Brandon Nakashima Bio

  • • Nickname is B-Nak.
  • • Parents, Wesley and Christina, are both pharmacists; little brother, Bryce, is an up-and-coming tennis player.
  • • Mother grew up in Vietnam and moved to California at age 5.
  • • Father is of Japanese ancestry and was born in California.
  • • Began playing tennis as a 3-year-old with his grandfather, who would take him to local park.
  • • Enrolled early at University of Virginia as 17-year-old and was named 2019 ACC Freshman of the Year before turning pro.
  • • "Going to college helped a lot," said Nakashima. "The atmosphere was incredible and maturing there was important."
  • • Favourite shot is backhand, surface is hard, tournament is Wimbledon and city on tour is Paris.
  • • Tennis idol is Roger Federer, though he says he plays more like Novak Djokovic.
  • • Practised with Djokovic each day for a week during 2020 US Open.
  • • Best advice received is from his parents: "Work hard, stay the course and good things will happen."
  • • If he could steal one shot from another player, it would be Pete Sampras' serve or Nick Kyrgios' feel and drop shots.
  • • Also enjoys golf and American football. Favourite NFL team is Los Angeles Chargers.
  • • Favourite movie is Creed and TV shows are Arrow and Gossip Girl.
  • • Says that his best quality is his athleticism and his worst quality is being shy.
  • • Favourite food is sushi and guilty pleasure is dessert.
  • • During COVID-19 pandemic, donated more than 40 pairs of FILA shoes to urgent care physicians and nurses at Sharp Rees-Stealy Clinic in Sorrento Mesa, CA, USA.
     

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