Montreal · F · Hard · best of 3 · Aug 14, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC

Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima — result and pick review

By The Maiden Desk · August 14, 2026

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

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Result

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Ben Shelton won 6-3 7-6

Nailed it. We had Ben Shelton at 59% before the match, and Ben Shelton won 6-3 7-6.

The Montreal title is on the line on Friday, when Ben Shelton meets Brandon Nakashima. Ben Shelton brings a 4-match winning streak into this one, 7-3 across the last ten. Brandon Nakashima has won 4 in a row and 8 of the last 10 overall.

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

The numbers behind the pick

Surface ratings

Hard rating

Ben Shelton

2031

Brandon Nakashima

1953

Overall rating

Ben Shelton

2045

Brandon Nakashima

1999

Serve

Serve (last 52 weeks)	Ben Shelton	Brandon Nakashima
1st serve in	66.8%	65.1%
1st serve points won	74.5%	74.1%
2nd serve points won	54.7%	52.2%

Form

Ben Shelton

7–3

Brandon Nakashima

8–2

The rest of the numbers

This page shows one set score: the most likely way our pick wins. Pro puts a number on every other score the match could end in, including the ones where our pick loses.

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Ben Shelton vs Brandon Nakashima at Montreal?: Ben Shelton won 6-3 7-6.
Was the Ben Shelton vs Brandon Nakashima prediction correct?: Nailed it. We had Ben Shelton at 59% before the match, and Ben Shelton won 6-3 7-6.