Alex De Minaur vs Brandon Nakashima — Washington Quarter-final

Washington · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Alex De Minaur
AUS
Alex De Minaur
#5ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 25 July 2025 ·
hard
Brandon Nakashima
USA
Brandon Nakashima
#32ATP
1839ELO
1788Hard ELO
$990kYTD
$7.9MCAREER
24 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWLWWWL
De Minaur A.
6-4 6-4
Nakashima B.
De Minaur A.
662
Nakashima B.
440

Alex De Minaur defeated Brandon Nakashima 6-4 6-4 in the Washington quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Alex De Minaur came in ranked #5. Alex De Minaur narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Alex De Minaur edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-19LondonQFgrassBrandon Nakashima5-7 3-6
2025-07-21WashingtonQFhardAlex De Minaur6-4 6-4
2021-10-18AntwerpR32hardBrandon Nakashima6-4 6-0
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Statistics

This season
De Minaur A.Nakashima B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
57%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
9.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
1.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (97 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
De Minaur A.Nakashima B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
93
22
Break points saved·Even
96
95
Break points won·Dominant
96
2
Deciding sets·Dominant
95
20
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
71

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

Freshness

Recent load
De Minaur A.Nakashima B.
Freshness·
100
—

De Minaur A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw