Marin Cilic def. Brandon Nakashima 2-6, 6-4, 7(9)-6(7) — Miami Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Marin Cilic defeated Brandon Nakashima 2-6, 6-4, 7(9)-6(7) in the R64 of the Miami Open 2026.

Marin Cilic lost the opener 6-2 and trailed on the scoreboard for an hour, then turned the rematch on ball-striking: 40 winners to Brandon Nakashima's 24, including the cleaner margins through a third set that held serve all the way to a 9-7 tiebreak. The break in game one of the second set reset everything after Nakashima had broken twice early. Cilic's 18 aces and 51% on second-serve points carried him through the decider, avenging February's Delray Beach loss to Nakashima and squaring the H2H at 1-1. He books a date with Alexander Zverev next.

Match stats

Brandon Nakashima: 12 aces, 24 winners, 71% first serves, 0 double faults. Marin Cilic: 18 aces, 40 winners, 62% first serves, 1 double fault.

Profiles: Brandon Nakashima · Marin Cilic — Miami Open 2026

Head-to-head

Brandon Nakashima and Marin Cilic have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

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