Brandon Nakashima def. Sebastian Baez — Round of 128, US Open 2026

🇺🇸
US Open 2026

Grand SlamHardNew York, USA

Played31 Aug 2026

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

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 17 going into this drawWon

Brandon Nakashima seeded 18 6 6 6

🇦🇷ranked ATP number 50 going into this draw

Sebastian Baez 2 1 0

🇺🇸B. NakashimaBrandon NakashimavS. BaezSebastian Baez🇦🇷

🇺🇸Brandon Nakashima

🇦🇷Sebastian Baez

Match stats

Serve

12

Aces

0

0

Double faults

4

67%

1st serve in

53%

86%

1st serve points won

42%

52%

2nd serve points won

41%

75%

Service points won

42%

3/3

Break points saved

4/11

Serve speed (km/h)

216

Fastest serve

195

194

Average 1st serve

176

157

Average 2nd serve

142

Return

58%

Return points won

25%

7/11

Break points won

0/3

Points

34

Winners

9

17

Unforced errors

20

13/14

Net points won

6/7

84

Total points won

42

Head to head

2–0 Nakashima

  1. This matchNew York R128won by Nakashima
  2. 2024GrassLondon R128won by Nakashima

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

5–5

9–3

Last 30 days

3–3

By surface

13–5

Hard

5–5

5–5

Clay

7–9

4–2

Grass

0–1

By round

2–0

R128

4–4

5–3

R64

2–3

10–2

First match at an event

9–6

3–2

At Grand Slams

0–2

How their matches go

34

Completed matches

25

44%

Won in straight sets

32%

21%

Won after losing a set

16%

24%

Lost after winning a set

12%

12%

Lost in straight sets

40%

10–12

Tiebreaks

3–2

7–7

Deciding sets

4–3

19/24

Won after winning set 1

10/12

3/10

Won after losing set 1

2/13

Serve and return, last 5 matches

56%

1st serve in

64%

80%

1st serve points won

60%

52%

2nd serve points won

52%

65%

Break points saved

60%

37%

Return points won

35%

33%

Break points won

57%

14.0

Aces a match

1.0

2.4

Double faults a match

2.6

Last 14 days

4

Matches

2

11

Sets

4

9

Days since last match

5

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentBrandon NakashimaSebastian Baez
🇦🇷CerundoloNo. 51
🇦🇷CerundoloNo. 51WonBarcelona R32LostWinston-Salem R16
🇷🇺MedvedevNo. 8
🇷🇺MedvedevNo. 8WonCincinnati R32LostIndian Wells R32
🇫🇷RinderknechNo. 29
🇫🇷RinderknechNo. 29WonCanada R16WonKitzbuhel R16
🇫🇷Droguet
🇫🇷DroguetWonCanada R32LostBucharest R16
🇩🇪StruffNo. 44
🇩🇪StruffNo. 44LostLondon R64LostLondon R128
🇦🇷BurruchagaNo. 59
🇦🇷BurruchagaNo. 59LostHouston R16LostParis R128
Total
Total4–21–5

Last 10 matches going in

LatestBrandon NakashimaSebastian Baez
1Lost🇺🇸F. TiafoeFrances TiafoeNo. 23No. 23 · 22 AugCincinnati SF · 22 AugLost🇦🇷J. CerundoloJuan Manuel CerundoloNo. 51No. 51 · 26 AugWinston-Salem R16 · 26 Aug
2Won🇺🇸T. FritzTaylor FritzNo. 9No. 9 · 21 AugCincinnati QF · 21 AugWon🇫🇷H. GrenierHugo GrenierR32 · 25 AugWinston-Salem R32 · 25 Aug
3Won🇵🇹N. BorgesNuno BorgesNo. 47No. 47 · 19 AugCincinnati R16 · 19 AugLost🇺🇸L. TienLearner TienNo. 12No. 12 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 Aug
4Won🇷🇺D. MedvedevDaniil MedvedevNo. 7No. 7 · 18 AugCincinnati R32 · 18 AugWon🇧🇬G. DimitrovGrigor DimitrovNo. 146No. 146 · 14 AugCincinnati R128 · 14 Aug
5Won🇺🇸A. KovacevicAleksandar KovacevicNo. 96No. 96 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 AugLost🇧🇪Z. BergsZizou BergsNo. 36No. 36 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 Aug
6Lost🇺🇸B. SheltonBen SheltonNo. 8No. 8 · 13 AugCanada F · 13 AugWon🇮🇹M. BellucciMattia BellucciNo. 81No. 81 · 4 AugCanada R128 · 4 Aug
7Won🇪🇸R. JodarRafael JodarNo. 24No. 24 · 12 AugCanada SF · 12 AugLost🇩🇪Y. HanfmannYannick HanfmannNo. 51No. 51 · 23 JulKitzbuhel QF · 23 Jul
8Won🇮🇹L. DarderiLuciano DarderiNo. 23No. 23 · 11 AugCanada QF · 11 AugWon🇫🇷A. RinderknechArthur RinderknechNo. 28No. 28 · 22 JulKitzbuhel R16 · 22 Jul
9Won🇫🇷A. RinderknechArthur RinderknechNo. 28No. 28 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 AugWon🇷🇸M. KecmanovicMiomir KecmanovicNo. 59No. 59 · 21 JulKitzbuhel R32 · 21 Jul
10Won🇫🇷T. DroguetTitouan DroguetNo. 119No. 119 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 AugLost🇷🇺A. RublevAndrey RublevNo. 13No. 13 · 17 JulBastad QF · 17 Jul