Taylor Fritz vs Brandon NakashimaIndian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
#10ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2021
hard
#32ATP
1839ELO
1788Hard ELO
$990kYTD
$7.9MCAREER
24 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Fritz T.
6-3 6-4
Nakashima B.
Fritz T.
662
Nakashima B.
340

Taylor Fritz defeated Brandon Nakashima 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Taylor Fritz came in ranked #10, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Taylor Fritz extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Taylor Fritz closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-09DallasR16hardTaylor Fritz6-3 6-4
2024-08-12Cincinnati MastersR64hardBrandon Nakashima6-4 4-6 7-6(4)
2021-06-28WimbledonR128grassTaylor Fritz7-5 3-6 6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Fritz T.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Nakashima B.

Nakashima B.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Fritz T.

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

Fritz T.Nakashima B.
76
Serve
61
32
Return
23

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
54%
Service points won·Even
70%
68%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Even
69%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.5
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
56
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
60
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
64
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
99
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.9+51 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.1Hard Elo 1788
7.1Overall Elo 1909
ELO gap
2.9Overall Elo 1839
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.3
Surface form
5.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Minutes 14d
8.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.6
Country comfort
6.4
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
76
90

Fritz T.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Nakashima B.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
35°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 12%