{"id":315375,"date":"2022-09-26T14:37:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=315375"},"modified":"2022-09-26T14:37:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:37:49","slug":"brandon-nakashima-wins-title-on-home-turf-at-san-diego-open-atp-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/brandon-nakashima-wins-title-on-home-turf-at-san-diego-open-atp-250\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Nakashima wins title on home turf at San Diego Open ATP 250"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before the ACC-Freshman of the Year nod at UVA, before the back-to-back finals in Los Cabos and Atlanta as a 19-year-old, before his summer breakthrough to the Round of 16 at Wimbledon, Brandon Nakashima was just a starry-eyed junior with pro dreams, honing his game in and around his hometown of San Diego, including the courts at Barnes Tennis Center in Point Loma.<br \/>\nOn Sunday afternoon, Nakashima returned to that same stomping ground to capture the biggest trophy of his young career, the 21-year-old\u2019s first tour-level title coming in the form of a 6-4, 6-4 win over fellow Californian Marcos Giron at the San Diego Open ATP 250.<br \/>\nNakashima becomes the fourth American to win an ATP title this season, joining Taylor Fritz, Reilly Opelka, and Maxime Cressy.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a super special moment for me to capture my first ATP title here in San Diego, where I grew up,\u201d said the fifth seed, who will achieve a new career-high No. 48 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. \u201cThere\u2019s no other feeling like it. It\u2019s something that you really never dream of, to do it in my hometown with all my friends and family supporting.\u201d<br \/>\nThe former UCLA standout Giron, the 2014 NCAA singles champion, was appearing in his first ATP final. At 29, the Thousand Oaks native was hoping to become the oldest first-time tour title-winner of 2022. But a day after dismissing top seed Daniel Evans of Great Britain in a straight-sets semifinal, the third seed ran into a white-hot Nakashima, a longtime friend, and practice partner. Nakashima would collect six of his eight aces in the dominant 34-minute opening set alone. He saved three of the four break points he faced, all of which came in the second set.<br \/>\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t really trying to go for aces. I was just trying to go for placement,\u201d he said. \u201cFor me, power on my serve isn\u2019t too important, but the precision and accuracy are. I think I did that pretty well this week.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>LAMMONS, WITHROW COMPLETE AMERICAN TITLE SWEEP<\/strong><br \/>\nAmericans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow claimed the San Diego ATP 250 doubles title, defeating the Australian duo of Jason Kubler and Luke Saville, 7-6 (5), 6-2.<br \/>\n\u201cNate and I teamed up a little bit last year and kind of rolled into this year,\u201d said Withrow of the pairing, which was making its first appearance in an ATP Tour doubles final. \u201cWe\u2019re looking for this to be a steady partnership that can continue to grow and continue to get better. I think we\u2019re kind of on the right path.\u201d<br \/>\nLammons\/Withrow improved to 13-19 at the tour level. 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