Francisco Cerundolo def. Brandon Nakashima 6(5)-7(7), 6-3, 6-4 — Queen's Club Championships 2026 Semifinal

Match recap

Francisco Cerundolo defeated Brandon Nakashima 6(5)-7(7), 6-3, 6-4 in the Semifinal of the Queen's Club Championships 2026.

Cerundolo lost the opening set in a tiebreak, then flipped the Queen's Club semifinal on the back of Nakashima's collapsing first-serve rate — 84% of first-serve points won in set one dwindled to 57% by the third. Cerundolo broke three times in the second set, including in games 8 and 9 to close it out, and broke again in game 9 of the third. Nakashima still converted 4 of 5 break points to Cerundolo's 6 of 10, but couldn't find enough cracks on return as the Argentine's serve steadied across the final two sets.

Match stats

Brandon Nakashima: 3 aces, 0 winners, 64% first serves, 3 double faults, 4/5 break points. Francisco Cerundolo: 9 aces, 0 winners, 49% first serves, 8 double faults, 6/10 break points.

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Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Brandon Nakashima and Francisco Cerundolo.