The 19-years-old American talent defeated Paolo Lorenzi comfortably in three sets in the first round. In the second round, Nakashima will be facing the fifth-seeded Alexander Zverev. After his first-round victory, he said:

“I’ve always wanted to be No. 1 in the world and win a Grand Slam,” Nakashima said. “It’s just a matter of developing my game during this time and just trying to get more experiences like this under my belt and we’ll see how it goes from here. It definitely was a great feeling to get that win out there, even though it was on one of the outside courts with no fans there watching,” Nakashima said. “Nevertheless, it definitely was special. Getting that first win here was just great for my game.”

Nakashima also spoke about training with Djokovic. The 19-years-old American youngster is collecting experience from the more experienced players what also helped him to get through the first round of the Grand Slam.

“He’s a good guy. He’s definitely funny at times, especially on the court when he’s not hitting. He’s always laughing, having a good time,” Nakashima said. “But when it comes to practising and hitting on the court, he’s definitely locked in, all down to business, so it’s great to see that. I think it was just a matter of seeing how he hits the ball so effortlessly, how he gets such easy power,” Nakashima said. “[He’s] really smooth with all his strokes."

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