Frances Tiafoe vs Brandon Nakashima — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
Frances Tiafoe
USA28
Frances Tiafoe
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022
hard
Brandon Nakashima
USA
Brandon Nakashima
#32ATP
1839ELO
1788Hard ELO
$990kYTD
$7.9MCAREER
24 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Tiafoe F.
6-4 6-4
Nakashima B.
Tiafoe F.
662
Nakashima B.
440

Frances Tiafoe defeated Brandon Nakashima 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Frances Tiafoe edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-23AcapulcoSFhardFrances Tiafoe3-6 7-6(6) 6-4
2025-03-31HoustonSFclayFrances Tiafoe6-4 7-6(3)
2024-09-25TokyoR32hardBrandon Nakashima7-5 6-3
2022-07-25AtlantaQFhardFrances Tiafoe6-4 6-2
2022-03-21Miami MastersR64hardFrances Tiafoe3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
2021-03-15AcapulcoR32hardFrances Tiafoe6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(5)
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Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Nakashima B.

Nakashima B.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

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

Tiafoe F.Nakashima B.
38
Serve
61
37
Return
23

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

Statistics

This season
Tiafoe F.Nakashima B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
66%
Aces / match·Even
8.0
8.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
1.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Tiafoe F.Nakashima B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
83
56
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Dominant
57
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
64
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Tiafoe F.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Nakashima B.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.9+74 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1788
6.0Overall Elo 1918
ELO gap
4.0Overall Elo 1839
10.0
H2H
0.0
5.0
Surface form
4.4
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.1
Prev. match
9.0
6.8
Country comfort
6.5
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Tiafoe F.Nakashima B.
Freshness·Slight edge
82
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 10%
Final
Fritz T.[20]
Nadal R.[4]
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[4]
Alcaraz C.[19]
6-44-66-3
Fritz T.[20]
Rublev A.[7]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Fritz T.[20]
Kecmanovic M.
7-653-66-1
Alcaraz C.[19]
Norrie C.[12]
6-46-3
Nadal R.[4]
Kyrgios N.
7-605-76-4
Rublev A.[7]
Dimitrov G.[33]
7-56-2
R16
Nadal R.[4]
Opelka R.[17]
7-637-65
Kyrgios N.
Sinner J.[10]
W/O
Kecmanovic M.
Berrettini M.[6]
6-36-756-4
Alcaraz C.[19]
Monfils G.[26]
7-56-1
Norrie C.[12]
Brooksby J.
6-26-4
Fritz T.[20]
De Minaur A.[29]
3-66-47-65
Rublev A.[7]
Hurkacz H.[11]
7-656-4
Dimitrov G.[33]
Isner J.[23]
6-37-66
R32
Monfils G.[26]
Medvedev D.[1]
4-66-36-1
Alcaraz C.[19]
Bautista Agut R.[15]
6-26-0
Norrie C.[12]
Basilashvili N.[18]
3-66-36-1
Brooksby J.
Tsitsipas S.[5]
1-66-36-2
Nadal R.[4]
Evans D.[27]
7-56-3
Opelka R.[17]
Shapovalov D.[13]
6-746-46-4
Sinner J.[10]
Bonzi B.
7-653-66-4
Kyrgios N.
Ruud C.[8]
6-46-4
Berrettini M.[6]
Harris L.[30]
6-47-5
Kecmanovic M.
Van De Zandschulp B.
7-637-5
Fritz T.[20]
Munar J.
6-42-67-62
De Minaur A.[29]
Paul T.
7-626-4
Rublev A.[7]
Tiafoe F.[28]
6-36-4
Hurkacz H.[11]
Johnson S.
7-676-3
Isner J.[23]
Schwartzman D.[14]
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[33]
Bublik A.[31]
6-36-4
R64
Kyrgios N.
Delbonis F.[32]
6-26-2
Ruud C.[8]
Eubanks C.
7-656-2
Harris L.[30]
Bagnis F.
6-34-66-3
Kecmanovic M.
Cilic M.[24]
6-776-37-66
Van De Zandschulp B.
Auger Aliassime F.[9]
7-646-746-3
Munar J.
Carreno Busta P.[16]
4-66-47-64
Fritz T.[20]
Majchrzak K.
6-16-1
De Minaur A.[29]
Millman J.
7-646-3
Paul T.
Zverev A.[3]
6-24-67-62
Tiafoe F.[28]
Nakashima B.
6-46-4
Johnson S.
Karatsev A.[22]
7-656-4
Hurkacz H.[11]
Otte O.
6-33-66-3
Schwartzman D.[14]
Ruusuvuori E.
5-76-36-3
Bublik A.[31]
Murray A.
7-696-3
Dimitrov G.[33]
Thompson J.
7-636-2
Basilashvili N.[18]
Fognini F.
W/O
Isner J.[23]
Querrey S.
7-667-62
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Sock J.
7-653-67-65
Berrettini M.[6]
Rune H.
6-34-66-4
Rublev A.[7]
Koepfer D.
7-56-4
Medvedev D.[1]
Machac T.
6-36-2
Monfils G.[26]
Krajinovic F.
6-36-4
Alcaraz C.[19]
Mcdonald M.
6-36-3
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Wolf J.
6-36-737-65
Norrie C.[12]
Martinez P.
6-36-3
Brooksby J.
Khachanov K.[25]
6-06-3
Nadal R.[4]
Korda S.
6-21-67-63
Evans D.[27]
Coria F.
6-26-0
Opelka R.[17]
Musetti L.
6-16-4
Shapovalov D.[13]
Davidovich Fokina A.
4-66-46-2
Sinner J.[10]
Djere L.
6-36-3
Bonzi B.
Sonego L.[21]
6-36-4
R128
Ruusuvuori E.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-3
Machac T.
Popyrin A.
6-37-5
Mcdonald M.
Fucsovics M.
7-6117-5
Wolf J.
Gaston H.
7-56-4
Martinez P.
Sousa J.
6-47-5
Van De Zandschulp B.
Sandgren T.
6-46-2
Coria F.
Cuevas P.
6-47-65
Musetti L.
Giron M.
6-37-5
Krajinovic F.
Lajovic D.
7-54-66-1
Nakashima B.
Mannarino A.
6-27-64
Sock J.
Cerundolo J.
6-16-1
Johnson S.
Altmaier D.
6-37-63
Fognini F.
Andujar P.
3-66-36-3
Brooksby J.
Carballes Baena R.
6-16-4
Korda S.
Kokkinakis T.
6-36-4
Davidovich Fokina A.
Coric B.
6-756-07-5
Djere L.
Kwon S.
2-66-36-4
Bonzi B.
Rinderknech A.
6-37-5
Kyrgios N.
Baez S.
6-46-0
Eubanks C.
Cressy M.
5-77-686-4
Rune H.
Humbert U.
6-36-2
Bagnis F.
Laaksonen H.
6-37-64
Kecmanovic M.
Broady L.
6-44-66-4
Munar J.
Shang J.
6-36-4
Majchrzak K.
Bedene A.
6-17-5
Millman J.
Struff J.
7-666-4
Paul T.
Kukushkin M.
6-46-4
Koepfer D.
Paire B.
2-67-56-4
Otte O.
Gasquet R.
6-21-66-3
Querrey S.
Griekspoor T.
6-736-26-4
Murray A.
Daniel T.
1-66-26-4
Thompson J.
Goffin D.
4-67-57-63