Luca van Assche faced Brandon Nakashima in the R64 of French Open (Roland-Garros) 2026 at Paris on May 28, 2026. Brandon Nakashima won 7-6 4-6 7-5 1-6 3-6.
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Luca van Assche gets a home-soil platform after grinding past Vilius Gaubas in four sets, and the Frenchman arrives at Roland-Garros off a strong Challenger run in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that included a win over Tallon Griekspoor. Brandon Nakashima, the No. 35 seed, holds the ranking edge and the cleaner baseline game, but clay remains the surface where his margin over a feisty counterpuncher narrows considerably — and there's no H2H history to lean on. Crowd, court, and a confident opening-round performance tilt the intrigue toward the underdog.