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Created: 2025-07-25 11:33:29 UTC

ATP Washington

De Minaur A. - Nakashima B.

🧠 Form & Context

Alex de Minaur 🔥

🎯 Season form: 33–13, but only 2–3 in QFs and first quarterfinal since April.
💪 Grit factor: Edged Lehecka 7-6⁻⁷, 6-7⁻³, 6-4 and Yunchaokete 7-6⁻⁵, 6-2 despite not at his rhythm.
📍 Washington history: Finalist in 2018, but three straight R1 exits since.

Brandon Nakashima 🚀

⚡ Momentum: Three straight ATP QFs (Stuttgart, Queen’s, Washington) with clean straight-sets wins.
🎾 Style: Flat baseline aggression and improved serving this week.
🚧 Top-20 woes: 0–8 vs top-20 in 2025, a glaring red flag under pressure.

🔍 Match Breakdown

🔄 Rally battle: De Minaur’s defense and speed vs Nakashima’s flat groundstrokes.
🎾 Serve impact: Nakashima must serve big to avoid long exchanges where De Minaur excels.
🧠 Mental edge: De Minaur’s knack for grinding out tight wins could wear down the American.

🔮 Prediction

Expect long, tense rallies with small margins; the Aussie’s consistency and defense should edge him through a deciding set.



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