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Match Details
Fixture: (5) Brandon Nakashima vs Emilio Nava
Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Tournament: Hall of Fame Open, 2024
Round: First Round (Round of 32)
Venue: International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, Rhode Island
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Prize: $661585
Where to Watch: USA - Tennis Channel & ESPN | UK - Sky Tv | Canada - TSN
Brandon Nakashima vs Emilio Nava preview
The first round of the 2024 Hall of Fame Open will feature a match between fifth-seeded Brandon Nakashima and his compatriot Emilio Nava. Nakashima has an 11-10 record for the season, which is not encouraging. The American made one semifinal appearance at the Stuttgart Open on grass where he lost to young Brit Jack Draper.
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Apart from the Stuttgart semifinal, Nakashima made a decent run at Wimbledon, reaching the third round. The American took out the 18th-seeded Sebastian Baez in the first round and followed it up with a convincing victory over Jordan Thompson in the next round. In the third round, he lost against 16th-seeded Ugo Humbert in four tight sets.
Emilio Nava has not qualified for the main draw of ATP events regularly. The Miami Open remains the only high-profile tournament that the American has qualified for. He lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round. As a result, he has a mere 1-4 record for the season.
Nava could not make it to the main draws at any of the majors this year. In the recently concluded Wimbledon, he lost against Maxime Janvier in the second round of the qualifying competition.
Brandon Nakashima vs Emilio Nava head-to-head
This will be the first meeting between the players on the ATP Tour.
Brandon Nakashima vs Emilio Nava odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Brandon Nakashima vs Emilio Nava prediction
Nakashima has shown good form on grass this year. His record on grass has always been good, as Wimbledon remains his best Major to date, where the American player made it to the fourth round in 2022. Nakashima has served well on grass this year, winning 75 percent of the points behind his first serve and winning 89 percent of the total service games that he has played on the surface.
Nava is a player who is yet to have his breakthrough moment on the ATP Tour. He has not played a single main draw match on grass this year. He has mostly played challenger events in the grass court season before and after Wimbledon.
Being the seeded player at the event and the more established player on the ATP Tour, Nakashima should be able to win this match easily and advance to the next round.
Pick - Brandon Nakashima to win in straight sets.
