Brandon Nakashima beats (1) Alex de Minaur to move on to the Semi Finals in the men's singles this Mubadala Citi DC Open (Washington) 2026

Brandon Nakashima kept it clean at the Mubadala Citi DC Open (Washington) 2026, seeing off (1) Alex de Minaur 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 without dropping a set in the Men's Singles Quarter Finals.

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7-6 — set 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 1 game.

Head-to-Head

This was the first meeting between the two in our results ledger.

Coming in, Brandon Nakashima had gone L-W-W-L-W in recent recorded matches.

What's Next

Brandon Nakashima advances to the semi-finals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open (Washington) 2026, while (1) Alex de Minaur's run ends here. Up next for Brandon Nakashima: the Round of 128 at the Western Southern Open Cincinnati 2026 against Austin Krajicek / Nikola Mektic — a player winning 71% of 17 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

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