Student Athletes - High Bluff Academy In the semifinals, Giron beat the top-seeded Evans 6-3, 7-5. That said, he showed a keen ability to adapt to the conditions and seemed to grow comfortable with his game on the dirt in May. At the moment there are no reports about Brandon dating any girlfriend. Helene Elliott joined the Los Angeles Times sports department in 1989. Brandon Nakashima is one of the most interesting upcoming American players. July 20, 2016 1:19 PM PT. Next Up: Composure's the key for Brandon Nakashima Overall Record: 14-5 : . In 2020, Nakashima led a shoe drive that benefitted health care professionals in San Diego; a few months ago, he flew home between the Italian and French Opens to participate in a fundraiser for a friend and former junior opponent, Ivan Smith, who had been paralyzed in an accident. He has won one ATP singles title, as well as the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals. Im only beginning to understand the broad implications of this. Required fields are marked *. Nakashima is 0-10 in his career against top 15 players. He is definitely a standard bearer for the modern style of power-orientated tennis. On the recreational level, besides being relatively user-friendly, Yonex have proven themselves over and over to have the best quality control on the market. [13] As a result of this good run, Nakashima cracked the top 100 for the first time, coming in at world No. [16] In his group, he notched wins against Juan Manuel Cerndolo[17] and Holger Rune,[18] taking him to the semifinals, before he lost to eventual finalist Sebastian Korda in five sets. Just solid in character as an individual, Swain said. With his eighth . Nakashima bagged 19 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. 4 world junior ranking, Made the semifinals in singles at the USTA Boys 18s National Championships, winning the third-place match.