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Chengdu Open predictions: Shapovalov, Fritz, Chung and Thompson to play on Wednesday

CHENGDU ORDER OF PLAY. Denis Shapovalov, Taylor Harry Fritz, Hyeon Chung and Jordan Thompson will play on Wednesday

25 September 2019

ORDER OF PLAY. Denis Shapovalov, Taylor Harry Fritz, Hyeon Chung and Jordan Thompson are among the top names that will compete on Wednesday at the Chengdu Open.

Denis Shapovalov vs. Richard Berankis

Head to head 1-1

Denis Shapovalov will square off with Richard Berankis in the 1^st round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 4:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Denis Shapovalov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 34, the Canadian will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in Us Open where he lost 6-7⁵ 7-6⁴ 6-4 6-7⁶ 6-3 to Monfils in the 3^rd round the 31^st of August.

Denis has a 20-20 win-loss record in 2019, 15-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Shapovalov’s best result of the current season was getting to the semi-finals in Salem and Miami.

Last year in Chengdu Shapovalov didn’t play in Chengdu in 2018.

Richard Berankis: ranking and results

Ranked no. 70, the Lithuanian will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in St Petersburg where he lost 6-4 6-7⁵ 6-1 to Rublev in the 2^nd round the 19^th of September.

The Lithuanian has a 37-17 win-loss record in 2019, 22-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Berankis’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Vancouver Challenger,the Busan Challenger,the Drummondville Challenger and the Rennes Challenger.

Last year in Chengdu Berankis didn’t play in Chengdu in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Denis Shapovalov and Richard Berankis face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Shapovalov on hard.

The last time that they played, Berankis won 7-6⁰ 6-4 6-3 in the 1^st round in London back in July 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Shapovalov who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.36
Richard Berankis -> 3.00

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Taylor Harry Fritz vs. Alexander Bublik

Head to head 0-0

Taylor Harry Fritz will square off with Alexander Bublik in the 1^st round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 2:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Taylor Harry Fritz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 30, Taylor will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in Us Open where he lost 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 to Lopez in the 1^st round the 26^th of August.

Fritz has a 35-22 win-loss record in 2019, 16-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Eastbourne where he defeated Sam Querrey in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Chengdu Fritz lost in the semifinal 6-7⁵ 6-0 6-3 to Fabio Fognini.

Alexander Bublik: ranking and results

Ranked no. 71, Bublik will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in St Petersburg where he lost 6-7³ 6-4 6-2 to Ruud in the 1^st round the 18^th of September.

Alexander has a 35-24 win-loss record in 2019, 14-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Alexander’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Newport,the Monterrey Challenger,the Pau Challenger and the Budapest Challenger.

Last year in Chengdu Alexander lost in the 2^nd round 4-6 6-4 6-2 to Ze Zhang.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Taylor Harry Fritz and Alexander Bublik since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taylor Harry Fritz who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Taylor Harry Fritz is the pick to win this match.
Taylor Harry Fritz -> 1.40
Alexander Bublik -> 2.75

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Hyeon Chung vs. Joao Sousa

Head to head 1-0 for Chung

Hyeon Chung will fight against Joao Sousa in the 1^st round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Hyeon Chung: ranking and results

Ranked no. 145, the Korean will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in Us Open where he lost 6-3 6-4 6-2 to Nadal in the 3^rd round the 31^st of August.

Chung has a 14-6 win-loss record in 2019, 14-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Korean best result of the season was reaching the final in the Chengdu Challenger.

Last year in Chengdu Chung lost in the 2^nd round 7-6² 5-7 6-4 to Felix Auger Aliassime.

Joao Sousa: ranking and results

Ranked no. 62, the Portuguese will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in St Petersburg where he lost 3-6 7-6⁵ 6-1 to Coric in the semifinal the 21^st of September.

Sousa has a 25-25 win-loss record in 2019, 6-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Portuguese best result of the season was getting to the semi-finals in St. Petersburg and Gstaad.

Last year in Chengdu Sousa lost in the semifinal 6-4 6-4 to Bernard Tomic.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Hyeon Chung and Joao Sousa fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Chung (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Chung won 6-4 6-3 in the 4^th round in Miami back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hyeon Chung who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Hyeon Chung is the pick to win this match.
Hyeon Chung -> 1.50
Joao Sousa -> 2.50

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Jordan Thompson vs. Vasek Pospisil

Head to head 0-0

Jordan Thompson will face Vasek Pospisil in the 1^st round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 3:30 pm on COURT 1.

Jordan Thompson: ranking and results

Ranked no. 54, Thompson will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in Us Open where he lost 7-5 7-6⁵ 4-6 6-1 to Berrettini in the 2^nd round the 29^th of August.

The Australian has a 29-22 win-loss record in 2019, 12-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Australian best result of the current season was reaching the final in Hertogenbosch and the Nanchang Challenger.

Last year in Chengdu Thompson didn’t play in Chengdu in 2018.

Vasek Pospisil: ranking and results

Ranked no. 223, the Canadian will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in Us Open where he lost 6-3 6-7⁴ 6-3 6-4 to Sandgren in the 2^nd round the 29^th of August.

Vasek has a 3-5 win-loss record in 2019, 3-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Chengdu Pospisil lost in the 2^nd round 6-7⁴ 6-4 7-6⁰ to Joao Sousa.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Jordan Thompson and Vasek Pospisil since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jordan Thompson who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jordan Thompson is the pick to win this match.
Jordan Thompson -> 1.61
Vasek Pospisil -> 2.20

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Chengdu Open

Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Fernando VerdascoVerdasco – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Zhe LiLi (4-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
Lloyd HarrisHarris – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Dusan LajovicLajovic – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (6-2 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
Christian GarinGarin – Kyle EdmundEdmund (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Bradley KlahnKlahn – Jason JungJung (4-6 6-3 7-6²) – See score progression
Daniel EvansEvans – Yan BaiBai (6-3 4-6 7-6⁴) – See score progression