Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe – Second Round – Preview & Prediction | 2022 Indian Wells Masters
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THE FACTS
When is Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe on and what time does it start? Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe will take place on Monday 14th March, 2022 – not before 00:00 (UK)
Where is Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe taking place? Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe will take place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California, USA
What surface is Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe being played on? Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe will take place on an outdoor hard court
Where can I get tickets for Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe? Visit this link for the latest ticket information for Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe
What channel is Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe on in the UK? Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe will be televised live on the Amazon Prime app on Smart TVs
Where can I stream Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe in the UK? Amazon Prime subscribers can stream Brandon Nakashima vs Frances Tiafoe live on Prime Video, while Tennis TV subscribers can also stream the match live
THE LOWDOWN
BRANDON NAKASHIMA
World number 80 Brandon Nakashima played well to oust in-form Adrian Mannarino in straight sets on Friday to reach the second round of Indian Wells for successive seasons. The 20-year-old found some huge form last summer on the North American hardcourt swing, with back-to-back finals reached at the Los Cabos Open and Atlanta Open where he lost Cam Norrie and John Isner, respectively.
FRANCES TIAFOE
24-year-old Frances Tiafoe set a career-high ATP world ranking of 29th back in 2019 after a stellar run to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and he is just one place behind that ranking now after some excellent form late last season. Tiafoe finished runner-up to Alexander Zverev at the Vienna Open having beaten Stefanos Tsitsipas, Diego Schwartzman and Jannik Sinner en-route and he also beat Andrey Rublev in five sets to reach the round of 16 at the US Open.
THE PREDICTION
This is a tough call between young Brandon Nakashima coming off a great result on Friday and Frances Tiafoe coming in very cold in his first match since losing to Taylor Fritz at the Australian Open. The 24-year-old is a big-time kind of player who would be more likely to shock the likes of Stefanos Tsitsipas in his first match in almost two months than overcome a spirited display from a player on the up but below him in the rankings like Nakashima. For that reason, take Nakashima to win at least a set here with the better momentum. Tiafoe won their previous meeting in three sets at last season’s Miami Open.
