Brandon Nakashima vs Alejandro Tabilo Prediction & Picks - ATP Chengdu Open

Prediction published on 9/22/25, 1:16 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 9/22/25 at 9:40 AM in Tennis Picks

Brandon Nakashima of the United States will lock horns with Alejandro Tabilo for a place in the final of the 2025 Chengdu Open on Monday.

Nakashima, a-220 favorite, is 1-1 against the fiery Chilean Tabilo in their head-to-head series.

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Nakashima punched his ticket to the semifinal round of the 2025 Chengdu Open with a tough three-set victory over compatriot Marcos Giron 6-3 2-6 7-6(3). Nakashima needed to come through with the clutch point in the third set tiebreaker to keep his championship bid alive in this tournament. Nakashima, who also defeated China’s Juncheng Shang 7-5 6-3 in the first round, is 17-11 on the hard court in 2025.

Facing Nakashima in the semifinals is Tabilo, who also survived a three-set duel with Christopher O’Connell 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. After falling to Alexander Zverev in the first round of the 2025 US Open, Tabilo has gone 5-0 in Chengdu, beating top-100 caliber players such as Jordan Thompson, Luciano Darderi, and O’Connell. Tabilo is 13-10 on the hard court in 2025.