How to Watch Frances Tiafoe vs. Brandon Nakashima at the 2024 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships: Live Stream, TV Channel
On Tuesday, Brandon Nakashima (No. 36 in the world) faces Frances Tiafoe (No. 15) in the Round of 32 at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships.
In Tiafoe’s last competition, he lost to Taylor Fritz 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in the semifinals at the US Open on September 6, 2024. Nakashima’s most recent match on September 22, 2024 was a two-set win against Rinky Hijikata 7-5, 6-3 in the quarterfinals at the Hangzhou Open.
Frances Tiafoe vs. Brandon Nakashima: live stream info & TV channel
- Tournament: Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Round: Round of 32
- Date: Tuesday, September 24
- Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo
- Court Surface: Hard
Frances Tiafoe vs. Brandon Nakashima matchup stats
- In 11 hard-court tournaments so far this year, Tiafoe has a match record of 20-11.
- Tiafoe has an 80.2% winning percentage in service games when playing on hard courts, and a 23.2% winning percentage in return games (333 of 415 service games, and 96 of 414 return games).
- On hard courts, Tiafoe has won 37.5% of break points (87 out of 232, which ranks 12th).
- In his most recent tournament (the US Open), Tiafoe made a run before losing to Fritz in the semifinals 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 on September 6.
- The 23-year-old Nakashima, who is seeking his first tournament victory on a hard court in 2024, is 15-8 this year on that surface.
- Nakashima has won 20.2% of his return games on hard courts, and 85.3% of his service games.
- Nakashima has converted 42.2% of his break-point chances on hard courts (49 of 116).
- Prior to withdrawing from his last tournament, the Hangzhou Open, Nakashima took down No. 81-ranked Hijikata in the quarterfinal, 7-5, 6-3, on September 22.
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