In the Western & Southern Open Round of 16 on Friday, No. 49-ranked Brandon Nakashima takes on No. 6 Andrey Rublev. In this match, Rublev is the favorite (-227) against Nakashima (+175) .

Nakashima beat Arthur Fils 7-5, 7-6 on Thursday in the Round of 32 in his most recent match.

Rublev heads into this competition after a two-set victory against Zhizhen Zhang (6-4, 6-3) in his most recent match on Thursday in the Round of 32.

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Nakashima vs. Rublev match information

• Tournament: The Western & Southern Open
• Round: Round of 16
• Date: Friday, August 16
• Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center
• Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
• Court Surface: Hard

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Match odds

Nakashima stats

• Nakashima has played 49 matches over the past 12 months across all court types, and 23.8 games per match (22.2 in best-of-three matches).
• On hard courts, Nakashima has played 24 matches over the past year, totaling 22.9 games per match (22.5 in best-of-three matches) while winning 51.1% of games.
• Over the past 12 months, Nakashima has won 85.3% of his service games and 20.1% of his return games.
• On hard courts over the past year, Nakashima has won 20.2% of his return games and 83.2% of his service games.
• In terms of serve/return winning percentages over his last 10 tournaments, Nakashima has won 85.7% of his games on serve, and 20.4% on return.
• Including all surfaces over the past year, Nakashima has converted 97 of 278 break points (34.9%).
• Including all surfaces, Nakashima has converted 34.3% of his break-point chances (58 of 169) over his last 10 tournaments.

Rublev stats

• Rublev has played 73 matches in the past year across all court types, averaging 26.1 games per match (23.7 in best-of-three matches) and winning 54.0% of those games.
• On hard courts, Rublev has played 54 matches and averaged 25.8 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) and 10.4 games per set.
• Rublev has an 85.3% service game winning percentage and a 22.1% return game winning percentage on all surfaces in the past 12 months.
• Rublev has 608 wins in 703 service games on hard courts (86.5%), and 153 wins in 691 return games (22.1%).
• Over his last 10 tournaments, Rublev has won 23.5% of his return games and 84.2% of his service games.
• In the past year, Rublev is 198-for-538 on break points, 36.8%, which ranks 49th.
• Rublev has converted 39.2% of his break-point opportunities (74 of 189) over his last 10 tournaments.

Head-to-head matchups

• Nakashima and Rublev have split 1-1 in two matchups. Rublev won their most recent clash on August 10, 2024, winning 6-2, 6-2.
• Nakashima and Rublev have each taken two of four sets against the other.
• Rublev and Nakashima have contested 39 total games against each other, with Rublev taking 22.
• In two matches between Nakashima and Rublev, they are averaging 19.5 games and two sets per match.