In the Citi Open Round of 16 on Thursday, No. 54-ranked Brandon Nakashima faces No. 14 Ben Shelton.
Nakashima defeated Christopher O’Connell 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday in the Round of 32 in his most recent match. Shelton is coming off a three-set victory in his last match on Wednesday in the Round of 32 over Radu Albot (6-4, 6-7, 6-3).
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Brandon Nakashima vs. Ben Shelton matchup stats
- Nakashima is 4-4 on hard courts this year.
- On hard courts, Nakashima has an 81% winning percentage in service games and a 17.9% winning percentage in return games (68 service games won out of 84, and 15 return games won out of 84).
- Nakashima has won 41.9% of break points on hard courts (13 out of 31, to rank 132nd).
- In his most recent tournament, the Truist Atlanta Open, Nakashima went down in the Round of 32 to No. 97-ranked Mackenzie McDonald, 2-6, 4-6 on July 23.
- Shelton is 11-7 through seven tournaments on hard courts so far this year.
- Shelton has won 19.4% of his return games on hard courts, and 83.6% of his service games.
- Shelton is 37th in break points won on hard courts, converting 41 of 109 (37.6%).
- In his previous tournament (the Truist Atlanta Open) on July 25, Shelton played Juncheng Shang in the Round of 16 and was eliminated 6-7, 4-6.
Nakashima vs. Shelton futures odds
Tennis odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 7:00 AM ET.
- Nakashima Odds to Win the 2024 Citi Open: +1400
- Shelton Odds to Win the 2024 Citi Open: +500
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