Former Hoo Brandon Nakashima Advances Wimbledon Round of 16

Former Virginia males’s tennis star Brandon Nakashima has superior to the fourth spherical at a Grand Slam for the primary time in his skilled profession. Nakashima took down Colombia’s Daniel Elahi Galan in straight units within the third spherical of Wimbledon on Saturday. 

Nakashima defeated Germany’s Nicola Kuhn within the first spherical after which went on to upset Canada’s Denis Shapovalov, the No. 13 seed within the match, in 4 units within the second spherical. Making his first look within the third spherical at Wimbledon, Nakashima dominated Galan 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 to propel himself into the spherical of 16. 

Nakashima joins People Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe, and Taylor Fritz within the fourth spherical, marking the primary time since 1999 that 4 People have superior to the Gents’s Singles spherical of 16 at Wimbledon. 

Now, the previous ACC Freshman of the Yr at Virginia is about for a showdown with Nick Kyrgios, probably the most polarizing and entertaining gamers within the sport. The No. 40-ranked singles participant on the planet, Kyrgios is named a lot for his on-court antics and code violations as he his for his spotlight winners. Nakashima should overcome Kyrgios on Monday to be able to clinch a spot within the quarterfinals. 

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