Brandon Nakashima #33 def. Aleksandar Kovacevic #58

7-6(4) 6-4

Brandon Nakashima defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 2026 Brisbane International semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBrandon NakashimaAleksandar Kovacevic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1514
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.0%64.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.0%78.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.0%43.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%67.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.0%65.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.0%32.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.0%49.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.5+0.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-0.5-3.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBrandon NakashimaAleksandar Kovacevic
Country USA USA
Birth dateAug 3, 2001Aug 29, 1998
Age2427
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3358
Ranking points (entering)1,380877
Elo (entering)1,8231,651
Current career W-L152–12744–79
Current career earnings$9,373,615$3,458,667
Pre-match H2H

Path

Brandon Nakashima's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Raphael Collignon #846-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 2026QF
Quentin Halys #916-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2026R16
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina #147-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2026R32

Brandon Nakashima's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniil Medvedev #132-6 6-7(1)LH2HMatch dataJan 11, 2026F

Aleksandar Kovacevic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard #677-6(3) 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 2026QF
Cameron Norrie #287-6(4) 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2026R16
Nick Kyrgios #6706-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2026R32