Alexander Blockx vs Brandon Nakashima — Madrid Masters Round of 64

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 64
BEL
Alexander Blockx
#36ATP
1906ELO
1868Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$1.8MCAREER
21 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
clay
Brandon Nakashima
USA28
Brandon Nakashima
#31ATP
1839ELO
1735Clay ELO
$990kYTD
$7.9MCAREER
24 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Blockx A.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Nakashima B.
Blockx A.
3662
Nakashima B.
6341

Alexander Blockx defeated Brandon Nakashima 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Madrid Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Brandon Nakashima came in ranked #31, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Alexander Blockx claimed a first win over Brandon Nakashima in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-07Cincinnati MastersR64hardBrandon Nakashima4-6 6-3 7-6(5)
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Serve vs return

This season
Blockx A.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Nakashima B.

Nakashima B.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Blockx A.

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 clay

Blockx A.Nakashima B.
81
Serve
—
0
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Blockx A.Nakashima B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
69%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Clear edge
71%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.1
9.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
0.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blockx A.Nakashima B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
56
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Clear edge
27
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
95
64
Tiebreaks·Even
87
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Blockx A.
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Nakashima B.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.9+133 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.1Clay Elo 1735
6.0Overall Elo 1906
ELO gap
4.0Overall Elo 1839
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.8
Surface form
4.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.1
Minutes 14d
8.2
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
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
Blockx A.Nakashima B.
Freshness·Slight edge
91
81

Blockx A.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Nakashima B.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 48%
Final
Sinner J.[1]
Zverev A.[2]
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Sinner J.[1]
Fils A.[21]
6-26-4
Zverev A.[2]
Blockx A.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Zverev A.[2]
Cobolli F.[10]
6-16-4
Fils A.[21]
Lehecka J.[11]
6-36-4
Sinner J.[1]
Jodar R.
6-27-60
Blockx A.
Ruud C.[12]
6-46-4
R16
Ruud C.[12]
Tsitsipas S.
6-747-627-63
Sinner J.[1]
Norrie C.[19]
6-27-5
Lehecka J.[11]
Musetti L.[6]
6-36-3
Zverev A.[2]
Mensik J.[23]
6-46-746-3
Cobolli F.[10]
Medvedev D.[7]
6-35-76-4
Blockx A.
Cerundolo F.[16]
7-686-2
Jodar R.
Kopriva V.
7-56-0
Fils A.[21]
Etcheverry T.[25]
6-36-4
R32
Kopriva V.
Rinderknech A.[22]
6-43-60-0
Ruud C.[12]
Davidovich Fokina A.[20]
6-36-1
Tsitsipas S.
Merida Aguilar D.
6-46-2
Cobolli F.[10]
Vallejo A.
6-36-2
Zverev A.[2]
Atmane T.
6-37-62
Medvedev D.[7]
Budkov Kjaer N.
6-36-2
Norrie C.[19]
Tirante T.
7-57-65
Cerundolo F.[16]
Darderi L.[18]
6-26-3
Sinner J.[1]
Moller E.
6-26-3
Musetti L.[6]
Griekspoor T.[29]
6-47-5
Lehecka J.[11]
Michelsen A.
6-46-2
Fils A.[21]
Nava E.
7-626-3
Jodar R.
Fonseca J.[27]
7-644-66-1
Mensik J.[23]
Khachanov K.[13]
6-47-611
Etcheverry T.[25]
Prizmic D.
2-66-46-3
Blockx A.
Auger Aliassime F.[3]
7-636-3
R64
Fonseca J.[27]
Cilic M.
W/O
Atmane T.
Humbert U.[30]
7-637-65
Moller E.
Diallo G.[32]
7-53-3
Sinner J.[1]
Bonzi B.
6-766-16-4
Merida Aguilar D.
Moutet C.[26]
6-36-4
Jodar R.
De Minaur A.[5]
6-36-1
Etcheverry T.[25]
Ofner S.
6-46-4
Blockx A.
Nakashima B.[28]
3-66-36-4
Musetti L.[6]
Hurkacz H.
6-47-64
Budkov Kjaer N.
Shapovalov D.[31]
6-26-1
Tsitsipas S.
Bublik A.[8]
6-27-5
Ruud C.[12]
Munar J.
6-06-1
Vallejo A.
Tien L.[17]
6-46-3
Cobolli F.[10]
Ugo Carabelli C.
6-776-16-4
Cerundolo F.[16]
Hanfmann Y.
6-17-5
Kopriva V.
Rublev A.[9]
6-36-4
Tirante T.
Paul T.[15]
7-56-4
Medvedev D.[7]
Marozsan F.
6-26-736-4
Rinderknech A.[22]
Lajovic D.
6-36-2
Michelsen A.
Struff J.
6-26-1
Lehecka J.[11]
Tabilo A.
3-67-636-4
Griekspoor T.[29]
Dzumhur D.
6-36-4
Fils A.[21]
Buse I.
6-747-637-5
Nava E.
Vacherot V.[14]
6-757-616-3
Auger Aliassime F.[3]
Gaubas V.
6-36-4
Mensik J.[23]
Damm M.
6-36-4
Prizmic D.
Shelton B.[4]
6-46-747-65
Davidovich Fokina A.[20]
Carreno Busta P.
6-36-3
Zverev A.[2]
Navone M.
6-13-66-3
Darderi L.[18]
Cerundolo J.
6-16-3
Norrie C.[19]
Machac T.
6-26-767-65
Khachanov K.[13]
Walton A.
6-26-3
R128
Budkov Kjaer N.
Opelka R.
5-3
Ofner S.
Basilashvili N.
7-657-60
Marozsan F.
Quinn E.
7-657-66
Kopriva V.
Zhang Z.
6-26-0
Jodar R.
De Jong J.
2-67-56-4
Tirante T.
Bautista Agut R.
6-26-4
Cilic M.
Bergs Z.
4-66-36-4
Atmane T.
Kecmanovic M.
6-47-5
Struff J.
Muller A.
7-636-0
Carreno Busta P.
Fucsovics M.
4-67-656-2
Dzumhur D.
Bellucci M.
6-26-4
Moller E.
Cina F.
6-47-64
Buse I.
Mannarino A.
6-46-2
Blockx A.
Garin C.
4-67-57-5
Lajovic D.
Sonego L.
6-37-61
Hanfmann Y.
Giron M.
6-46-737-5
Navone M.
Borges N.
6-36-4
Vallejo A.
Dimitrov G.
6-46-4
Prizmic D.
Berrettini M.
6-36-4
Hurkacz H.
Faria J.
6-36-3
Tabilo A.
Royer V.
6-26-4
Walton A.
Landaluce M.
6-26-3
Munar J.
Shevchenko A.
6-46-1
Machac T.
Comesana F.
3-67-636-3
Cerundolo J.
Altmaier D.
6-46-4
Nava E.
Brooksby J.
6-37-5
Tsitsipas S.
Kypson P.
3-67-667-64
Damm M.
Popyrin A.
7-676-4
Ugo Carabelli C.
Monfils G.
6-36-4
Merida Aguilar D.
Trungelliti M.
6-41-67-66
Gaubas V.
Baez S.
7-56-1
Bonzi B.
Droguet T.
6-747-646-4