Tennis: Nakashima turns the tables on De Minaur in Washington

De Minaur felt at home in Washington. Nakashima showed him the door.

Seven wins in a row in the capital. A title to defend. The top seed beside his name. Alex de Minaur walked onto the court with everything in his favour.

Brandon Nakashima didn’t care. The American sent the tournament favourite packing in straight sets, 7-6, 6-4, on the DC Open hard courts yesterday.

The margins were tiny. De Minaur earned seven break points. Nakashima saved six of them. One player held firm, the other blinked.

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One tiebreak flipped the whole night

The first set would not separate them, so it went to a breaker. Nakashima took it 7 points to 5. From there the match had a different shape.

The American edged ahead and stayed there. A single break in the second set was all he needed. De Minaur kept chasing and never quite drew level.

The bottom half belongs to the Americans

Nakashima is into the semi-finals. Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton are waiting there too. Washington is starting to look like a stars-and-stripes party.

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