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Como Predictions & Picks — September 4, 2026

By The Maiden Desk · September 4, 2026

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

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2 matches are on Friday's card at Como, and we have a pick for every one of them. The headline act: Juan Pablo Varillas against Thiago Seyboth Wild in the quarterfinal. Our calls: Wild over Varillas, Clarke over Ajdukovic.

Juan Pablo Varillas vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild

Not gradedThis match ended in a retirement, advancing Juan Pablo Varillas. It is excluded from our graded record — no pick is counted as right or wrong.

Pick: Wild

Win probability: 56% Wild · Market: -229 · Sets: 3 (43%) · most likely score 2-0 (32%)

A spot in the next round is at stake on Friday, when Juan Pablo Varillas goes up against Thiago Seyboth Wild in the Como quarterfinal. Thiago Seyboth Wild is 8-2 across recent matches. Juan Pablo Varillas is 8-2 across recent matches.

Thiago Seyboth Wild is clearly higher-rated on clay — our number puts Wild around 56%. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Wild is exactly that — a lean.

Duje Ajdukovic vs. Jay Clarke

✓ Pick rightWe got this one right. Jay Clarke was our 53% pick, and won 2-6 6-3 6-2.

Pick: Clarke

Win probability: 53% Clarke · Market: -144 · Sets: 3 (50%) · most likely score 2-1 (27%)

Duje Ajdukovic and Jay Clarke meet in the quarterfinal at Como on Friday. Jay Clarke is 5-5 across recent matches. Duje Ajdukovic is 4-6 across recent matches.

Jay Clarke simply rates much higher on clay, and our number follows from it. Ajdukovic comes in off a compressed schedule; Clarke comes in off a compressed schedule. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Clarke is exactly that — a lean.

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Updated Sep 4, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC. Picks are frozen before first serve and graded on the track record page — this page is never edited after the fact.