Brandon Nakashima vs Alex De Minaur — Antwerp Round of 32
Antwerp · ATP · Round of 32
#22ATP
1839ELO
1788Hard ELO
$990kYTD
$7.9MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2021 ·
hard
AUS6#8ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Nakashima B.6-4 6-0
De Minaur A.
Nakashima B.
662
De Minaur A.
400
Brandon Nakashima defeated Alex De Minaur 6-4 6-0 in the Antwerp round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex De Minaur came in ranked #8, defending last year's final, but Brandon Nakashima had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 8 on hard. Brandon Nakashima extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Brandon Nakashima handed Alex De Minaur a second-set bagel in a 6–4 6–0 win.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Washington | QF | hard | Brandon Nakashima | 6-7(5) 4-6 |
| 2026-06-19 | London | QF | grass | Brandon Nakashima | 5-7 3-6 |
| 2025-07-21 | Washington | QF | hard | Alex De Minaur | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
56%
Service points won·Even
68%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
41%
Break points saved·Even
67%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.9
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.1
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
38
94
Break points saved·Even
96
98
Break points won·Dominant
3
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
95
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
44
66
Nakashima B.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 106 games (7d) · De Minaur A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast