“It’s super special, something you dream of, but to have it happen in my hometown with all my friends and family here, it’s a moment I’ll never forget,” a jubilant Brandon Nakashima said three years ago after clinching his maiden ATP title. “I hope there are many more moments like this to come.” Guess what? The ongoing season is probably giving him the same feeling of reliving those victorious moments he had at the San Diego Open while capturing his first-ever professional tournament. The 24-year-old has come a long way. While many see Taylor Fritz , Ben Shelton, and Tommy Paul as the next generation of American tennis, Nakashima is now proving his mettle too.

At the ongoing Japan Open, 24-year-old Nakashima recently registered his second round win. However, it made him sit a

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