Brandon Nakashima vs Marcos GironIndian Wells CH Quarter-final

Indian Wells CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#32ATP
1839ELO
1788Hard ELO
$990kYTD
$7.9MCAREER
24 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2020
hard
#87ATP
1718ELO
1704Hard ELO
$495kYTD
$6.9MCAREER
32 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLWL
Nakashima B.
7-6 3-6 6-2
Giron M.
Nakashima B.
77362
Giron M.
62621

Brandon Nakashima defeated Marcos Giron 7-6 3-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells CH quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Brandon Nakashima came in ranked #32, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Brandon Nakashima extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-11-02AthensR16hardMarcos Giron7-6(7) 6-1
2025-09-17ChengduQFhardBrandon Nakashima6-3 2-6 7-6(3)
2022-09-19San DiegoFhardBrandon Nakashima6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nakashima B.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Giron M.

Giron M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Nakashima B.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Nakashima B.Giron M.
61
Serve
29
23
Return
45

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
68%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.2
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
62
Break points saved·Even
99
98
Break points won·Dominant
13
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
64
56
Tiebreaks·Even
89
89

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
90
89

Nakashima B.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Giron M.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast