Martin Damm and Abedallah Shelbayh will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Winston-Salem for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 4:30 pm on Court 3. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Martin Damm who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Martin Damm is the pick to win this match.
Martin Damm -> 1.35
Abedallah Shelbayh -> 3.18
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Prediction and head to head Martin Damm vs. Abedallah Shelbayh
This will be the 2nd time that Martin Damm and Abedallah Shelbayh clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Damm (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Damm won 4-6 7-5 7-6(4) in the qualifications in Washington back in July 2026.
Martin Damm
29 - 22win/loss
106
90
LWLLWWLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31-25 | 11-11 | 7-6 | 6-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 52-20 | 36-13 | 0-2 | 16-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 15-20 | 7-7 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-29 | 30-14 | 9-8 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-23 | 17-12 | 10-6 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 94 (career-high), Damm will start his run in Winston-Salem after he played his last match in Cincinnati where he lost 6-4 7-6(4) to Sakellaridis in the qualifications on the 11th of August.
Martin has a compiled 28-22 win-loss record in 2026, 8-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Damm has an overall 216-151 record. He has a positive 108-64 record on hard.
Previously in Winston-Salem
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Abedallah Shelbayh
21 - 25win/loss
250
181
LLWWLWWLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23-27 | 15-12 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 27-29 | 24-13 | 0-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-35 | 18-13 | 12-13 | 8-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-32 | 27-15 | 7-7 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-7 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 253, the got to the 1st round after defeating Ryan Seggerman 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 and Dhakshineswar Suresh 6-3 3-6 6-3.
In the qualifications, Shelbayh defeated Suresh (6-3 3-6 6-3). During the match Shelbayh and Suresh scored the same amount of points (84). However, the world no. 94 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Shelbayh recorded 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Abedallah Shelbayh lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Shelbayh put 61% of his first serves in, winning 70% (39/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 61% (22/36) on the 2nd serve. Shelbayh broke Suresh twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Shelbayh started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
ATP Winston-Salem - Abedallah Shelbayh's projected path
Shelbayh has a composed 21-24 win-loss record in 2026, 13-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Winston-Salem
Shelbayh has never competed in this tournament before.
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