Felix Auger-Aliassime def. Brandon Nakashima 5-7, 6-1, 7(7)-6(4), 7(7)-6(1) — French Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Brandon Nakashima 5-7, 6-1, 7(7)-6(4), 7(7)-6(1) in the R32 of the French Open 2026.

Felix Auger-Aliassime dropped the opener 7-5, then flipped the match by tightening his return: he converted 4 of 6 break points (67%) to Brandon Nakashima's 3 of 8 (38%), and rolled the second set 6-1. From there it came down to nerve — Auger-Aliassime took both tiebreaks, 7-4 and 7-1, saving 5 of 8 break points along the way. He out-hit Nakashima 56 winners to 36 and won 18 of 22 net points (82%) in their first meeting.

Profiles: Felix Auger-Aliassime · Brandon Nakashima — French Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Brandon Nakashima.