Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Nakashima Stuns Medvedev in Cincinnati Open Three-Set Thriller
Brandon Nakashima played Daniil Medvedev in a tennis match at the Cincinnati Open.
Medvedev won the first set in a tiebreak.
Nakashima then saved three match points in the second set.
He won that set in another tiebreak.
In the final set, Nakashima played very strongly.
He broke Medvedev’s serve twice and won 6-1.
This was Nakashima’s first win over Medvedev in four matches.
Nakashima is now playing well on hard courts this summer.
His next opponent will be Nuno Borges.
Brandon Nakashima defeated fourth seed Daniil Medvedev 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 6-1 in the Cincinnati Open third round.
Nakashima saved three match points in the second set before winning the tiebreak and forcing a decider.
The victory was Nakashima’s first against Medvedev in four meetings.
Nakashima improved his summer hard-court record to 10-2 after reaching the Washington semifinals and Montreal final.
Nakashima will play Nuno Borges next after Borges upset 13th seed Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-4.
- Who
- Brandon Nakashima defeated fourth seed Daniil Medvedev; Nuno Borges will be Nakashima’s next opponent.
- What
- Nakashima won a three-set Cincinnati Open third-round match 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 6-1.
- When
- Tuesday.
- Where
- The Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio.
- Why
- Nakashima advanced by overcoming Medvedev after saving three match points in the second set.
- Match
- Brandon Nakashima defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 6-1.
- Tournament round
- Cincinnati Open third round.
- Medvedev’s seeding
- Fourth seed.
- Match points saved
- Nakashima saved three match points in the second set.
- Head-to-head milestone
- Nakashima recorded his first victory over Medvedev in four meetings.
- Summer record
- Nakashima improved to 10-2 on the summer hard-court swing.
- Next match
- Nakashima will face Nuno Borges.