Brandon Nakashima vs Fernando VerdascoAntwerp Qualifying Round 1

Antwerp · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#32ATP
1839ELO
1788Hard ELO
$990kYTD
$7.9MCAREER
24 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2021
hard
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nakashima B.
6-4 2-6 6-3
Verdasco F.
Nakashima B.
6262
Verdasco F.
4631

Brandon Nakashima defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the Antwerp qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Brandon Nakashima came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Brandon Nakashima extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-18AntwerpQ1hardBrandon Nakashima6-4 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nakashima B.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Verdasco F.
61
Serve
23
Return

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
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
56
57
Break points saved·Even
99
96
Break points won·Dominant
13
40
Deciding sets·Even
64
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
89
54

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast