Alex De Minaur vs Brandon Nakashima — London Quarter-final
Brandon Nakashima defeated Alex De Minaur 7-5 6-3 in the London quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Alex De Minaur came in ranked #9, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Brandon Nakashima narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Brandon Nakashima closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedNakashima B. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
7 shared · last 12 monthsDe Minaur A. and Nakashima B. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. De Minaur A. went 4–4 (50%) against them, Nakashima B. 3–6 (33%). De Minaur A. came out better against 3 of 6 comparable opponents, Nakashima B. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event).
4–450%De Minaur A. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents3–633%Nakashima B. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
10–8Sets11–13
100–86Games119–126
1–3Tiebreaks2–3
0–0Deciding sets1–3
vs Zverev A.#2W6-1 6-4Laver Cup · hardL4-6 4-6Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Shelton B.#4L3-6 4-6Canada Masters · hardL7-6 2-6 6-7Canada Masters · hard
vs Blockx A.#27W7-5 7-6Monte Carlo Masters · clayL6-3 3-6 4-6Madrid Masters · clay
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vs Majchrzak K.#73W6-1 7-5Shanghai Masters · hardL4-6 0-6Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Ugo Carabelli C.#75W6-4 6-2Shanghai Masters · hardW6-3 6-4Indian Wells Masters · hard- vs Opelka R.#153L6-7 4-6Cincinnati Masters · hardW7-5 6-2 6-7 6-3Wimbledon · grass
vs Auger-Aliassime F.#5Hard to compareL6-4 6-7 5-7 6-7US Open · hardL7-5 1-6Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–222
Grass: Nakashima B. leads 1–0 · Hard: De Minaur A. leads 2–1
- Nakashima B.June 2026LondonThis matchGrass5-7 3-6
- De Minaur A.July 2025WashingtonHard6-4 6-4
- De Minaur A.July 2025WashingtonHard6-4 6-4
- Nakashima B.October 2021AntwerpHard6-4 6-0
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchDe Minaur A.Nakashima B.2 092ELO2 0071 746Grass ELO1 6506–4Last 107–327Age24183 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $25.8M2026 $3.0MEarningsCareer $9.2M2026 $2.2M