Brandon Nakashima to face Jiri Lehecka in final at Next Gen Finals
The HinduIt was second time lucky for Brandon Nakashima at the Next Gen ATP Finals. Nakashima fell at the semifinal stage last year but the American player stayed perfect this week when he beat third-seeded Jack Draper of Britain 4-3, 1-4, 4-2, 4-3 on Friday to reach the final, where he will face Czech player Jiří Lehečka. I’m just happy to see all the hard work paying off.” It was a hard-fought semifinal and Draper managed to save one match point with an ace to take the fourth set to a tiebreak. The fourth-seeded Nakashima, who lost to fellow American and eventual runner-up Sebastian Korda last year, served 15 aces and saved five of the six break points he faced. “I had a match point but he hit a great serve and I couldn’t do anything about it so I’m just happy to have stayed focused in the tiebreak and super happy to close it out.” Nakashima has won all four of his matches at the year-ending tournament for 21-and-under players, including a straight-sets victory over Lehečka in the group stage.
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