Brandon Nakashima Shocks Taylor Fritz in Cincinnati: A Victory Just Days After Beating Tommy Paul

[Music] Brandon Nakashima is quickly becoming a name to watch in the tennis world and Tuesday night at the Cincinnati open he proved why in a nail-biting first round encounter the 23-year-old Californian went head-to-head with the 11th seed Taylor Fritz in a match that kept fans on the edge of their seats the match was a showdown between two Southern California Natives and it didn't disappoint both players managed just one break each throughout the contest leading to a tight and intense battle under the lights at the Lindner family Tennis Center in the decisive third set it all came down to a tiebreaker Nakashima seized control at a crucial moment moving ahead 3 to2 with a pair of brilliantly executed passing shots Fritz unable to handle the pressure mishandled his second volley giving Nakashima a critical mini break Nakashima then backed it up with an Ace and an unreturnable serve setting him up for match point with the match on the line Nakashima kept his cool as Fritz's backhand found the net securing a 6 to4 4 to6 7-6 4 Victory this one marks another significant milestone for Nakashima who is now back inside the top 50 his performance this season continues to impress with a 16 to 14 record in tour level encounters on the other hand Taylor Fritz who recently competed at the Paris Olympics heads to the US Open with just one win in his last two 1,000 level tournaments it's been a challenging stretch for the 11th seed and all eyes will be on him as he prepares for the final grand slam of the Year elsewhere in Cincinnati the All American clash between no 12 seed Ben Shelton and Riley opela also delivered excitement Shelton managed to Edge out opela in two tie breaks withstanding 19 Aces and saving all five break points he faced after the match Shelton humorously signed the ENC Court camera with bot V bot referring to the big serving duel on the women's side Ashlin Krueger showed resilience battling past Olympic silver medalist Donna veic in a three set Thriller Krueger's Victory adds to her momentum after a strong showing in Toronto where she defeated Naomi Osaka to secure her spot in the main draw here stay tuned as we bring you more action and updates from the Cincinnati open with the US Open just around the corner the stakes are higher than ever

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