open quarter-finalist since Kei Nishikori in 2008. “I felt good out there in my game. We've received your submission. He has all the serves that you need. Your California Privacy Rights “It was definitely a lot to learn from this match,’’ Nakashima said. "So it was one set all, everything was still open. Taking a set from Alexander Zverev, the No. Brandon Nakashima (19) is a tennis player from USA who has a career-high singles ranking of No. Nineteen-year-old Brandon Nakashima, ranked No. It’s in his hands and his coach’s hands.’’. Ranked 170th and 178th respectively, Brandon Nakashima and Arthur Rinderknech come into this match in similar kind of form. Next up for Nakashima is the French Open qualifier, since his ranking won’t get him into the main draw. Playing ruggedly for the first two sets at empty Louis Armstrong Stadium, Nakashima showed poise, touch at the net and a booming two-handed backhand that has been compared to that of legendary Jimmy Connors. Consistent stroke depth in the tie-break helped Nakashima to a 5/0 advantage. 5 seed Alex Zverev. "Take the 10 double faults away and it's perfect, and I wasn't broken today," said Zverev, who lost last week in a tough first-round encounter against former World No. Both times, with sight of an open court, Nakashima over-hit groundstrokes. Alexander Zverev was rewarded for his patience on Wednesday afternoon, after an indifferent service performance that Brandon Nakashima capitalised on to keep their second-round US Open encounter far from routine. Posted in Featured, news, Tennis, US Open Tagged 2020 US Open, Alexander Zverev, Brandon Nakashima, Christian Garin, Filip Krajinovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Jan-Lennard Struff, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Taylor Fritz, US Open, US Open recap, US Open Tennis position: relative; Sitemap border-left: 2px solid; What’s his ranking now, 100-something?… He’s going to be top 100 in no time. No part of this site may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means (including photocopying, recording or storing it in any medium by electronic means), without the written permission of ATP Tour, Inc.. 19-Year-Old Nakashima: 'I Always Wanted To Be No. Zverev, the smoke-serving German who is arguably the best men’s player who hasn’t made a Grand Slam final, buckled down and form held in a 7-5, 6-7 (8-10), 6-3, 6-1 victory. Cash came to the tennis world’s attention in the early 1980s. This year, he will begin his very first quest for a US Open championship when he appears in the Slam’s main draw among other wild cards announced on Thursday, including Britain’s Andy Murray and UCLA’s … Fifth seed Zverev took his time to break down the aggressive baseline game of World No. The list of wild cards has come out for the Western & Southern Open and US Open in New York and one 19-year-old has landed a coveted spot in both draws. © Eurosport, a Discovery Company 2021 – All rights reserved Monday, August 31, 2020. This match will begin around 1 pm local time (6 pm BST) on Monday, August 31. Fifth seed Alexander Zverev is taken to four sets by American teenager Brandon Nakashima before securing a hard-fought US Open second-round win. width: 32px; I knew what I had to do going in. Lorenzi, … Twelve months ago, Zverev advanced to the US Open fourth round (l. to Schwartzman). Brandon Nakashima at the 2020 US Open. margin-left: 15px; Terms of Use Zverev, who banged 24 aces, double-faulted on Nakashima’s seventh set point. In 1981 he was ranked World No. } .breakpoint-768 .sub-header-links{display:none;} While Zverev was successful on first serve — winning 88 per cent, 82 per cent and 84 per cent in the first three sets, respectively — he struggled on second delivery, dropping to as low as 11 per cent of second-service points won in the second set. background: none; a[href*="540/draws?matchType=qualifier"]{ In 2018, Nakashima won his his first match at the US Open, a first round victory in the men’s qualifier. width: auto; He awaits the winner of Cameron Norrie and Federico Coria. He Excelled In Juniors. Brandan Nakashima pulled off one of the upsets of the first round … The German player won five consecutive points from 0-40 down to break […] 24 seed Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 for a place in the third round of a Grand Slam championship for the first time. Nakashima’s persistence was rewarded on his seventh set point, which resulted in Zverev hitting a ninth double fault. View the full men’s draw . 19-year-old is a two-time ATP Challenger Tour champion Seven months ago, Brandon Nakashima was invited to spend a week training with Novak Djokovic ahead of the 2020 US Open. 8 Jack Sock 7-6(5), 7-5, 6-2 in two hours and 25 minutes. It didn’t work out in the end but it was good for my confidence.’’. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. float: left; 15,406, THE BEST INSIGHTS FROM THE ULTIMATE INSIDERS, Jalen Rose: Renaissance Man Australian Open Roland Garros Wimbledon US Open; 2018: 1ST: 1ST: 1ST-2017: 1ST: QF: 1ST: 2ND: 2016: 1ST: 1ST: 1ST: 1ST: 2015: 1ST---2014- … He's a great player, I think, with great potential.". The US Open will not be televised live in the UK. 7 Alexander Zverev? He can decide for himself. He gave the San Diego resident his due after his opponent got up 5-0 in the second-set tiebreaker. 32 seed Adrian Mannarino. Nineteen-year-old Brandon Nakashima has been granted a wild card into the US Open and a qualifying spot in the Western & Southern Open, to be played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., beginning Aug. 20.