Brandon Nakashima claims career-first ATP Tour title at the San Diego Open

Nakashima,
21,
was
playing
in
the
third
final
since
arriving
on
the
ATP
Tour,
having
lost
the
deciders
at
both
the
Atlanta
Open
and
the
Los
Cabos
Open
as
a
teenager
back
in
2021.

Against
Giron,
the
first
set
lasted
just
35
minutes
as
San
Diego
native
Nakashima
converted
the
only
break
point
opportunity
of
the
frame,
while
winning
80
per
cent
(20-of-25)
of
his
service
points.

In
a
spectacularly
efficient
display,
Nakashima
hit
15
winners
and
only
one
unforced
error,
while
adding
six
aces
with
no
double
faults.

He
cooled
off
slightly
in
the
second
set,
but
it
was
still
more
than
good
enough,
posting
another
15
winners
with
five
unforced
errors
and
grabbing
a
break
of
serve
in
the
opening
game.

Giron
would
finally
nab
his
first
break
of
the
contest
in
a
game
where
he
converted
on
his
fourth
opportunity,
but
Nakashima
immediately
answered
to
jump
ahead
4-2
and
serve
it
out
cleanly.

With
the
win,
Nakashima
will
rise
into
the
top
50
of
the
world
rankings
for
the
first
time
when
it
is
next
updated.

????

The
moment

@b_nakashima
fired
a
second
serve
ace
to
win
his
first
title!#SanDiegoOpen
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—
Tennis
TV
(@TennisTV)

September
26,
2022