Filip Misolic and Juncheng Shang will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Zagreb Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 10:00 am on COURT 16. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Filip Misolic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Filip Misolic is the pick to win this match.
Filip Misolic -> 1.71
Juncheng Shang -> 2.14
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Prediction and head to head Filip Misolic vs. Juncheng Shang
This will be the 2nd time that Filip Misolic and Juncheng Shang face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Misolic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Misolic won 6-2 5-7 7-6(3) in the qualifications in the Zagreb Challenger back in May 2022.
Filip Misolic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11-14 | 1-4 | 10-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-28 | 6-9 | 25-13 | 8-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-18 | 5-4 | 31-12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 46-16 | 0-1 | 44-13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-12 | 1-2 | 14-9 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 301 (career-high), the Austrian got to the 2nd round after defeating Alexander Donski 6-4 1-6 6-2, Juncheng Shang 6-2 5-7 7-63 and Lukas Lacko 6-4 6-1.
In the 1st round, Misolic had a good straight sets win against Lacko (6-4 6-1). During the match, Misolic scored 58 points vs Lacko’s 33. The Austrian was pretty aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Regarding the service games, Misolic struck 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Filip Misolic was quite effective on serve to win 84% (21/25) of his 1st serve and 64% (14/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Misolic broke Lacko 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Misolic has a solid record in the last 4 years having won 67% of his matches (83-40). 12-5 on clay in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Misolic has a compiled74-32 win-loss record in the last 4 years on clay.
Misolic’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Porec.
Misolic has a compiled 15-7 win-loss record in 2022, 12-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zagreb Challenger
Filip has never competed in this tournament before.
Juncheng Shang
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-16 | 9-5 | 8-7 | 0-0 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-23 | 21-14 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-24 | 17-8 | 15-10 | 7-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-5 | 6-3 | 12-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 424, Juncheng reached the 2nd round after defeating Domagoj Biljesko 6-2 6-72 6-3 and Filip Horansky 7-65 3-6 7-5.
In the 1st round, Shang defeated Horansky (7-65 3-6 7-5).During the match Shang scored less points (3) than Horansky. In fact, the world no. 301 won 116 points vs Horansky’s. That means that Shang was more focused during the important points. The Chinese was pretty aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about serving, Shang was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 4 double faults. Juncheng Shang lost the serve 6 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Shang put 64% of his first serves in, winning 56% (46/82) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (23/46) on the 2nd serve. The Chinese broke Horansky 6 times after converting 43% of his break points (6/14).
Juncheng’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Naples.
The Chinese has a composed 15-10 win-loss record in 2022, 13-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Misolic | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 75 | 64 |
| Pts | 252-211 | 221-214 |
| Total Points | 463 | 435 |
| Winners | 92 | 91 |
| %Winners | 37% | 41% |
Misolic played 3 matches while Shang competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Filip Misolic surrendered 2 sets, while Juncheng Shang lost 2 sets. Misolic has played 2 sets more than Shang (8 vs 6). Therefore, Misolic played 11 games more than Shang. The Austrian scored 92 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Shang fired 91 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Misolic | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 4.7 | 0 |
| 1st in | 124/230 | 150/230 |
| %1st in | 54% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 92/124 | 91/150 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 61% |
| 2nd pts | 60/106 | 42/80 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 53% |
Misolic blasted 14 aces (4.7 per match). Shang didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Misolic won 74% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Shang won 61% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Misolic | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 11 |
| Converted | 11/24 | 11/29 |
| % Converted | 46% | 38% |
| Conceded | 16 | 17 |
| Saved | 9 | 9 |
| % Saved | 56% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 8 |
Misolic broke his opponents 11 times with a 46% conversion rate. Misolic dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Juncheng broke his opponents 11 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Misolic | |||||
| Q1 Donski |
Q3 Shang |
R1 Lacko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 1-6 6-2 | 6-2 5-7 7-63 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 33 | 17 | 75 | |
| pts | 80-76 | 114-102 | 58-33 | 252-211 | |
| Total points | 156 | 216 | 91 | 463 | |
| Winners | 35 | 36 | 21 | 92 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 32% | 36% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 49/83 | 50/100 | 25/47 | 124/230 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 50% | 53% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 35/49 | 36/50 | 21/25 | 92/124 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 72% | 84% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/34 | 29/50 | 14/22 | 60/106 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 58% | 64% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 11/24 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 40% | 80% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 57% | 67% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Shang | |||||
| Q1 Biljesko |
Q3 Misolic |
R1 Horansky |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-72 6-3 | 6-2 5-7 7-63 | 7-65 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 33 | 34 | 97 | |
| pts | 105-95 | – | 116-119 | 221-214 | |
| Total points | 200 | 0 | 235 | 435 | |
| Winners | 45 | 46 | 91 | ||
| %Winners | 43% | 0% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1st in | 68/102 | / | 82/128 | 150/230 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 0% | 64% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 45/68 | / | 46/82 | 91/150 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 0% | 56% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/34 | / | 23/46 | 42/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 0% | 50% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Converted | 5/15 | / | 6/14 | 11/29 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 0% | 43% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 13 | 17 | ||
| Saved | 2/4 | 0/ | 7/13 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 54% | 35% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
Head 2 Head
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- Nerman FaticFatic – Daniel MasurMasur (3-6 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
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- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (5-7 6-1 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Filip MisolicMisolic – Lukas LackoLacko (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Andrey KuznetsovKuznetsov – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Mirza BasicBasic – Kalin IvanovskiIvanovski (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
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- Federico GaioGaio – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nerman FaticFatic – Carlos Gimeno ValeroGimeno Valero (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yibing WuWu – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Alexandre MullerMuller (0-0) – H2H and prediction
