Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe | Frances Tiafoe Wins 7-5 6-3

CincinnatiSemi-finalHardSun 23 Aug · 18:00Final

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Frances Tiafoe defeated Brandon Nakashima in the semifinals of the Cincinnati tournament, winning 7-5, 6-3 on hard courts. Tiafoe hit 7 aces and 5 double faults, while Nakashima had 9 aces and 2 double faults. Tiafoe converted 50% of break points and won 78% of first-serve points, compared to Nakashima's 22% break point conversion and 62% first-serve win percentage.

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Key context

Match story: Frances Tiafoe closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Tiafoe F. took it in straight sets.

AcesTiafoe F. 7 · Nakashima B. 9
Double faultsTiafoe F. 5 · Nakashima B. 2

Match statistics

Nakashima B.Tiafoe F.

Serve

9Aces7
2Double faults5
55% · 6/11Service games held80% · 8/10

Return

22%Break points won50%
2Breaks of serve5

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

Double faultsNakashima B. served 2 double faults, Tiafoe F. 5. Largest performance gap of the match.+3Nakashima B.2Tiafoe F.5

Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

All 11 opponents →

Nakashima B. and Tiafoe F. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nakashima B. went 9–5 (64%) against them, Tiafoe F. 8–6 (57%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 3 better-results split).

9–564%Nakashima B. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents8–657%Tiafoe F. · better vs 3

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

24–13Sets15–19

211–178Games159–165

5–5Tiebreaks2–2

3–4Deciding sets3–1

vs Zverev A.#2L6-7 7-5 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hardL3-6 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Auger-Aliassime F.#6L7-5 1-6Roland Garros · clayW3-6 6-3Halle · grass
vs De Minaur A.#9W7-5 6-3London · grassL3-6 4-6 5-7Australian Open · hard

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vs Fritz T.#12L3-6 6-3 3-6Washington · hardW6-4 6-4Halle · grass
vs Mensik J.#15W7-6(5) 3-6 6-4Washington · hardW7-6 4-6 7-6Miami Masters · hard
vs Rinderknech A.#33W7-6 5-7 7-5Montreal · hardL2-6 0-2Montreal · hard
vs Buse I.#36W6-2 6-2London · grassW6-7 6-3 6-2Rome Masters · clay
vs Altmaier D.#67W6-2 6-1Montreal · hardW6-1 6-3Halle · grass
vs Cilic M.#80L6-2 4-6 6-7Miami Masters · hardW5-7 6-2 6-2Montreal · hard
vs Fucsovics M.#134W7-5 6-3Tokyo · hardL6-3 1-6 5-7Tokyo · hard
vs Struff J.#59Hard to compareL6-4 6-7 6-7 7-6 6-7Wimbledon · grassL4-6 3-6 6-7(7)US Open · hard

Head-to-head

8 meetings · Tiafoe F. leads 7–1

Full H2H →

Hard: Tiafoe F. leads 6–1 · Clay: Tiafoe F. leads 1–0

Tiafoe F.August 2026CincinnatiThis matchHard5-7 3-6
Tiafoe F.February 2026AcapulcoHard3-6 7-6 6-4
Tiafoe F.March 2025HoustonClay6-4 7-6
Nakashima B.September 2024TokyoHard7-5 6-3
Tiafoe F.July 2022AtlantaHard6-4 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Nakashima B.Tiafoe F.2 043ELO2 1411 895Hard ELO1 9907–3Last 107–325Age28188 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $9.2M2026 $2.2MEarningsCareer $18.7M2026 $2.8M

Match info

Started18:00 local

Cite this

Frances Tiafoe beat Brandon Nakashima 5-7 3-6. Umpiry, "Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe — Cincinnati Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-08-23/nakashima-vs-tiafoe-cincinnati-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 23 August 2026).