Christopher Eubanks and Juncheng Shang will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Indianapolis Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Christopher Eubanks who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Christopher Eubanks is the pick to win this match.
Christopher Eubanks -> 1.36
Juncheng Shang -> 3.15
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Prediction and head to head Christopher Eubanks vs. Juncheng Shang
There is no head to head record between Christopher Eubanks and Juncheng Shang since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Christopher Eubanks
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-26 | 24-16 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 14-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-26 | 24-16 | 1-2 | 14-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-21 | 19-13 | 0-1 | 11-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-8 | 12-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 153, Eubanks got to the 2nd round after beating Gijs Brouwer 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round, The American had a good straight sets win against Brouwer (6-4 6-2). During the match, Eubanks scored 53 points vs Brouwer’s 39. Christopher was pretty aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Eubanks bagged 14 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Christopher Eubanks conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 67% of his first serves in, win 94% (29/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (7/15) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Brouwer 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Eubanks has a winning match record in the last 7 years having won 56% of his matches (147-117). 2-2 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Eubanks has a composed29-21 record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Eubanks has a composed 19-14 win-loss record in 2022, 2-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Indianapolis Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Juncheng Shang
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-7 | 9-5 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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. 362 (career-high), Juncheng got to the 2nd round after defeating Aidan Kim 6-2 7-5, Billy Harris 6-4 6-79 6-3 and Brandon Holt 4-6 7-61 6-3.
In the 1st round against Holt, The Chinese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-61 6-3). During the match Shang scored 100 points vs Holt’s 88. Juncheng was very aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Shang recorded 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Juncheng Shang lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Shang put 66% of his first serves in, winning 68% (43/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (20/32) on the 2nd serve. The Chinese broke Holt 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Shang’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Naples.
The Chinese has an overall 23-15 win-loss record in 2022, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Eubanks | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 18 | 84 |
| Pts | 53-39 | 269-227 |
| Total Points | 92 | 496 |
| Winners | 29 | 126 |
| %Winners | 55% | 47% |
Eubanks played 1 match while Shang competed in 3 matches. Shang started his run from the qualifications while Eubanks had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Juncheng Shang surrendered 2 sets while Christopher Eubanks hasn’t dropped a set so far. Eubanks has played 6 set(s) less than Shang (2 vs 8). Therefore, Eubanks played 66 games less than Shang. The American scored 29 winners (55% of the total points). On the other side, Juncheng managed to score 126 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Eubanks | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 14 | 2.7 |
| 1st in | 31/46 | 172/241 |
| %1st in | 67% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 29/31 | 126/172 |
| %1st pts | 94% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 7/15 | 39/69 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 57% |
Eubanks made 14 aces . Shang struck 8 aces (2.7 per match). Eubanks won 94% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Shang won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Eubanks | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 11 |
| Converted | 3/4 | 11/17 |
| % Converted | 75% | 65% |
| Conceded | 0 | 9 |
| Saved | 0 | 3 |
| % Saved | 0% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 6 |
The American broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. The American had a solid display on his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 0 break points. Juncheng broke his opponents 11 times with a 65% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.
| Eubanks | |||
| R1 Brouwer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 53-39 | 53-39 | |
| Total points | 92 | 92 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 55% | 55% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 14 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 31/46 | 31/46 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 29/31 | 29/31 | |
| % 1st pts | 94% | 94% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/15 | 7/15 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Shang | |||||
| Q1 Kim |
Q3 Harris |
R1 Holt |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | 6-4 6-79 6-3 | 4-6 7-61 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 32 | 32 | 84 | |
| pts | 69-52 | 100-87 | 100-88 | 269-227 | |
| Total points | 121 | 187 | 188 | 496 | |
| Winners | 34 | 49 | 43 | 126 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 49% | 43% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 44/56 | 65/90 | 63/95 | 172/241 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 72% | 66% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 34/44 | 49/65 | 43/63 | 126/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 75% | 68% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/12 | 13/25 | 20/32 | 39/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 52% | 63% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 11/17 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | 60% | 65% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0/2 | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWLWLWW Tennis Scores in Indianapolis Challenger
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Juncheng ShangShang – Brandon HoltHolt (4-6 7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- Billy HarrisHarris – Jeff WolfWolf (6-4 6-71 7-61) – See score progression
- Yibing WuWu – Hady HabibHabib (7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Li TuTu – Michail PervolarakisPervolarakis (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Aidan MchughMchugh – Borna GojoGojo (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Peter GojowczykGojowczyk – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (7-64 7-63) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Max PurcellPurcell – Liam BroadyBroady (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven – Evan ZhuZhu (6-72 7-65 7-63) – See score progression
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Alex RybakovRybakov – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (7-610 7-5) – See score progression
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Gijs BrouwerBrouwer (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Stefan KozlovKozlov (6-3 6-74 6-4) – See score progression
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan (4-6 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Peter GojowczykGojowczyk – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (7-6(4) 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Yibing WuWu – Hady HabibHabib (7-6(2) 6-2) – See score progression
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Aidan MchughMchugh – Borna GojoGojo (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Peter GojowczykGojowczyk – Yibing WuWu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Max PurcellPurcell – Aidan MchughMchugh (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Billy HarrisHarris – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Li TuTu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Alex RybakovRybakov (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
