Wow, this is close!

They’ve already faced off twice, and both times Nakashima just barely won!

Oh yes! Imagining what a matchup between the two would look like, you kind of tie your brain in knots between the R2D2 robot a.k.a. Nakashima—nothing moves (aside from his cheeks, which blush a lot in the heat)—and Kamil’s adaptability (easier to write than Majchrzak). The Pole does have an attacking DNA, as Marcos pointed out to us at the US Open. A mobile counterpuncher who likes to take the initiative whenever he can, and even come to the net. Similar profile to De Minaur and De Jong, for instance. So against a fairly monolithic Quinn, the guy had a field day! It was a very pleasant way to get back into it, I must say, after nearly a month off. And this is where I’d like to insist a bit: Nakashima followed up with Chengdu and Tokyo. He found his rhythm against very good players. So in my opinion he’ll play his game quite well, with confidence. Fast conditions, albeit humid, suit him. If he holds up physically, he’s a bit better for me. But at these odds, it’s a bet on Kamil or nothing...