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Brandon Nakashima def. Taylor Fritz — Quarterfinal, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

Masters 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played21 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 22 going into this drawWon

Brandon Nakashima746

Winner meets Frances Tiafoe

Decided in three sets

🇺🇸6 seedranked ATP number 9 going into this draw

Taylor Fritz6963

What this match is worth

Points earned

+400

Nakashima · Fritz banks 200

Head to head

3–1 Fritz

In Setlex records · including this match

Around this match

Seeds left

4 of 22 — nos. 6, 7, 10, 18

Both roads here

Nakashima
Round
Fritz

🇺🇸Aleksandar Kovacevic

6-2 7-5

R64

Alex Michelsen🇺🇸

6-3 6-4

🇷🇺Daniil Medvedev

6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-1

R32

Daniel Merida Aguilar🇪🇸

6-3 6-4

🇵🇹Nuno Borges

6-3 6-7(5) 6-3

R16

Christopher O'Connell🇦🇺

6-4 6-3

Brandon Nakashima and Taylor Fritz reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Brandon Nakashima beat Aleksandar Kovacevic; Taylor Fritz beat Alex Michelsen. Round of 32: Brandon Nakashima beat Daniil Medvedev; Taylor Fritz beat Daniel Merida Aguilar. Round of 16: Brandon Nakashima beat Nuno Borges; Taylor Fritz beat Christopher O'Connell

How they arrived

6–2

Sets won

6–0

60%

Games won

63%

1–2

Tiebreaks

0–0

2

Deciding sets

0

Previous meetings

3 meetings in Setlex records

Taylor Fritz leads 3–0

  1. 2026 · HardTaylor Fritz won — Washington, USA, Semifinal6-3 3-6 6-3
  2. 2026 · HardTaylor Fritz won — Dallas, USA, Round of 166-3 6-4
  3. 2021 · GrassTaylor Fritz won — London, Great Britain, Round of 1287-5 3-6 6-4 7-5