Nakashima 1st title in San Diego

Final day in San Diego.

2022 San Diego Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in San Diego, California, USA, 19-25 September 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):

Casper Ruud (2) who defeated Cameron Norrie 6-0 6-2

Final:

Marcos Giron (3) (USA) v Brandon Nakashima (5) (USA)

The players had never met before in an ATP Tour level match.

Nakashima broke the Giron serve in game five of the match.

No break point was faced by either player in any other game of the the first set.

Nakashima served out the set with a love game, and was ahead 6-4.

Set two was a little more complex.

Nakashima broke Giron in the opening game, and was taken to deuce before consolidating for 2-0.

Giron was also taken to deuce in the following game, but held.

Nakashima saved three break points in the fourth game, but was broken on the fourth and games were tied at 2-2.

Nakashima then broke to love and held to love, to again hold ascendency at 4-2.

Giron survived a five deuce game which included saving a break point, thus avoiding a double break deficit.

However, Nakashima held on to the single break, and served out the match, his last game to love.

Brandon Nakashima won the San Diego Open 6-4 6-4, his first title from three finals.