US EditionZverev holds off Nakashima to reach Indian Wells fourth round
Zverev converted his only break point late in a three-set match against Nakashima, who served 17 aces, to advance to the Indian Wells fourth round.
- On Sunday, fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev defeated Brandon Nakashima 7-6 , 5-7, 6-4, breaking in the final game after missing his first two chances.
- After a dominant first-set tiebreak, Zverev gained the edge but Nakashima converted his fifth break chance for 6-5 in the second set.
- Zverev improved his head-to-head record to 5-0 against Brandon Nakashima and said 'He has an incredible serve, and you don't think about that'.
- He'll face either 15th-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli or American Frances Tiafoe for a place in the quarter-finals, while Sunday's action includes Jannik Sinner against Denis Shapovalov and Tommy Paul versus Joao Fonseca.
- Meanwhile, Sinner aims to keep his quest for a first Indian Wells title after dropping just two games, while Fonseca saved two match points over 16th-seeded Khachanov.
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Alexander Zverev has a difficult test in Indian Wells. Against the strong American Brandon Nakashima he keeps his nerves in a tight match. His next opponent is rested.
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Alexander Zverev has a difficult test in Indian Wells. Against the strong American Brandon Nakashima he keeps his nerves in a tight match. His next opponent is rested.
Alexander Zverev came out winner in 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4 from a tough battle against Brandon Nakashima and took off the pass for the eighth final of the BNP Paribas Open 2026 Indian Wells. The German now awaits one between Flavio Cobolli and Frances Tiafoe, who will face in the remake of the final of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel 2026 Acapulco, for a place in the quarters. At the end of the third round match he intervened in press conference to answer t…
Alexander Zverev will be well on the way to the eighth finals of the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells. However, the number 4 lead of the tournament had to battle hard to take the measure of a combative Brandon Nakashima. A match whose entame quickly turned into an arm of iron between two strong players at the service. The only one who showed however some signs of weakness in the exercise was the German with two break balls saved in the fourth game. …
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