Prediction Of Nakashima Vs Humbert H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2024?

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Nakashima and Humbert are on the Day 3 Schedule at Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2024 on Friday 27 September 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

[EN] Brandon Nakashima of the United States and Ugo Humbert of France have faced each other twice before. Humbert leads the head-to-head with a 1-0 record.

Their first meeting occurred at the 2024 Wimbledon tournament in the round of 32. Humbert won the match with a score of 7-6(9), 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(6) on grass.

Their second encounter took place during the qualification round of the 2022 US Open on hard court. Humbert emerged victorious with a score of 7-6(4), 6-3.

As for Brandon Nakashima, he is a 23-year-old player currently ranked world number 36, which is his career-high ranking. In 2024, he has achieved a win-loss record of 26-17, reaching two semifinals. Nakashima has a 2-1 record at the Tokyo Olympics, reaching the second round in both the 2022 and 2024 editions.

In July 2022, Nakashima broke into the top 50 rankings, and he reached his career-high ranking of 36 in September 2024. He accomplished this by defeating players ranked number 15 and number 18, Rune and Musetti, respectively, during the US Open, reaching the fourth round.

In 2022, Nakashima ended the season with a 16-1 record in tiebreaks and went on to capture the 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals title in Milan after reaching the semifinals in 2021. He also won his first ATP Tour title by defeating Giron in his hometown of San Diego in 2022.

Drawing attention as a 19-year-old, Nakashima played in consecutive ATP Tour finals at Los Cabos and Atlanta in 2021, becoming the youngest American to reach multiple finals since Roddick in 2001-2002.

In 2022, Nakashima achieved notable performances at Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the third round of the Roland Garros, the fourth round of Wimbledon, and the third round of the US Open. He secured his first-ever wins against top 20 players by defeating Shapovalov in the second round of Wimbledon and Dimitrov in the second round of the US Open.

It is worth noting that Nakashima is aiming for his 15th ATP Tour quarterfinals and his first above the ATP 250 level. He holds a record of 7-7 against top 20 opponents this year, with a 5-3 record since August. He has also recorded a significant win against Tiafoe, ranked number 15, in the first round. However, Nakashima has struggled against left-handed players in 2024, with a 3-7 record after an initial 0-7 start.

Ugo Humbert, on the other hand, is a 26-year-old player ranked world number 19, with a career-high ranking of 13. In 2024, he has achieved a win-loss record of 29-20, with two titles. At the Tokyo Olympics in 2024, Humbert has a 1-0 record, reaching the second round.

As of November 2023, Humbert broke into the top 20 rankings, and in April 2024, he reached his career-high ranking of 13 after winning the Dubai tournament. He joined Gulbis and Klizan as the third player in the Open Era to win their sixth ATP Tour title in their sixth final.

Humbert’s notable victories include defeating Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev, ranked sixth and seventh, respectively, en route to his third career title at the 2021 Halle tournament. He also won his fourth and fifth ATP Tour titles on French soil at the 2023 Metz and the 2024 Marseille tournaments.

At the age of 21, Humbert secured his first ATP Tour title at the 2020 Auckland tournament, becoming the youngest French champion since Gasquet in 2007. He also saved four match points against Evans on his way to his second ATP Tour title at the 2020 Antwerp tournament.

Humbert has a record of 12-16 against top 10 players and achieved his biggest career win by defeating Daniil Medvedev, ranked number two, at the 2022 ATP Cup.

In 2022, Humbert defeated former world number three Thiem with a score of 6-3, 6-0, to win his seventh Challenger title at the Rennes tournament. He then won his eighth and ninth Challenger titles within a three-week span at the Cagliari and Bordeaux tournaments in May 2023.

Humbert’s goals include reaching 30 tour-level wins in a season for the second time in his career after achieving 33 wins in 2023. He also aims to become the first Frenchman to reach this milestone in 2024. Additionally, Humbert is seeking his sixth ATP Tour quarterfinals of the year, with his last one being in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in June.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Nakashima will win.
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