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Washington Predictions & Picks — July 27, 2026

By The Maiden Desk · July 27, 2026

Every pick below gets graded after the match — wins and misses both stay up.

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6 matches are on Monday's card at Washington, and we have a pick for every one of them. The headline act: Ben Shelton against Ethan Quinn in the round of 32. Our calls: Shelton over Quinn, Griekspoor over Tabilo, Fritz over Bergs, Nishikori over Shang, Svajda over Vukic, Musetti over Arnaldi. As always, every pick below is graded after the fact and stays up, right or wrong.

The boldest call on the card: Nishikori over Shang — the market disagrees with us there.

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Lorenzo Musetti vs. Matteo Arnaldi

A spot in the next round is at stake on Monday, when Lorenzo Musetti goes up against Matteo Arnaldi in the Washington round of 32. Lorenzo Musetti is 6-4 across recent matches. Matteo Arnaldi comes in at 6 wins from the last ten.

Lorenzo Musetti leads the head-to-head 3-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one. On hard specifically it reads 1-0 Musetti — worth more than the overall number this week.

Lorenzo Musetti simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. The edge belongs to Musetti — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.

Pick: Musetti

Win probability: 69% Musetti · Sets: 2 (62%) · most likely score 2-0 (45%)

Taylor Fritz vs. Zizou Bergs

Taylor Fritz and Zizou Bergs meet in the round of 32 at Washington on Monday. Taylor Fritz comes in at 8 wins from the last ten. Zizou Bergs has won 6 of the last 10.

The ledger favors Taylor Fritz, 1-0 across their 1 meetings with Zizou Bergs.

There's a wide gap in our ratings on hard, and our number follows from it. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Fritz.

Pick: Fritz

Win probability: 69% Fritz · Sets: 2 (61%) · most likely score 2-0 (44%)

✓ Pick rightNailed it. We had Taylor Fritz at 69% before the match, and Taylor Fritz won 6-3 6-4.

Ben Shelton vs. Ethan Quinn

Monday's Washington round of 32 pits Ben Shelton against Ethan Quinn on hard. Ben Shelton is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (7 of the last 10). Ethan Quinn comes in at 6 wins from the last ten.

The ledger favors Ben Shelton, 1-0 across their 1 meetings with Ethan Quinn.

Ben Shelton is clearly higher-rated on hard — our number puts Shelton around 64%. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Shelton.

Pick: Shelton

Win probability: 64% Shelton · Sets: 2 (62%) · most likely score 2-0 (41%)

Alejandro Tabilo vs. Tallon Griekspoor

Monday's Washington round of 32 pits Alejandro Tabilo against Tallon Griekspoor on hard. Tallon Griekspoor limps in on a 3-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10. Alejandro Tabilo limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10.

This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.

Neither the serve numbers nor the ratings separate these two by much, which is why our number stays close to even. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Griekspoor fractionally more likely to land the big points.

Pick: Griekspoor

Win probability: 54% Griekspoor · Sets: 3 (45%) · most likely score 2-0 (30%)

✗ Pick wrongWe got this one wrong. Our final number was 54% on Tallon Griekspoor; Alejandro Tabilo won 7-6 4-6 6-4.

Juncheng Shang vs. Kei Nishikori

A spot in the next round is at stake on Monday, when Juncheng Shang goes up against Kei Nishikori in the Washington round of 32. Kei Nishikori has won 5 of the last 10. Juncheng Shang is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (5 of the last 10).

Kei Nishikori leads the head-to-head 2-1, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one. On hard specifically it reads 2-1 Nishikori — worth more than the overall number this week.

The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Nishikori is exactly that — a lean.

Pick: NishikoriUpset call

Upset call — the market makes Shang the favorite; our numbers say Nishikori.

Win probability: 53% Nishikori · Sets: 2 (59%) · most likely score 2-0 (33%)

✓ Pick rightNailed it. We had Kei Nishikori at 53% before the match, and Kei Nishikori won 6-7 6-3 6-4.

Aleksandar Vukic vs. Zachary Svajda

A spot in the next round is at stake on Monday, when Aleksandar Vukic goes up against Zachary Svajda in the Washington round of 32. Zachary Svajda has won 6 of the last 10. Aleksandar Vukic is rolling — 5 straight wins, 6 of 10 in recent play.

This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.

The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. Little separates them; Svajda gets the nod on the finest of margins.

Pick: Svajda

Win probability: 56% Svajda · Sets: 2 (60%) · most likely score 2-0 (34%)

✗ Pick wrongA miss: Zachary Svajda at 56% lost to Aleksandar Vukic (6-3 6-1). It stays up, like every other miss.

Updated Jul 26, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC. Picks are frozen before first serve and graded on the track record page — this page is never edited after the fact.