Who Will Win: Nakashima Vs Zverev? Prediction For ATP Us Open 2024

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Nakashima and Zverev are on the Day 7 Schedule at Us Open 2024 on Sunday 1 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?

Brandon Nakashima, an American player, is set to face Alexander Zverev from Germany. Zverev currently leads the head-to-head with a 2-0 record. Their most recent match took place at the 2022 Roland Garros in France on clay, where Zverev won in straight sets 7-6(2), 6-3, 7-6(5).

Nakashima, born on 3 August 2001, is 23 years old, while Zverev, born on 20 April 1997, is 27 years old. Nakashima is currently ranked 50th on the ATP ranking, with his highest ranking at No. 43 on 17 October 2022. Zverev, on the other hand, holds the No. 4 spot on the ATP ranking, with his highest ranking at No. 2 on 13 June 2022. Nakashima was born in San Diego, California, USA, while Zverev was born in Hamburg, Germany.

In terms of their performance in 2024, Nakashima has a win-loss record of 20-15 (9-6 on hard courts), while Zverev has a win-loss record of 55-16 (26-8 on hard courts). In their respective career win-loss records, Nakashima holds an 88-72 record (64-48 on hard courts), while Zverev has a 449-193 record (259-118 on hard courts). Nakashima has won 1 career title on hard courts, while Zverev has won 22 career titles, including 14 on hard courts.

At the US Open, Nakashima has a 7-4 win-loss record, with his best finish reaching the final in 2020. On the other hand, Zverev has a 25-8 win-loss record at the US Open, also reaching the final in 2020.

In terms of comebacks from a two-set deficit, Nakashima has not achieved any, while Zverev has accomplished it 3 times in his career. Nakashima has a career tiebreak win-loss record of 57-43 (9-12 in 2024), while Zverev holds a record of 175-121 (24-16 in 2024). In terms of career prize money, Nakashima has earned $4,056,675 ($886,550 in 2024), while Zverev has earned $44,306,889 ($5,758,069 in 2024).

Nakashima’s coach is Davide Sanguinetti, while Zverev is coached by his father, Alexander Zverev Sr.

In the current tournament, Nakashima has defeated players such as Rune, Cazaux, and Musetti to advance to his first Grand Slam quarter-final. He previously lost in the 4th round of the 2022 Wimbledon. In the 2021 US Open, Nakashima upset American No. 1 and World No. 22 Isner in the first round but lost to Molcan

in the second round in a fifth-set. Throughout his career, Nakashima has a record of 0-4 against top 10 players at Grand Slams and a 1-2 record against top 5 players, with his biggest win being against No. 5 Rune at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai. He also has a 6-6 record against top 20 players in 2024, including a 4-2 record in August. If Nakashima defeats Zverev, he will become the first player since Krickstein in the 1995 Australian Open to achieve 3 Top 20 wins en route to a Grand Slam quarter-final.

Nakashima’s career highlights include breaking into the Top 50 in July 2022 and achieving a career-high ranking of No. 43 in October 2022. He ended the season with a 16-1 record in tiebreaks. In the 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals, he went 5-0, winning the title after reaching the semifinals in 2021. He also won his first ATP Tour title in his hometown of San Diego in 2022, defeating Giron. His biggest win came against No. 5 Rune at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai, where he won 6-0, 6-2. Nakashima has also reached back-to-back ATP Tour finals in Los Cabos and Atlanta, becoming the youngest American player to achieve this since Roddick in 2001-2002.

On the other hand, Zverev’s highlights include achieving a career-high ranking of No. 2 after tearing three ligaments in his right ankle during the 2022 Roland Garros semifinals against Nadal. He finished in the top 10 for five consecutive years from 2017-2021, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 3 in 2021. He returned to the top 10 in 2023 and qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals for the sixth time. Zverev led the ATP Tour with six titles in 2021 and holds the record for the most career titles among players born since 1990, with 22 titles. He has defeated Djokovic in the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the 2021 Nitto ATP Finals championships. He also became the first player to defeat Nadal in the opening round of Roland Garros, en route to his second Grand Slam final in 2024, where he lost to Alcaraz in 5 sets. Zverev has also defeated Djokovic and Federer for his ATP Masters 1000 titles and has achieved victories against Djokovic on hard courts, Federer on grass, and Nadal on clay.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Nakashima will win.
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