Brandon Nakashima def. Alex de Minaur — Quarterfinal, Mubadala DC Open 2026

🇺🇸
Mubadala DC Open 2026

ATP 500HardWashington, USA

Played31 Jul 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 33 going into this drawWon

Brandon Nakashima 7 6

🇦🇺ranked ATP number 6 going into this draw

Alex de Minaur seeded 1 65 4

🇺🇸B. NakashimaBrandon NakashimavA. de MinaurAlex de Minaur🇦🇺

🇺🇸Brandon Nakashima

🇦🇺Alex de Minaur

Match stats

Serve

10

Aces

5

3

Double faults

2

58%

1st serve in

54%

83%

1st serve points won

66%

38%

2nd serve points won

63%

65%

Service points won

65%

6/7

Break points saved

2/4

Return

35%

Return points won

35%

2/4

Break points won

1/7

83

Total points won

75

Head to head

2–1 Nakashima

  1. This matchWashington QFwon by Nakashima
  2. 2026GrassLondon QFwon by Nakashima
  3. 2025HardWashington QFwon by de Minaur

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

7–3

2–1

Last 30 days

4–1

By surface

8–5

Hard

3–3

–

Indoor hard

5–0

5–5

Clay

8–6

4–2

Grass

8–3

By round

2–0

QF

3–2

0–2

SF

2–1

10–4

At ATP 500s

13–4

How their matches go

29

Completed matches

35

48%

Won in straight sets

46%

10%

Won after losing a set

20%

28%

Lost after winning a set

17%

14%

Lost in straight sets

17%

7–11

Tiebreaks

9–5

3–7

Deciding sets

6–5

15/21

Won after winning set 1

20/23

2/8

Won after losing set 1

3/12

Serve and return, last 5 matches

65%

1st serve in

58%

80%

1st serve points won

74%

46%

2nd serve points won

46%

62%

Break points saved

70%

35%

Return points won

44%

52%

Break points won

52%

14.2

Aces a match

5.8

2.6

Double faults a match

5.0

Last 14 days

2

Matches

2

5

Sets

5

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentBrandon NakashimaAlex de Minaur
🇨🇿MensikNo. 17
🇨🇿MensikNo. 17WonWashington R16LostParis R32
🇦🇷BurruchagaNo. 58
🇦🇷BurruchagaNo. 58LostHouston R16WonLondon R128
🇦🇷CerundoloNo. 20
🇦🇷CerundoloNo. 20LostLondon SFWonHamburg R32
🇺🇸DammNo. 104
🇺🇸DammNo. 104WonHouston R32Won's-Hertogenbosch R16
🇨🇦Auger-AliassimeNo. 4
🇨🇦Auger-AliassimeNo. 4LostParis R32WonRotterdam F
🇧🇪BlockxNo. 32
🇧🇪BlockxNo. 32LostMadrid R64WonParis R64WonMonte Carlo R16
Total
Total4–57–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestBrandon NakashimaAlex de Minaur
1Won🇨🇿J. MensikJakub MensikNo. 17No. 17 · 30 JulWashington R16 · 30 JulWon🇦🇺C. HewittCruz HewittR16 · 30 JulWashington R16 · 30 Jul
2Won🇦🇷T. EtcheverryTomas Martin EtcheverryNo. 31No. 31 · 28 JulWashington R32 · 28 JulWon🇬🇷S. TsitsipasStefanos TsitsipasNo. 51No. 51 · 29 JulWashington R32 · 29 Jul
3Lost🇩🇪J. StruffJan-Lennard StruffNo. 77No. 77 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 JulLost🇮🇹F. CobolliFlavio CobolliNo. 10No. 10 · 6 JulLondon R16 · 6 Jul
4Won🇬🇧J. Pinnington JonesJack Pinnington JonesNo. 145No. 145 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 JunWon🇺🇸Z. SvajdaZachary SvajdaNo. 69No. 69 · 4 JulLondon R32 · 4 Jul
5Lost🇦🇷F. CerundoloFrancisco CerundoloNo. 27No. 27 · 20 JunLondon SF · 20 JunWon🇫🇷A. MannarinoAdrian MannarinoNo. 40No. 40 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul
6Won🇦🇺A. de MinaurAlex de MinaurNo. 6No. 6 · 19 JunLondon QF · 19 JunWon🇦🇷R. BurruchagaRoman Andres BurruchagaNo. 66No. 66 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
7Won🇵🇪I. BuseIgnacio BuseNo. 35No. 35 · 17 JunLondon R16 · 17 JunLost🇺🇸B. NakashimaBrandon NakashimaNo. 32No. 32 · 19 JunLondon QF · 19 Jun
8Won🇭🇺M. FucsovicsMarton FucsovicsNo. 75No. 75 · 16 JunLondon R32 · 16 JunWon🇨🇦D. ShapovalovDenis ShapovalovNo. 42No. 42 · 17 JunLondon R16 · 17 Jun
9Lost🇨🇦F. Auger-AliassimeFelix Auger-AliassimeNo. 5No. 5 · 30 MayParis R32 · 30 MayWon🇨🇦G. DialloGabriel DialloNo. 54No. 54 · 16 JunLondon R32 · 16 Jun
10Won🇫🇷L. van AsscheLuca van AsscheNo. 103No. 103 · 28 MayParis R64 · 28 MayLost🇵🇱K. MajchrzakKamil MajchrzakNo. 78No. 78 · 14 Jun's-Hertogenbosch F · 14 Jun