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Frances Tiafoe def. Brandon Nakashima — Semifinal, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

Masters 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played23 Aug 2026

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

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 23 going into this drawWon

Frances Tiafoe76

Winner meets Arthur Fils

Straight sets

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 22 going into this draw

Brandon Nakashima53

What this match is worth

Points earned

+650

Tiafoe · Nakashima banks 400

Head to head

2–0 Tiafoe

In Setlex records · including this match

Around this match

The other semifinal

Arthur Fils d. Flavio Cobolli6-3 6-4

Seeds left

1 of 22 — no. 7

Both roads here

Tiafoe
Round
Nakashima

🇮🇹Lorenzo Sonego

6-3 6-4

R64

Aleksandar Kovacevic🇺🇸

6-2 7-5

🇺🇸Learner Tien

6-4 4-6 6-4

R32

Daniil Medvedev🇷🇺

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

🇨🇦Felix Auger Aliassime

6-3 6-4

R16

Nuno Borges🇵🇹

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

🇮🇹Lorenzo Musetti

7-6(2) 7-5

QF

Taylor Fritz🇺🇸

7-6(9) 4-6 6-3

Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Frances Tiafoe beat Lorenzo Sonego; Brandon Nakashima beat Aleksandar Kovacevic. Round of 32: Frances Tiafoe beat Learner Tien; Brandon Nakashima beat Daniil Medvedev. Round of 16: Frances Tiafoe beat Felix Auger Aliassime; Brandon Nakashima beat Nuno Borges. Quarterfinal: Frances Tiafoe beat Lorenzo Musetti; Brandon Nakashima beat Taylor Fritz

How they arrived

8–1

Sets won

8–3

58%

Games won

58%

1–0

Tiebreaks

2–2

1

Deciding sets

3

Previous meetings

1 meeting in Setlex records

Frances Tiafoe leads 1–0

  1. 2026 · HardFrances Tiafoe won — Acapulco, Mexico, Semifinal3-6 7-6(6) 6-4