In the Round of 32 at the US Open on Friday, Lorenzo Musetti (ranked No. 18) faces Brandon Nakashima (No. 50).
In his most recent match on Wednesday, Nakashima took down Arthur Cazaux in three sets, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2, to advance from the Round of 64. Musetti is coming off a five-set victory in his last match on Wednesday in the Round of 64 over Miomir Kecmanovic (3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 5-7).
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Brandon Nakashima vs. Lorenzo Musetti matchup stats
- Nakashima has a record of 12-7 on hard courts this year.
- In games on hard surfaces, Nakashima has an 86.1% winning percentage in service games and a 20.0% winning percentage in return games (186 service games won out of 216, and 43 return games won out of 215).
- On hard courts, Nakashima ranks 71st in break point win percentage (40.4%) after going 38-for-94.
- In the the Western & Southern Open, Nakashima’s most recent tournament, he was beaten 6-7, 1-6 by No. 6-ranked Andrey Rublev on August 16 in the Round of 16.
- The 22-year-old Musetti, who is looking for his first tournament win on a hard court in 2024, is 7-9 this year on that surface.
- On hard courts, Musetti has won 20.8% of his return games and 74.1% of his service games.
- Musetti has converted 36 of 107 break points on hard courts (33.6%), and is 76th in break points won.
- Musetti was eliminated in the Round of 32 of his previous tournament (the Western & Southern Open) on August 14, when he went down 3-6, 2-6 to Frances Tiafoe.
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