Brandon Nakashima def. Nuno Borges 6-3, 6(5)-7(7), 6-3 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Brandon Nakashima defeated Nuno Borges 6-3, 6(5)-7(7), 6-3 in the R16 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

Two match points slipped away in the second-set tiebreak, and Nakashima answered by refusing to give the set back on serve: 15 holds from 15 across the afternoon, with the four break points Borges mustered — all of them crammed into the decider — turned back one by one. The one swing he needed in the third came in game 4, a break for 3-1, propped up by 27 aces to the Portuguese's eight. Borges matched him error for error at 36 apiece and still finished 14 points light. Two hours and 13 minutes of it books a Cincinnati quarterfinal, with Medvedev already behind him this week.

Match stats

Nuno Borges: 8 aces, 28 winners, 60% first serves, 2 double faults, 0/4 break points. Brandon Nakashima: 27 aces, 39 winners, 58% first serves, 3 double faults, 2/9 break points.

Profiles: Nuno Borges · Brandon Nakashima — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Nuno Borges and Brandon Nakashima.