ATP CincinnatiSemi-finals🔵 Hard, OutdoorCompleted
B. Nakashima
🇺🇸 B. Nakashima
USA
ATP #17
5-7 3-6
F. Tiafoe
🇺🇸 F. Tiafoe
USA
ATP #12
🏆 F. Tiafoe won 7-5 6-3
Sunday, 23 August 2026·01:15 CET

Match Preview

B. Nakashima takes on F. Tiafoe at the Cincinnati, contested on hard courts. B. Nakashima enters ranked #17 while F. Tiafoe sits at #12, a closely-matched pairing on paper. It is a clash of contrasting recent fortunes, and the hard courts should have plenty to say about which way it turns.

F. Tiafoe is ranked #12 on the ATP tour with 2,680 ranking points.

B. Nakashima is ranked #17 on the ATP tour with 2,485 ranking points.

B. Nakashima and F. Tiafoe have no prior tour-level meetings, adding an unknown to the read.

Why this pick

Medium

Ranking Advantage

F. Tiafoe (#12) is ranked 5 places above B. Nakashima (#17).

The Players

B. Nakashima
🇺🇸 B. Nakashima
USA

B. Nakashima is a player from USA, currently ranked ATP #17 with 2,485 ranking points.

Ranking
#17
Points
2,485

No surface data.

F. Tiafoe
🇺🇸 F. Tiafoe
USA

F. Tiafoe is a player from USA, currently ranked ATP #12 with 2,680 ranking points.

Ranking
#12
Points
2,680

No surface data.

Player Overview

🇺🇸 B. NakashimaPlayer Overview
B. Nakashima

B. Nakashima is ranked ATP #17 with 2,485 ranking points.

Match Results: B. NakashimaAll tournaments

No recent matches.

🇺🇸 F. TiafoePlayer Overview
F. Tiafoe

F. Tiafoe is ranked ATP #12 with 2,680 ranking points.

Match Results: F. TiafoeAll tournaments

No recent matches.

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