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·Masters·HardBrandon Nakashima defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-2, 7-5 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R64.
Brandon Nakashima and Aleksandar Kovacevic: Brandon Nakashima leads 2–0 across 2 recorded meetings.
The serve line separated them. Nakashima landed 83 percent of his first deliveries and gave up two double faults to eight from Kovacevic, and the ATP No. 95 added 36 unforced errors on top of that. An early break in game 4 for 3-1 set the shape of the afternoon, and the second set never went on serve again. Two days after falling in the Canadian Open final, the 27th seed needed 1 hour 20 minutes to move on in Cincinnati.