No. 5 American and No. 30 seed San Diego’s Brandon Nakashima grinds through five sets under the Grandstand lights, edging Jesper de Jong 6-2, 6-7(5), 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(7) to reach the second round. A clutch four-point streak, finished with two aces, sealed the decisive 10-point tiebreak and set up his next US Open showdown with qualifier Jerome Kym. 📸: Manuela Davies/USTA #TeamSoCal #SoCalTennis #USTASoCal #USOpen