Nakashima, the world No. 17, somewhat came to life in the last two games, even reaching break point down 4-1, but conceded the game before fending off two set points for Griekspoor, who clinched the set on his third set point after 31 minutes.<\/p>\n
In the second set, Nakashima turned the tables. The American vastly improved his service, which jumped from 39% of service points won in the first set to 76% in the second. Nakashima survived one break point and converted on one of his two in the second set, which he clinched after 41 minutes to force a third-set decider.<\/p>\n
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The last set was more of the same, with both players serving on their A-game; Nakashima didn’t concede a return point until his third service game, while Griekspoor won 25 of 32 service points. Neither player found a way through their opponent’s fierce serve, leaving the third set with zero break points and forcing a tiebreak.<\/p>\n
Griekspoor opened the tiebreak with a missed shot on an early mini-break, but took his chance on the next point with a last-ditch passing shot. After keeping both his service points, Griekspoor dealt a second mini-break to go up 5-1. With four match points in hand, Griekspoor only needed one to finish Nakashima off in the longest rally of the match.<\/p>\n
In the second round, Griekspoor will face Alexander Zverev<\/a> in a rematch of their thrilling Canadian Open match in August.<\/p>\n