Brandon Nakashima def. Nuno Borges — Round of 16, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

Masters 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played19 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 22 going into this drawWon

Brandon Nakashima seeded 27 6 65 6

🇵🇹ranked ATP number 47 going into this draw

Nuno Borges 3 7 3

🇺🇸B. NakashimaBrandon NakashimavN. BorgesNuno Borges🇵🇹

🇺🇸Brandon Nakashima

🇵🇹Nuno Borges

Match stats

Serve

27

Aces

8

3

Double faults

2

58%

1st serve in

60%

85%

1st serve points won

73%

50%

2nd serve points won

51%

70%

Service points won

64%

4/4

Break points saved

7/9

Return

36%

Return points won

30%

2/9

Break points won

0/4

109

Total points won

94

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

7–3

10–2

Last 30 days

7–2

By surface

14–5

Hard

7–4

5–5

Clay

8–8

4–2

Grass

5–4

By round

4–2

R16

3–4

4–0

QF

1–2

9–5

At Masters 1000s

8–6

How their matches go

35

Completed matches

36

49%

Won in straight sets

47%

17%

Won after losing a set

8%

26%

Lost after winning a set

17%

9%

Lost in straight sets

28%

9–12

Tiebreaks

6–11

6–8

Deciding sets

2–6

19/25

Won after winning set 1

17/20

4/10

Won after losing set 1

3/16

Serve and return, last 5 matches

59%

1st serve in

64%

81%

1st serve points won

85%

57%

2nd serve points won

48%

80%

Break points saved

53%

37%

Return points won

37%

30%

Break points won

40%

9.2

Aces a match

10.0

1.0

Double faults a match

3.4

Last 14 days

7

Matches

6

17

Sets

14

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentBrandon NakashimaNuno Borges
🇺🇸KovacevicNo. 96
🇺🇸KovacevicNo. 96WonCincinnati R64WonCanada R128
🇦🇷CerundoloNo. 25
🇦🇷CerundoloNo. 25LostLondon SFWonCincinnati R64
🇪🇸JodarNo. 11
🇪🇸JodarNo. 11WonCanada SFLostRome R64
🇮🇹DarderiNo. 20
🇮🇹DarderiNo. 20WonCanada QFLostCanada R16LostBastad QFWonMallorca QF
🇦🇷EtcheverryNo. 31
🇦🇷EtcheverryNo. 31WonWashington R32WonCanada R64WonParis R128WonBarcelona R16
🇦🇷BurruchagaNo. 61
🇦🇷BurruchagaNo. 61LostHouston R16LostEstoril R16
Total
Total5–67–8

Last 10 matches going in

LatestBrandon NakashimaNuno Borges
1Won🇷🇺D. MedvedevDaniil MedvedevNo. 7No. 7 · 18 AugCincinnati R32 · 18 AugWon🇷🇺A. RublevAndrey RublevNo. 18No. 18 · 18 AugCincinnati R32 · 18 Aug
2Won🇺🇸A. KovacevicAleksandar KovacevicNo. 96No. 96 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 AugWon🇦🇷F. CerundoloFrancisco CerundoloNo. 25No. 25 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 Aug
3Lost🇺🇸B. SheltonBen SheltonNo. 8No. 8 · 13 AugCanada F · 13 AugWon🇦🇺T. KokkinakisThanasi KokkinakisR128 · 14 AugCincinnati R128 · 14 Aug
4Won🇪🇸R. JodarRafael JodarNo. 24No. 24 · 12 AugCanada SF · 12 AugLost🇮🇹L. DarderiLuciano DarderiNo. 23No. 23 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 Aug
5Won🇮🇹L. DarderiLuciano DarderiNo. 23No. 23 · 11 AugCanada QF · 11 AugWon🇩🇪Y. HanfmannYannick HanfmannNo. 45No. 45 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 Aug
6Won🇫🇷A. RinderknechArthur RinderknechNo. 28No. 28 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 AugWon🇦🇷T. EtcheverryTomas Martin EtcheverryNo. 31No. 31 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 Aug
7Won🇫🇷T. DroguetTitouan DroguetNo. 119No. 119 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 AugWon🇺🇸A. KovacevicAleksandar KovacevicNo. 95No. 95 · 3 AugCanada R128 · 3 Aug
8Won🇩🇪D. AltmaierDaniel AltmaierNo. 62No. 62 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 AugLost🇦🇷R. BurruchagaRoman Andres BurruchagaNo. 67No. 67 · 22 JulEstoril R16 · 22 Jul
9Lost🇺🇸T. FritzTaylor FritzNo. 10No. 10 · 1 AugWashington SF · 1 AugWon🇧🇷O. LuzOrlando LuzR32 · 21 JulEstoril R32 · 21 Jul
10Won🇦🇺A. de MinaurAlex de MinaurNo. 6No. 6 · 31 JulWashington QF · 31 JulLost🇮🇹L. DarderiLuciano DarderiNo. 16No. 16 · 17 JulBastad QF · 17 Jul