Brandon Nakashima #22 def. Taylor Fritz #9

7-6(9) 4-6 6-3

Brandon Nakashima defeated Taylor Fritz 7-6(9) 4-6 6-3 in the 2026 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal on hard courts on August 21, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBrandon NakashimaTaylor Fritz
Aces1322
Double faults43
First serve %5758
First serve points won %8583
Second serve points won %4353
Break points saved %6733
Break points converted %6733
Service points won %6770
Return points won %3033
Total points won %5050
Serve rating280299
Return rating144118

Win Probability

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBrandon NakashimaTaylor Fritz
Country USA USA
Birth dateAug 3, 2001Oct 28, 1997
Age2528
Height188196
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)229
Ranking points (entering)2,1353,375
Elo (entering)1,9312,028
Career W-L150–124342–212
Career earnings$8,818,270$32,044,763
Pre-match H2H

Path

Brandon Nakashima's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nuno Borges #476-3 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2026R16
Daniil Medvedev #76-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2026R32
Aleksandar Kovacevic #966-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2026R64

Brandon Nakashima's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Frances Tiafoe #235-7 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 22, 2026SF

Taylor Fritz's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Christopher O'Connell #1296-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2026R16
Daniel Merida #406-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2026R32
Alex Michelsen #416-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2026R64