Nakashima vs Tiafoe: prediction for the Atlanta Open match
Brandon Nakashima and Frances Tiafoe face off in the quarterfinal of the Atlanta Open. Who will progress to the next round? Here's our prediction.

Command Analysis

Brandon Nakashima

Brandon Nakashima defeated two Australian players to reach the quarterfinals of the 2022 Atlanta Open. In his opener, Nakashima prevailed over Jordan Thompson in three sets (7-6, 3-6, 6-3). After that, he beat John Millman (7-6, 6-4).
This season, Nakashima has seven wins and seven losses on hard courts. He needs to defend his last year's result in Atlanta - in 2021, Nakashima was the runner-up of this tournament.

Frances Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe started his Atlanta Open campaign with a confident victory over Taro Daniel (7-5, 6-4). This was Tiafoe's first match after a month-long break which he took after Wimbledon. At the grass-court major, Tiafoe reached the 4th round.
His best result in 2022 so far is reaching the final of the clay-court tournament in Estoril. He lost the title match to Sebastian Baez (3-6, 2-6).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Nakashima played 4 tie-breaks in the last 5 matches.

Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
Over 9.5 games were played in first sets in 3 of Tiafoe's last 5 matches.

Tip and bets
Tiafoe leads the head-to-head at 4-0. He is in good shape and looked great against Taro Daniel in the first-round match, and we believe he will be able to get the upper hand in this pair.
Our prediction - Tiafoe to win
All four previous meetings between the players were close. We predict another long battle between the American athletes and suggest taking the over.
Second bet - total over 23 games