Brandon Nakashima vs Arthur Fils — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
Brandon Nakashima
USA
Brandon Nakashima
#31ATP
1839ELO
1788Hard ELO
$990kYTD
$7.9MCAREER
24 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2024
hard
Arthur Fils
FRA
Arthur Fils
#24ATP
2001ELO
1930Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$7.9MCAREER
22 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWW
Nakashima B.
7-5 7-6
Fils A.
Nakashima B.
7772
Fils A.
5630

Brandon Nakashima defeated Arthur Fils 7-5 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Arthur Fils came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Brandon Nakashima narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-13BarcelonaR16clayArthur Fils6-2 6-3
2023-08-21Winston-SalemR32hardBrandon Nakashima6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-2
2023-05-22LyonSFclayArthur Fils7-5 4-6 7-6(5)
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Serve vs return

This season
Nakashima B.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Fils A.

Fils A.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Fils A.
61
Serve
56
23
Return
30

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

Statistics

This season
Nakashima B.Fils A.
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
52%
Service points won·Even
68%
66%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
66%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nakashima B.Fils A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
56
89
Break points saved·Even
99
98
Break points won·Dominant
13
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
89
99

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nakashima B.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Fils A.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.6Hard Elo 1788
Surface ELO
7.4+142 Hard Elo edge
2.0Overall Elo 1839
ELO gap
8.0Overall Elo 2001
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.4
Surface form
4.4
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
3.4
Minutes 14d
9.2
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.7
Country comfort
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
Nakashima B.Fils A.
Freshness·Even
88
92

Nakashima B.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Fils A.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 47%
Final
Sinner J.[1]
Tiafoe F.
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Sinner J.[1]
Zverev A.[3]
7-695-77-64
Tiafoe F.
Rune H.[15]
4-66-17-64
Quarter-finals
Tiafoe F.
Hurkacz H.[5]
6-30-0
Sinner J.[1]
Rublev A.[6]
4-67-56-4
Zverev A.[3]
Shelton B.[12]
3-67-637-5
Rune H.[15]
Draper J.
6-46-2
R16
Sinner J.[1]
Thompson J.
W/O
Hurkacz H.[5]
Cobolli F.
6-33-66-1
Tiafoe F.
Lehecka J.
6-46-7107-65
Rublev A.[6]
Nakashima B.
7-656-1
Zverev A.[3]
Carreno Busta P.
7-57-66
Shelton B.[12]
Marozsan F.
6-46-3
Draper J.
Auger Aliassime F.
5-76-46-4
Rune H.[15]
Monfils G.
3-66-36-4
R32
Nakashima B.
Fils A.
7-57-63
Cobolli F.
Darderi L.
7-643-1
Marozsan F.
Dimitrov G.[8]
4-66-46-3
Hurkacz H.[5]
Nishioka Y.
3-67-646-1
Rublev A.[6]
Zhang Z.
6-46-3
Zverev A.[3]
Khachanov K.
6-36-2
Carreno Busta P.
Purcell M.
6-36-3
Shelton B.[12]
Etcheverry T.
6-767-676-3
Lehecka J.
Medvedev D.[4]
7-626-4
Auger Aliassime F.
Ruud C.[7]
6-36-1
Draper J.
Tsitsipas S.[9]
3-66-47-5
Rune H.[15]
Borges N.
6-37-68
Monfils G.
Alcaraz C.[2]
4-67-656-4
Tiafoe F.
Musetti L.[14]
6-36-2
Sinner J.[1]
Michelsen A.
6-47-5
Thompson J.
Baez S.
6-26-4
R64
Baez S.
Giron M.
6-45-77-66
Thompson J.
Humbert U.[13]
3-66-37-64
Shelton B.[12]
Opelka R.
7-637-63
Purcell M.
Machac T.
6-47-61
Cobolli F.
Paul T.[10]
6-24-67-5
Lehecka J.
Navone M.
7-636-3
Nakashima B.
Fritz T.[11]
6-44-67-64
Draper J.
Munar J.
7-53-67-65
Fils A.
Holt B.
6-46-1
Zhang Z.
Mpetshi Perricard G.
6-37-64
Khachanov K.
Cerundolo F.
6-06-3
Carreno Busta P.
Korda S.[16]
7-56-1
Marozsan F.
Moutet C.
6-47-62
Nishioka Y.
Kecmanovic M.
6-47-5
Darderi L.
Tabilo A.
6-37-65
Musetti L.[14]
Jarry N.
4-67-657-64
Tiafoe F.
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-37-66
Auger Aliassime F.
Kovacevic A.
6-36-1
Tsitsipas S.[9]
Struff J.
4-66-46-3
Rune H.[15]
Berrettini M.
2-66-16-4
Borges N.
Mannarino A.
6-43-66-1
Monfils G.
Popyrin A.
7-56-3
Etcheverry T.
Arnaldi M.
6-36-736-2
Michelsen A.
Griekspoor T.
6-15-76-2