[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Juncheng Shang’s draw vs Shelton, Tiafoe, Korda, Auger-Aliassime, Fritz to win the Washington

Washington draw preview with H2H - Juncheng Shang may need to defeat Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Sebastian Korda, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz to conquer the event in the Citi Open.

Juncheng Shang Stats info

Juncheng Shang is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Washington. The Chinese has defeated Emilio Gomez 6-3 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Ben Shelton.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Juncheng Shang’s projected draw together withhisplausible opposition in Citi Open. The Chinese has a neutral record (1-1) against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Emilio Gomez (155) – 6-3 6-3
R2 – Ben Shelton (43) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Frances Tiafoe (10) – H2H 0-1
or Aslan Karatsev (75) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Sebastian Korda (26) – H2H 0-0
or Daniel Evans (30) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Felix Auger-Aliassime (12) – H2H 0-0
or Grigor Dimitrov (20) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Taylor Fritz (9) – H2H 0-0
or Hubert Hurkacz (17) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Juncheng Shang

28 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
17
High
13
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 12-19 win-loss record in 2023, 6-8 on hard. As for the last 3 years, Ben has a 29-20 record on hard. The American won 2 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal the Cagliari Challenger.

Last year in Citi Open Ben didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Juncheng Shang vs. Ben Shelton

This would be the 2nd time that Juncheng Shang and Ben Shelton play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shang (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe

40 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0
2016 47-28 30-15 10-6 4-4 3-3 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 30-11 win-loss record in 2023, 14-4 on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, Francis has a 151-103 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Francis won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current year was winning the title in Australia where he beat Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-2 0-0 ret., in Houston where he beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final 7-6(1) 7-6(6), and in Stuttgart where he overcame Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(8).

Last year in Citi Open Francis lost to Nick Kyrgios in the quarter 6-7(5) 7-6(12) 6-2.

H2H Juncheng Shang vs. Frances Tiafoe

This would be the 2nd time that Juncheng Shang and Frances Tiafoe fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Juncheng Shang may face Aslan Karatsev. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Sebastian Korda’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

26 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
24
High
15
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 26-16 18-8 1-3 4-3 3-2 0-0
2022 34-22 13-9 8-6 12-5 1-2 0-0
2021 36-20 12-8 6-5 13-5 5-2 0-0
2020 22-10 6-4 6-1 3-4 0-0 7-1
2019 41-25 11-9 24-13 6-3 0-0 0-0
2018 21-25 17-15 3-7 1-3 0-0 0-0
2017 21-11 5-3 16-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 10-8 0-0 10-8 0-0 0-0 0-0

Sebastian Korda has a 12-7 win-loss record in 2023, 8-2 on hard. During the last 8 years, the American has a 72-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Sebastian’s best result of this current season was reaching the final Adelaide.

Last year in Citi Open Sebastian lost to Mikael Ymer in the quarter 6-2 5-7 6-3.

H2H Juncheng Shang vs. Sebastian Korda

There is no head to head record between Juncheng Shang and Sebastian Korda since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Anyhow, Juncheng Shang may square off with Daniel Evans. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/2 – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

23 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
29
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 23-19 13-13 1-3 9-2 0-1 0-0
2022 60-27 14-9 11-7 31-7 4-4 0-0
2021 38-24 19-10 4-6 5-5 10-3 0-0
2020 23-19 8-8 1-3 14-8 0-0 0-0
2019 38-25 17-11 13-9 0-2 8-3 0-0
2018 41-28 18-9 21-14 2-5 0-0 0-0
2017 53-20 7-7 36-8 10-4 0-0 0-1
2016 20-13 1-5 16-6 3-2 0-0 0-0

Felix Auger-Aliassime has a 13-11 win-loss record in 2023, 10-6 on hard. In the previous 9 years, the Canadian has a 98-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Auger-Aliassime won 4 of his last 10 matches.

The Canadian’s best result of this current year was getting to the semifinal Doha.

Last year in Citi Open the Canadian didn’t play in this event.

H2H Juncheng Shang vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime

There is no head to head record between Juncheng Shang and Felix Auger-Aliassime since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Juncheng Shang may fight against Grigor Dimitrov. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

54 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
10
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0
2017 39-26 24-16 0-0 10-5 5-5 0-0
2016 35-29 26-16 1-4 7-5 1-4 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 38-16 record in 2023, 22-5 on hard. In the previous 10 years, Taylor has a 200-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the tournament in Australia where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final 7-6(4) 7-6(6), in Delray Beach where he beat Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-0 5-7 6-2, and in Atlanta where he defeated Aleksandar Vukic in the final 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4.

Last year in Citi Open the American reached the 3rd round in 2022 in Washington before retiring against Daniel Evans when he was 3-6 7-6(6) 4-1 ret..

H2H Juncheng Shang vs. Taylor Fritz

There is no head to head record between Juncheng Shang and Taylor Fritz since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

However, Juncheng Shang may play Hubert Hurkacz. Their head to head record is 0-0.