Grand Slam · Round of 64 · Roland Garros
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Assche
🧱 The Wall
Nakashima
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 59% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,337 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Brandon Nakashima here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the the wall's elite returner. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Assche | Nakashima |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–9 | 5–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 1.98 |
| ROI % | -26.4% | -39.8% |
| Units P/L | -4.76u | -4.77u |
First career meeting
Assche and Nakashima have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Nakashima has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Assche's 29%).
| Opponent | Assche | Nakashima |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Manuel Cerundolo | L 67 46 | W 63 75 |
| Alexander Blockx | W 62 64 | L 63 36 46 |
| Raphael Collignon | L 46 06 | W 63 63 |
| Camilo Ugo Carabelli | L 60 36 26 | W 63 64 |
| Tallon Griekspoor | W 64 16 63 | L 67 67 |
| Alejandro Tabilo | L 67 63 36 | L 46 67 |
| Jacob Fearnley | L 63 26 36 | W 46 76 61 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Assche | Nakashima |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.7% | 65.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 69% | 75.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.2% | 51.5% |
| Aces / Match | 3.1 | 9.7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 49.3% | 53% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33.1% | 26% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.1% | 55.7% |
| BP Converted % | 44% | 49.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 18.2 | 27.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 27.4 | 24.8 |
| Net Pts Won % | 69.7% | 72.5% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51% | 51.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 45% | 43% |
Last five matches per player
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · Round of 32
May 7
Hugo Dellien
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · 1st Round Qualifying
May 6
Diego Dedura
Mutua Madrid Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 20
Roman Safiullin
Oeiras Open 3 · Round of 16
Apr 16
Timofey Skatov
Oeiras Open 3 · Round of 32
Apr 14
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 32
May 10
Roberto Bautista Agut
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 64
May 8
Alexander Blockx
Mutua Madrid Open · Round of 64
Apr 25
Arthur Fils
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell · Round of 16
Apr 16
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell · Round of 32
Apr 14
Match summary
Luca Van Assche meets Brandon Nakashima in the Round of 64 at Roland Garros on May 27 on outdoor clay. Van Assche, ranked 100th, will face the 35th-ranked Nakashima in their first career matchup. Both players arrive with limited recent activity; Van Assche has not competed in 18 days, while Nakashima's last match was 15 days prior.
Neither player has found rhythm on clay recently. Van Assche has won just 1 of his last 5 matches and sits on a four-match losing streak. Nakashima holds a 40% win rate on clay over a broader sample and has dropped his last outing, though he won 4 of 10 matches before that.
Van Assche relies on consistency and court coverage to construct points and wear down opponents. Nakashima depends on a strong serve and the power to finish rallies early. The gap in ranking reflects Nakashima's offensive tools, but clay's slower surface and extended baseline exchanges will test whether Van Assche's defensive tendencies can neutralize Nakashima's attacking approach over the course of a best-of-five set match.
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