Ben Shelton def. Brandon Nakashima — Final, National Bank Open 2026

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National Bank Open 2026

Masters 1000HardCanada

Played13 Aug 2026

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

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 8 going into this drawWon

Ben Shelton seeded 5 6 7

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 33 going into this draw

Brandon Nakashima seeded 28 3 64

🇺🇸B. SheltonBen SheltonvB. NakashimaBrandon Nakashima🇺🇸

🇺🇸Ben Shelton

🇺🇸Brandon Nakashima

Match stats

Serve

7

Aces

8

0

Double faults

1

69%

1st serve in

63%

86%

1st serve points won

80%

76%

2nd serve points won

50%

83%

Service points won

69%

0/0

Break points saved

2/4

Return

31%

Return points won

17%

2/4

Break points won

0/0

65

Total points won

53

Head to head

6–0 Shelton

  1. This matchCanada Fwon by Shelton
  2. 2025HardCanada R32won by Shelton
  3. 2025HardIndian Wells R16won by Shelton
  4. 2025HardMelbourne R128won by Shelton
  5. 2024HardWashington R16won by Shelton
  6. 2024ClayHouston QFwon by Shelton

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

8–2

7–1

Last 30 days

8–1

By surface

11–3

Hard

13–5

8–5

Clay

5–5

6–2

Grass

4–2

By round

3–0

F

–

6–4

At Masters 1000s

7–4

How their matches go

35

Completed matches

34

31%

Won in straight sets

50%

40%

Won after losing a set

15%

26%

Lost after winning a set

26%

3%

Lost in straight sets

9%

17–11

Tiebreaks

10–11

14–9

Deciding sets

5–8

17/22

Won after winning set 1

19/25

8/13

Won after losing set 1

3/9

Serve and return, last 5 matches

69%

1st serve in

62%

81%

1st serve points won

81%

59%

2nd serve points won

58%

75%

Break points saved

79%

43%

Return points won

41%

52%

Break points won

30%

4.4

Aces a match

8.8

1.4

Double faults a match

1.0

Last 14 days

7

Matches

8

16

Sets

20

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentBen SheltonBrandon Nakashima
🇨🇿MensikNo. 17
🇨🇿MensikNo. 17WonCanada QFWonWashington R16
🇩🇪AltmaierNo. 62
🇩🇪AltmaierNo. 62LostHamburg R16WonCanada R64
🇺🇸FritzNo. 10
🇺🇸FritzNo. 10LostHalle QFWonStuttgart FWonDallas FLostWashington SF
🇺🇸DammNo. 104
🇺🇸DammNo. 104WonWashington R32WonHouston R32
🇬🇪BasilashviliNo. 135
🇬🇪BasilashviliNo. 135LostRome R64LostRome R32
🇧🇪BlockxNo. 32
🇧🇪BlockxNo. 32WonMunich R16LostMadrid R64
Total
Total5–33–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestBen SheltonBrandon Nakashima
1Won🇺🇸L. TienLearner TienNo. 16No. 16 · 12 AugCanada SF · 12 AugWon🇪🇸R. JodarRafael JodarNo. 24No. 24 · 12 AugCanada SF · 12 Aug
2Won🇨🇿J. MensikJakub MensikNo. 17No. 17 · 11 AugCanada QF · 11 AugWon🇮🇹L. DarderiLuciano DarderiNo. 23No. 23 · 11 AugCanada QF · 11 Aug
3Won🇧🇷J. FonsecaJoao FonsecaNo. 27No. 27 · 9 AugCanada R16 · 9 AugWon🇫🇷A. RinderknechArthur RinderknechNo. 28No. 28 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 Aug
4Won🇧🇪Z. BergsZizou BergsNo. 36No. 36 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 AugWon🇫🇷T. DroguetTitouan DroguetNo. 119No. 119 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 Aug
5Won🇺🇸J. BrooksbyJenson BrooksbyNo. 77No. 77 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugWon🇩🇪D. AltmaierDaniel AltmaierNo. 62No. 62 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 Aug
6Lost🇨🇱A. TabiloAlejandro TabiloNo. 30No. 30 · 31 JulWashington QF · 31 JulLost🇺🇸T. FritzTaylor FritzNo. 10No. 10 · 1 AugWashington SF · 1 Aug
7Won🇫🇷U. HumbertUgo HumbertNo. 29No. 29 · 30 JulWashington R16 · 30 JulWon🇦🇺A. de MinaurAlex de MinaurNo. 6No. 6 · 31 JulWashington QF · 31 Jul
8Won🇺🇸M. DammMartin DammNo. 104No. 104 · 28 JulWashington R32 · 28 JulWon🇨🇿J. MensikJakub MensikNo. 17No. 17 · 30 JulWashington R16 · 30 Jul
9Lost🇫🇮O. VirtanenOtto VirtanenNo. 137No. 137 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 JunWon🇦🇷T. EtcheverryTomas Martin EtcheverryNo. 31No. 31 · 28 JulWashington R32 · 28 Jul
10Lost🇺🇸T. FritzTaylor FritzNo. 9No. 9 · 19 JunHalle QF · 19 JunLost🇩🇪J. StruffJan-Lennard StruffNo. 77No. 77 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul