Martin Damm vs Ben SheltonWashington Round of 32

Washington · ATP · Round of 32
#105ATP
1706ELO
1657Hard ELO
$338kYTD
$910kCAREER
22 yrs · 203 cm · Left-handed
Last 10
WWLWWLWWLW
Sets
Tuesday, 28 July 2026 ·
hard
#6ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10
LWLWWWWWWL
Damm M.
vs
Shelton B.

Martin Damm faces Ben Shelton in the Washington round of 32 on hard. Ben Shelton holds the paper edge — ranked #6, a roughly 260-point hard Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 02:50 UTC
Damm M.29%
Shelton B.71%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Shelton B. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Common opponents

Last 12 months
7 common opponents · Damm M. 3–4 · Shelton B. 5–4
Both lost · same surface
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.7Hard Elo 1657
Surface ELO
8.3+265 Hard Elo edge
1.8Overall Elo 1706
ELO gap
8.2Overall Elo 1960
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.26 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
7.18 of last 10 on hard
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
6.0Won 67% in Usa (43)
Country comfort
Surface transition
7.0Grass → Hard
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

23 vs 23 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
60%
Service points won·Even
69%
72%
Return points won·Even
31%
32%
Break points saved·Clear edge
58%
76%
Aces / match·Even
11.5
11.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Damm M.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Shelton B.

Shelton B.serving97% hold

wins 79% of points on serve vs Damm M.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
26
73
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
100
Break points won·Dominant
1
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
95
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
91

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
91

Damm M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather forecast
25°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 87%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Draw