Brandon Nakashima steps forward with his first Masters 1000 semifinals

Brandon Nakashima keeps confirming that he is going through one of the best moments of his career. The American defeated Luciano Darderii (6-2, 6-3) on Tuesday and qualified for the semifinals of the Masters 1000 in Montreal, the first of his career in a tournament of this category.

The result leaves little room for debate. Nakashima dominated the match from the start and hardly gave opportunities to a Darderi who could not find a way to stop the consistency and speed of the American's shots. In just over an hour, Nakashima had secured his spot among the tournament's final four.

His performance in Montreal does not come out of nowhere. The American had already left a very good impression the previous week in Washington, where he also went far and showed that his tennis was beginning to recover the level that placed him among the best young players on the circuit. Now, in Canada, he has taken another step forward. Reaching his first Masters 1000 semifinals represents an important milestone in his career and confirms that Nakashima is turning good feelings into top-level results.

His tennis has several arguments to explain this progression. He is a player capable of maintaining a very high pace from the back of the court, with flat and deep shots that make it extremely difficult for the opponent to take the initiative. He adds to that a great ability to play points with patience, waiting for the right moment to accelerate. Montreal can be much more than just a brilliant week. After what happened in Washington and these decisive victories in Canada, Nakashima seems to have found a formula that works. And at this stage of the tournament, there are only two matches left to turn his first Masters 1000 semifinal into something even bigger. Jódar or Fils, one of the two awaits him there.

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