• This was the second match between Nakashima and Lehečka in both their careers and in this competition. In the group tournament, Nakashima defeated Lehečka 4:1, 4:3(2), 4:2.
• Nakashima eliminated tonight in the first set break deficit, then triumphant in the tiebreak. In a dramatic finale, he managed to win the second set, when in the tiebreak Nakashima managed to go from an unfavorable score of 4:6 to 8:6 in his favor.
• In the third set, Nakashima earns a break in the sixth game, proving to be superior in four games out of five on the opponent’s serve.
Game stats
| Brandon Nakashima | Jirzhi Lehechka | |
|---|---|---|
| Elusive Services: | 11 | 4 |
| Double errors: | 1 | 0 |
| 1. serve: | 65% | 68% |
| Points after 1st serve: | 35/41 (85%) | 27/40 (68%) |
| Points after 2nd serve: | 9/22 (41%) | 11/19 (58%) |
| Purely Won Hands: | 21 | 27 |
| Breaking points: | 2/3 | 1/4 |
| Points in total: | 65 | 57 |
🏆 2017-Hyeon Chung
🏆 2018-Stefanos Tsitsipas
🏆 2019-Jannik Sinner
🏆 2021-Carlos Alcaraz
🏆 2022 – @b_nakashimaBrandon Nakashima joins an elite company in Milan! @Intesa Sanpaolo | #NextGenATPFinals pic.twitter.com/D4ko1tFyUo
— Next Generation ATP Finals (@nextgenfinals) November 12, 2022
Sources used:
https://www.atptour.com/it/scores/c…
https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/s…
