August 31, 2020 - Brandon Nakashima in action during the match against Paolo Lorenzi at the 2020 US Open. (Photo by Mike Lawrence/USTA)
Brandon Naskishima won his 33rd ATP match of the season on Thursday to book a semi-final place at the NextGen Finals in Milan.
The American defeated Italy’s Franceso Passaro 4-3(4), 4-2, 4-1 to cap a perfect record in group play at the under-21 year-end event.
Advancing took 61 minutes; “I know he has had a great year this year. I thought my level was really high today,” the winner said.
“It was nice to see it carrying over from yesterday. To come out and play like that was super special.”
No. 49 Nakashima, ATP San Diego champion two months ago, finished with 17 winners to emerge 3-0 from the preliminary rounds.
American outsider Ann Li produced the upset of her life on Wednesday, taking 10 match points…
Alexander Zverev will claim world year-end No. 1 honours for the first time on the…
John McEnroe has used a trip to Spain to come down hard on modern player…
Carlos Alcaraz will headline the field as the Australian Open stages its 1-Point Slam for…
Novak Djokovic is wisely choosing not to tempt fate, with the China Open winner withdrawing…
Novak Djokovic retained his magic touch at the China Open, winning his seventh title without…