Granby · QF · Hard · best of 3 · Jul 17, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC

Murphy Cassone vs. Philip Sekulic — result and pick review

By The Maiden Desk · July 17, 2026

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

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Result

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Murphy Cassone won 6-2 6-1 · Jul 17, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC

A miss: Philip Sekulic at 52% lost to Murphy Cassone (6-2 6-1). It stays up, like every other miss.

A spot in the next round is at stake on Friday, when Murphy Cassone goes up against Philip Sekulic in the Granby quarterfinal. Philip Sekulic comes in at 7 wins from the last ten. Murphy Cassone comes in at 4 wins from the last ten.

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

On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. Cassone comes in off a compressed schedule; Sekulic comes in off a compressed schedule. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Sekulic fractionally more likely to land the big points.

The numbers behind the pick

Surface ratings

Hard rating

Murphy Cassone

1569

Philip Sekulic

1545

Overall rating

Murphy Cassone

1545

Philip Sekulic

1548

Serve

Serve (last 52 weeks)	Murphy Cassone	Philip Sekulic
1st serve in	62.8%	64.2%
1st serve points won	70.6%	67.6%
2nd serve points won	49.3%	49.6%

Form

Murphy Cassone

4–6

Philip Sekulic

7–3

Head to head

Murphy Cassone leads the head-to-head 1-0. On hard: 1-0 Murphy Cassone.

Full Cassone vs Sekulic history →

Frequently asked questions

Who won Murphy Cassone vs Philip Sekulic at Granby?: Murphy Cassone won 6-2 6-1.
Was the Murphy Cassone vs Philip Sekulic prediction correct?: A miss: Philip Sekulic at 52% lost to Murphy Cassone (6-2 6-1). It stays up, like every other miss.
What is the head-to-head record between Murphy Cassone and Philip Sekulic?: Murphy Cassone leads the head-to-head 1-0. On hard: 1-0 Murphy Cassone.