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Nakashima reaches Montreal final, sets up all-American clash
Brandon Nakashima beat Spain's Rafael Jodar 7-6(3) 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the Canadian Open final in Montreal. The American needed five match points before closing out the win with a booming…
The Story in Brief
Brandon Nakashima beat Spain's Rafael Jodar 7-6(3) 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the Canadian Open final in Montreal. The American needed five match points before closing out the win with a booming serve that the Spanish teenager could barely reach. Nakashima, seeded 28th, is chasing his first Masters 1000 title.
The final will be an all-American affair. Nakashima will face either 12th seed Learner Tien or fifth seed Ben Shelton, who play later on Wednesday. The match comes ahead of the U.S. Open.
The Indian Opinion
American tennis is often dismissed as one-dimensional power hitting, but this Montreal final proves otherwise. Nakashima and either Tien or Shelton reached this stage through different paths, patience, serve, variety. The lazy narrative that only Europeans produce court craft needs re-examination. The real test: can the winner carry this form into the U.S. Open? That will tell us whether this is a flash or a genuine shift in the men's game.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com
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