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On Saturday, Americans Brandon Nakashima and Frances Tiafoe are set for a swashbuckling semifinal encounter at the 2025 US Men’s Clay Court Championship.
Nakashima eased through to the semifinal round with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Christopher Eubanks in the round of 8. Armed with a big serve, Nakashima fired seven aces but, more importantly, won all her serves against Eubanks. The win ensured Nakashima’s second semifinal stint this year after reaching the final four in Acapulco in February.
Tiafoe posted his second straight set, this time against American rising star Alex Michelsen 7-5 6-1. After conceding a service break in the match's first game, Tiafoe tightened up his game and never looked back as he held all his serves from that point. Tiafoe scored four breakpoint conversions, including the two breaks in his finishing kick that had me racking up five straight games to match point.
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Brandon Nakashima against Frances Tiafoe : Head to Head (H2H)
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Brandon Nakashima - Frances Tiafoe Key Points
- Brandon Nakashima defeated Christoper Eubanks 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinal of the 2025 Men’s Clay Court Championship.
- Brandon Nakashima is 12-8 in the 2025 ATP season.
- Frances Tiafoe defeated Alex Michelsen 7-5, 6-1 in the 2025 Men’s Clay Court Championship quarterfinal.
- Frances Tiafoe is 5-1 in his head-to-head series with Brandon Nakashima.
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Our Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe Prediction
Frances Tiafoe has defeated Brandon Nakashima in five out of six head-to-head duels. However, Saturday’s semifinals is the first time these two play each other on clay court. Nakashima has a 29-27 record on clay in his career, while Tiafoe parades a 114-68 record on dirt. Tiafoe has also won over half of his 36 career semifinal matches at 66.7 percent. It would take a gargantuan effort for Nakashima to beat Tiafoe with the form the latter is showing in this tournament. Our betting prediction for Frances Tiafoe vs. Brandon Nakashima: Frances Tiafoe will win 2-0.
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