Alexander Zverev def. Brandon Nakashima — Round of 32, Indian Wells Open 2026

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Indian Wells Open 2026

Masters 1000HardIndian Wells, USA

Played8 Mar 2026

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

🇩🇪ranked ATP number 4 going into this drawWon

Alexander Zverev seeded 4 7 5 6

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 30 going into this draw

Brandon Nakashima seeded 28 62 7 4

🇩🇪A. ZverevAlexander ZverevvB. NakashimaBrandon Nakashima🇺🇸

🇩🇪Alexander Zverev

🇺🇸Brandon Nakashima

Match stats

Serve

15

Aces

17

2

Double faults

2

76%

1st serve in

73%

81%

1st serve points won

81%

46%

2nd serve points won

39%

72%

Service points won

70%

4/5

Break points saved

3/4

Return

30%

Return points won

28%

1/4

Break points won

1/5

105

Total points won

101

Head to head

5–0 Zverev

  1. This matchIndian Wells R32won by Zverev
  2. 2025HardCincinnati R32won by Zverev
  3. 2025GrassStuttgart QFwon by Zverev
  4. 2024HardNew York R16won by Zverev
  5. 2022ClayParis R32won by Zverev

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

6–4

2–1

Last 30 days

6–3

By surface

18–6

Hard

16–12

1–2

Indoor hard

–

By round

5–1

R32

7–0

4–1

R16

4–5

5–2

At Masters 1000s

1–2

How their matches go

26

Completed matches

28

38%

Won in straight sets

46%

31%

Won after losing a set

11%

15%

Lost after winning a set

7%

15%

Lost in straight sets

36%

7–6

Tiebreaks

7–11

4–4

Deciding sets

3–1

15/17

Won after winning set 1

14/15

3/9

Won after losing set 1

2/13

Serve and return, last 5 matches

73%

1st serve in

69%

77%

1st serve points won

80%

59%

2nd serve points won

54%

71%

Break points saved

67%

32%

Return points won

37%

38%

Break points won

37%

13.8

Aces a match

10.6

1.6

Double faults a match

0.6

Last 14 days

3

Matches

5

7

Sets

12

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAlexander ZverevBrandon Nakashima
🇦🇷Ugo CarabelliNo. 59
🇦🇷Ugo CarabelliNo. 59WonParis R32WonIndian Wells R64
🇪🇸AlcarazNo. 1
🇪🇸AlcarazNo. 1LostMelbourne SFLostTokyo QF
🇫🇷MullerNo. 78
🇫🇷MullerNo. 78WonMelbourne R64LostParis R64
🇷🇺MedvedevNo. 11
🇷🇺MedvedevNo. 11WonParis QFLostBeijing QFLostBrisbane F
🇪🇸Davidovich FokinaNo. 14
🇪🇸Davidovich FokinaNo. 14WonParis R16WonBrisbane R32
🇳🇱GriekspoorNo. 25
🇳🇱GriekspoorNo. 25WonPerth & Sydney RRWonVienna QFLostVienna R16
Total
Total6–22–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAlexander ZverevBrandon Nakashima
1Won🇮🇹M. BerrettiniMatteo BerrettiniNo. 57No. 57 · 6 MarIndian Wells R64 · 6 MarWon🇦🇷C. Ugo CarabelliCamilo Ugo CarabelliNo. 59No. 59 · 6 MarIndian Wells R64 · 6 Mar
2Lost🇷🇸M. KecmanovicMiomir KecmanovicNo. 83No. 83 · 25 FebAcapulco R16 · 25 FebLost🇺🇸F. TiafoeFrances TiafoeNo. 28No. 28 · 27 FebAcapulco SF · 27 Feb
3Won🇫🇷C. MoutetCorentin MoutetNo. 34No. 34 · 24 FebAcapulco R32 · 24 FebWon🇲🇨V. VacherotValentin VacherotNo. 26No. 26 · 26 FebAcapulco QF · 26 Feb
4Lost🇪🇸C. AlcarazCarlos AlcarazNo. 1No. 1 · 30 JanMelbourne SF · 30 JanWon🇺🇸P. KypsonPatrick KypsonNo. 105No. 105 · 25 FebAcapulco R16 · 25 Feb
5Won🇺🇸L. TienLearner TienNo. 27No. 27 · 27 JanMelbourne QF · 27 JanWon🇸🇪E. YmerElias YmerNo. 188No. 188 · 23 FebAcapulco R32 · 23 Feb
6Won🇦🇷F. CerundoloFrancisco CerundoloNo. 20No. 20 · 25 JanMelbourne R16 · 25 JanLost🇭🇰C. Coleman WongChak Lam Coleman WongNo. 136No. 136 · 18 FebDelray Beach R16 · 18 Feb
7Won🇬🇧C. NorrieCameron NorrieNo. 28No. 28 · 23 JanMelbourne R32 · 23 JanWon🇭🇷M. CilicMarin CilicNo. 61No. 61 · 17 FebDelray Beach R32 · 17 Feb
8Won🇫🇷A. MullerAlexandre MullerNo. 50No. 50 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 JanLost🇺🇸T. FritzTaylor FritzNo. 7No. 7 · 11 FebDallas R16 · 11 Feb
9Won🇨🇦G. DialloGabriel DialloNo. 41No. 41 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 JanWon🇮🇹M. BellucciMattia BellucciNo. 74No. 74 · 9 FebDallas R32 · 9 Feb
10Won🇳🇱T. GriekspoorTallon GriekspoorNo. 26No. 26 · 4 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 4 JanLost🇳🇱B. Van De ZandschulpBotic Van De ZandschulpNo. 75No. 75 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan