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Washington Predictions & Picks — July 28, 2026

By The Maiden Desk · July 28, 2026

Every number below was fixed before the match and graded against the official result.

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8 matches are on Tuesday's card at Washington, and we have a pick for every one of them. The headline act: Arthur Fils against Rafael Jodar in the round of 32. Our calls: Fils over Jodar, Draper over Michelsen, Nakashima over Etcheverry, Shelton over Damm, Tiafoe over Atmane, Tien over Mannarino, and 2 more.

Kamil Majchrzak vs. Tommy Paul

✗ Pick wrongMissed it. We had Tommy Paul at 71%, but Kamil Majchrzak won 7-5 7-6.

Pick: Paul

Win probability: 71% Paul · Sets: 2 (62%) · most likely score 2-0 (46%)

Tuesday's Washington round of 32 pits Kamil Majchrzak against Tommy Paul on hard. Tommy Paul has won 7 of the last 10. Kamil Majchrzak comes in at 7 wins from the last ten.

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

Tommy Paul simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Paul.

Adrian Mannarino vs. Learner Tien

✗ Pick wrongMissed it. We had Learner Tien at 64%, but Adrian Mannarino won 7-5 6-4.

Pick: Tien

Win probability: 64% Tien · Sets: 2 (64%) · most likely score 2-0 (43%)

A spot in the next round is at stake on Tuesday, when Adrian Mannarino goes up against Learner Tien in the Washington round of 32. Learner Tien comes in at 7 wins from the last ten. Adrian Mannarino is 5-5 across recent matches.

There is no history here: this is their first tour-level meeting.

Learner Tien is clearly higher-rated on hard — our number puts Tien around 64%. Tien should have enough here, though Mannarino has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.

Arthur Fils vs. Rafael Jodar

✗ Pick wrongA miss: Arthur Fils at 62% lost to Rafael Jodar (7-6 6-3).

Pick: Fils

Win probability: 62% Fils · Sets: 2 (59%) · most likely score 2-0 (38%)

Arthur Fils and Rafael Jodar meet in the round of 32 at Washington on Tuesday. Arthur Fils has won 7 of the last 10. Rafael Jodar is 8-2 across recent matches.

The ledger favors Arthur Fils, 1-0 across their 1 meetings with Rafael Jodar.

Fils's 74% behind the first serve (against 69.1% for Jodar) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. The edge belongs to Fils — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.

Ben Shelton vs. Martin Damm

✓ Pick rightWe got this one right. Ben Shelton was our 61% pick, and won 6-4 4-6 6-4.

Pick: Shelton

Win probability: 61% Shelton · Sets: 2 (61%) · most likely score 2-0 (37%)

Tuesday's Washington round of 32 pits Ben Shelton against Martin Damm on hard. Ben Shelton limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 7 wins in 10. Martin Damm comes in at 5 wins from the last ten.

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

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 Shelton.

Alex Michelsen vs. Jack Draper

Pick: Draper

Win probability: 60% Draper · Sets: 2 (64%) · most likely score 2-0 (39%)

Alex Michelsen and Jack Draper meet in the round of 32 at Washington on Tuesday. Jack Draper has won 6 of the last 10. Alex Michelsen has won 4 in a row and 7 of the last 10 overall.

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

The serve is where this match separates: Draper has been winning 74.3% of first-serve points to Michelsen's 69.7%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. Little separates them; Draper gets the nod on the finest of margins.

Brandon Nakashima vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry

✓ Pick rightThis one lands on the correct side of the ledger: 55% on Brandon Nakashima, who won 6-3 6-4.

Pick: Nakashima

Win probability: 55% Nakashima · Sets: 2 (61%) · most likely score 2-0 (34%)

A spot in the next round is at stake on Tuesday, when Brandon Nakashima goes up against Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the Washington round of 32. Brandon Nakashima is 7-3 across recent matches. Tomas Martin Etcheverry comes in at 3 wins from the last ten.

The ledger favors Tomas Martin Etcheverry, 1-0 across their 1 meetings with Brandon Nakashima.

The serve is where this match separates: Nakashima has been winning 74.2% of first-serve points to Etcheverry's 71.2%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Nakashima fractionally more likely to land the big points.

Frances Tiafoe vs. Terence Atmane

✗ Pick wrongWe got this one wrong. Our final number was 61% on Frances Tiafoe; Terence Atmane won 4-6 6-3 6-4.

Pick: Tiafoe

Win probability: 61% Tiafoe · Sets: 2 (63%) · most likely score 2-0 (39%)

Tuesday's Washington round of 32 pits Frances Tiafoe against Terence Atmane on hard. Frances Tiafoe has won 8 of the last 10. Terence Atmane is searching for form, having lost 3 in a row (2 of the last 10).

Frances Tiafoe leads the head-to-head 3-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one. On hard specifically it reads 2-0 Tiafoe — worth more than the overall number this week.

Frances Tiafoe is clearly higher-rated on hard — our number puts Tiafoe around 61%. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Tiafoe.

Alex Michelsen vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald

✓ Pick rightThis one lands on the correct side of the ledger: 72% on Alex Michelsen, who won 6-4 7-5.

Pick: Michelsen

Win probability: 72% Michelsen · Sets: 2 (65%) · most likely score 2-0 (49%)

A spot in the next round is at stake on Tuesday, when Alex Michelsen goes up against Mackenzie Mcdonald in the Washington round of 32. Alex Michelsen is rolling — 5 straight wins, 8 of 10 in recent play. Mackenzie Mcdonald has dropped 3 straight and sits at 3-7 over the last ten.

There's a wide gap in our ratings on hard, and our number follows from it. Anything other than a Michelsen win would rank among the bigger surprises of the week.

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Updated Jul 27, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC. Picks are frozen before first serve and graded on the track record page — this page is never edited after the fact.