Alex De Minaur vs Brandon Nakashima — London Quarter-final
London · ATP · Quarter-final
AUS1#8ATP
1961ELO
1834Grass ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
0 — 2
Sets
Friday, 19 June 2026 ·
grass
#22ATP
1839ELO
1757Grass ELO
$990kYTD
$7.9MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
De Minaur A.5-7 3-6
Nakashima B.
De Minaur A.
530
Nakashima B.
762
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 #8. Brandon Nakashima extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Around the match
“I'll never hear the end of it”
De Minaur A.ATP Tour ↗
Quotes belong to their sources, linked above.
Key context
- Match story: Brandon Nakashima closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Washington | QF | hard | Brandon Nakashima | 6-7(5) 4-6 |
| 2025-07-21 | Washington | QF | hard | Alex De Minaur | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2021-10-18 | Antwerp | R32 | hard | Brandon Nakashima | 6-4 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.1
10.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
0.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
94
36
Break points saved·Even
98
96
Break points won·Dominant
97
3
Deciding sets·Dominant
95
37
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
81
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
72
52
De Minaur A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d) · Nakashima B.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 98 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About