Juncheng Shang and Aidan Mayo will square off in the semifinal of the Granby Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:00 pm on COURT 8. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juncheng Shang who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juncheng Shang is the pick to win this match.
Juncheng Shang -> 1.22
Aidan Mayo -> 4.00
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Prediction and head to head Juncheng Shang vs. Aidan Mayo
There is no head to head record between Juncheng Shang and Aidan Mayo since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
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. 246, the Chinese got to the semifinal after defeating Marko Stakusic 6-4 6-4, Colin Markes 6-2 6-2 and Jordan Thompson 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter, The Chinese had a good straight sets win against Thompson (7-5 6-4). During the match, Shang scored 75 points vs Thompson’s 63. Shang was quite aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shang fired 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Juncheng Shang lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Shang put 64% of his first serves in, winning 67% (31/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the 2nd serve. Juncheng broke Thompson 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Shang hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Shang has a fantastic match record in the last 2 years having won 70% of his matches (49-21). 10-3 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Shang has a composed16-6 record in the last 2 years on hard.
Juncheng’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Naples and the Lexington Challenger.
Shang has a compiled 31-16 win-loss record in 2022, 10-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Granby Challenger
The Chinese has never competed in this tournament before.
Aidan Mayo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-28 | 24-15 | 2-5 | 20-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-25 | 27-19 | 4-4 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 9-8 | 9-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 842, Aidan reached the semifinal after beating Christian Lakoseljac 6-4 6-2, Taha Baadi 3-6 6-1 6-1, Jiri Vesely 4-6 7-5 6-4, Henry Patten 6-2 6-2 and Nicolas Mejia 6-4 3-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Mayo defeated Mejia (6-4 3-6 6-4). During the match Mayo and Mejia scored the same amount of points (90). However, the world no. 246 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Mayo was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Mayo scored 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Aidan Mayo lost the serve 5 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Mayo put 58% of his first serves in, winning 58% (28/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (18/35) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Mejia 6 times after converting 38% of his break points (6/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mayo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The American’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in M25 Santo Domingo.
Mayo has an overall 26-16 win-loss record in 2022, 22-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shang | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 118 |
| Pts | 206-160 | 405-349 |
| Total Points | 366 | 754 |
| Winners | 82 | 154 |
| %Winners | 40% | 38% |
Shang played 3 matches while Mayo competed in 5 matches. Mayo started his run from the qualifications while Shang had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Aidan Mayo conceded 3 sets while Juncheng Shang hasn’t dropped a set so far. Shang has played 7 set(s) less than Mayo (6 vs 13). Therefore, Shang played 60 games less than Mayo. The Chinese scored 82 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Aidan managed to score 154 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shang | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 30 |
| Avg per match | 1.7 | 6 |
| 1st in | 106/175 | 221/356 |
| %1st in | 61% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 82/106 | 154/221 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 42/69 | 72/135 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 53% |
Shang scored 5 aces (1.7 per match). Mayo blasted 30 aces (6 per match). Shang won 77% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Mayo won 70% 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 | Shang | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 23 |
| Converted | 10/22 | 23/57 |
| % Converted | 45% | 40% |
| Conceded | 4 | 24 |
| Saved | 2 | 14 |
| % Saved | 50% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 10 |
Juncheng broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. Shang conceded his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Aidan broke his opponents 23 times with a 40% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shang | |||||
| R1 Stakusic |
R2 Markes |
1/4 Thompson |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-2 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 16 | 22 | 58 | |
| pts | 76-65 | 55-32 | 75-63 | 206-160 | |
| Total points | 141 | 87 | 138 | 366 | |
| Winners | 33 | 18 | 31 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 33% | 41% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 40/66 | 20/37 | 46/72 | 106/175 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 54% | 64% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 33/40 | 18/20 | 31/46 | 82/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 90% | 67% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/26 | 14/17 | 15/26 | 42/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 82% | 58% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 10/22 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 57% | 57% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 33% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Mayo | |||||||
| Q1 Lakoseljac |
Q3 Baadi |
R1 Vesely |
R2 Patten |
1/4 Mejia |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 3-6 6-1 6-1 | 4-6 7-5 6-4 | 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 29 | 118 | |
| pts | 74-61 | 78-55 | 94-95 | 69-48 | 90-90 | 405-349 | |
| Total points | 135 | 133 | 189 | 117 | 180 | 754 | |
| Winners | 24 | 30 | 46 | 26 | 28 | 154 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 38% | 49% | 38% | 31% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 10 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 36/66 | 44/60 | 61/99 | 32/48 | 48/83 | 221/356 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 73% | 62% | 67% | 58% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 24/36 | 30/44 | 46/61 | 26/32 | 28/48 | 154/221 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 68% | 75% | 81% | 58% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/30 | 10/16 | 19/38 | 9/16 | 18/35 | 72/135 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 63% | 50% | 56% | 51% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 6/9 | 3/7 | 4/14 | 6/16 | 23/57 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 38% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 24 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 0/2 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 4/9 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 0% | 75% | – | 44% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWLLWLW Tennis Scores in Granby Challenger
- Juncheng ShangShang – Jordan ThompsonThompson (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Hiroki MoriyaMoriya – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-64 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Aidan MayoMayo – Nicolas MejiaMejia (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Aziz DougazDougaz (3-6 6-3 7-65) – See score progression
- Julian Cash/Henry PattenCash/Henry Patten – Ezekiel Clark/Kyle SeeligClark/Kyle Seelig (6-3 6-75 10-5) – See score progression
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Aziz DougazDougaz (3-6 6-3 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Hiroki MoriyaMoriya – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-6(4) 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Hiroki MoriyaMoriya (0-0) – H2H and prediction
