Brandon Nakashima def. Arthur Rinderknech 7(7)-6(4), 5-7, 7-5 — Canadian Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Brandon Nakashima defeated Arthur Rinderknech 7(7)-6(4), 5-7, 7-5 in the R16 of the Canadian Open 2026.

The second serve decided a match that otherwise refused to separate. Rinderknech won 80 percent of his first-serve points and struck 17 aces, but Nakashima claimed 23 of 40 second-serve return points and held 55 percent behind his own second ball against the No. 23 seed's 42. The break came in game 11 of the third, for 6-5. Rinderknech out-hit him 47 winners to 36 and converted three of five break points to Nakashima's three of nine, and still walked off having won one more point across the 221 played, 111 to 110. Four hours and 38 minutes between two men with no prior meetings on record, which is a strange way to spend a week that opened with Nakashima conceding three games to Daniel Altmaier. He gets Luciano Darderi, the No. 23, in the quarterfinals.

Match stats

Arthur Rinderknech: 17 aces, 47 winners, 65% first serves, 6 double faults, 3/5 break points. Brandon Nakashima: 16 aces, 36 winners, 64% first serves, 2 double faults, 3/9 break points.

Profiles: Arthur Rinderknech · Brandon Nakashima — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Arthur Rinderknech and Brandon Nakashima.