Frances Tiafoe vs Brandon Nakashima, Houston 2025, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-4 7-6(3)
Venue and conditions
River Oaks Country ClubHouston, USAStadium Court
ClayCourt speed5.3 vs last year92.9Slow
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
4Aces6
1Double faults1
36/6060%1st serve %65%53/81
23/2496%2nd serve %96%27/28
25/3669%1st serve points won62%33/53
13/2454%2nd serve points won32%9/28
1/520%Break points saved50%5/10
11Service games played11
Return
20/5338%1st serve return points31%11/36
19/2868%2nd serve return points46%11/24
5/1050%Break points converted80%4/5
11Return games played11
Points
77Total points won64
38Service points won42
39Receiver points won22
5Max points in a row6
Games
13Games won10
4Service games won5
2Max games in a row2
1Tiebreaks0
Point by point
Tiafoe7
Nakashima6
01112131414252536373
Tiafoe6
Nakashima6
015030040
Tiafoe6
Nakashima5
1503004004015
Tiafoe5
Nakashima5
1503004004015
P2 · Ace
Tiafoe4
Nakashima5
015030153030303040404040A
Tiafoe4
Nakashima4
015030153030303040
P2 · Double fault
Tiafoe4
Nakashima3
01515151530154030404040A40404040A4040A40
Tiafoe3
Nakashima3
015151530154015
Tiafoe2
Nakashima3
015030040
P1 · AceP3 · Ace
Tiafoe2
Nakashima2
1501515301540154030
Tiafoe1
Nakashima2
150151530154015
Tiafoe0
Nakashima2
015030153015403040
Tiafoe0
Nakashima1
015030040
Tiafoe6
Nakashima4
150300400
P2 · Ace
Tiafoe5
Nakashima4
01503004015403040
Tiafoe5
Nakashima3
150151530154015
Tiafoe4
Nakashima3
015030153030304030
P5 · Double fault
Tiafoe3
Nakashima3
0151515153030303040
Tiafoe3
Nakashima2
1501515301540154030404040A4040A40
Tiafoe2
Nakashima2
150300400
Tiafoe1
Nakashima2
0151515153030304030404040A404040A
P6 · Ace
Tiafoe1
Nakashima1
150300400
Tiafoe0
Nakashima1
150300301530303040
P3 · Ace
Head to head
8Tiafoe
1Nakashima
9 meetingsClay 1–0Hard 7–1
- HoustonSemifinal · 5 Apr 2025ClayThis matchFrances TiafoeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Brandon NakashimaSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 63
- Cincinnati MastersSemifinal · 22 AugHardFrances TiafoeSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Brandon NakashimaSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
- AcapulcoSemifinal · 27 FebHardFrances TiafoeSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Brandon NakashimaSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 66Set 3: 4
- TokyoRound of 32 · 26 Sept 2024HardBrandon NakashimaSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Frances TiafoeSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
- AtlantaQuarterfinal · 29 Jul 2022HardFrances TiafoeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Brandon NakashimaSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- Miami MastersRound of 64 · 25 Mar 2022HardFrances TiafoeSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Brandon NakashimaSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 4
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.