Juncheng Shang and Tennys Sandgren will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Las Vegas Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. 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 Juncheng Shang who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juncheng Shang is the pick to win this match.
Juncheng Shang -> 1.75
Tennys Sandgren -> 2.03
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Prediction and head to head Juncheng Shang vs. Tennys Sandgren
There is no head to head record between Juncheng Shang and Tennys Sandgren 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 | 39-20 | 24-9 | 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. 202, Juncheng got to the semifinal after beating Alexander Cozbinov 6-4 3-6 6-3, Alfredo Perez 7-63 4-6 6-3 and Ernesto Escobedo 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the quarter, Shang defeated Escobedo (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match, Shang scored 91 points vs Escobedo’s 86. Juncheng was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about the service games, Shang blasted 6 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Juncheng Shang lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Shang put 59% of his first serves in, winning 65% (37/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (22/39) on the 2nd serve. The Chinese broke Escobedo 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Shang has lost 3 set in this tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Shang has a solid match record in the last 2 years having won 69% of his matches (56-25). 17-7 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shang has an overall23-10 match record in the last 2 years on hard.
Shang’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Naples,the Lexington Challenger and the Granby Challenger.
Juncheng has a composed 38-20 win-loss record in 2022, 17-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Las Vegas Challenger
Juncheng has never competed in this tournament before.
Tennys Sandgren
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-9 | 4-4 | 5-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-25 | 20-19 | 0-1 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-23 | 19-11 | 1-5 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-24 | 5-12 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-13 | 7-5 | 5-3 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 444, Tennys got to the semifinal after beating Tristan Mccormick 6-1 7-67, Alexander Bernard 6-2 7-5, Sebastian Fanselow 3-6 7-5 6-3, Jack Pinnington Jones 7-5 6-3 and Brandon Holt 6-77 6-2 6-3.
In the quarter against Holt, Tennys recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-77 6-2 6-3). During the match Sandgren scored 103 points vs Holt’s 84. Tennys was very aggressive to blast 49 winners.
About the serving games, Sandgren managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Tennys Sandgren was very effective on serve to win 88% (49/56) of his 1st serve and 53% (23/43) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Tennys broke Holt 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sandgren started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Tennys has an aggregate 20-20 win-loss record in 2022, 17-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Las Vegas Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2017. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shang | Sandgren |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 88 | 121 |
| Pts | 274-254 | 414-343 |
| Total Points | 528 | 757 |
| Winners | 114 | 166 |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% |
Shang played 3 matches while Sandgren competed in 5 matches. Sandgren started his run from the qualifications while Shang had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Juncheng Shang surrendered 3 sets, while Tennys Sandgren lost 2 sets. Shang has played 3 set(s) less than Sandgren (9 vs 12). Therefore, Shang played 33 games less than Sandgren. The Chinese scored 114 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Sandgren bagged 166 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shang | Sandgren |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 41 |
| Avg per match | 2.3 | 8.2 |
| 1st in | 169/279 | 207/367 |
| %1st in | 61% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 114/169 | 166/207 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 61/110 | 89/160 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 56% |
Shang bagged 7 aces (2.3 per match). Sandgren recorded 41 aces (8.2 per match). Shang won 67% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Sandgren won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shang | Sandgren |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 17 |
| Converted | 12/24 | 17/52 |
| % Converted | 50% | 33% |
| Conceded | 23 | 23 |
| Saved | 13 | 17 |
| % Saved | 57% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 6 |
Juncheng broke his opponents 12 times with a 50% conversion rate. Juncheng conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Sandgren broke his opponents 17 times with a 33% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shang | |||||
| R1 Cozbinov |
R2 Perez |
1/4 Escobedo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | 7-63 4-6 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 32 | 28 | 88 | |
| pts | 86-76 | 97-92 | 91-86 | 274-254 | |
| Total points | 162 | 189 | 177 | 528 | |
| Winners | 32 | 45 | 37 | 114 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 46% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | |
| 1st in | 46/83 | 66/100 | 57/96 | 169/279 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 66% | 59% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 32/46 | 45/66 | 37/57 | 114/169 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 68% | 65% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/37 | 14/34 | 22/39 | 61/110 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 41% | 56% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 5/11 | 4/9 | 12/24 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 45% | 44% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 4/9 | 7/10 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 44% | 70% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| Sandgren | |||||||
| Q1 Mccormick |
Q3 Bernard |
R1 Fanselow |
R2 Pinnington |
1/4 Holt |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-67 | 6-2 7-5 | 3-6 7-5 6-3 | 7-5 6-3 | 6-77 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 121 | |
| pts | 70-56 | 73-53 | 97-94 | 71-56 | 103-84 | 414-343 | |
| Total points | 126 | 126 | 191 | 127 | 187 | 757 | |
| Winners | 24 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 49 | 166 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 38% | 41% | 35% | 48% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 41 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 29/61 | 34/56 | 55/93 | 33/58 | 56/99 | 207/367 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 61% | 59% | 57% | 57% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 24/29 | 28/34 | 40/55 | 25/33 | 49/56 | 166/207 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 82% | 73% | 76% | 88% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/32 | 12/22 | 17/38 | 14/25 | 23/43 | 89/160 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 55% | 45% | 56% | 53% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 4/14 | 4/13 | 4/12 | 3/6 | 17/52 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | 31% | 33% | 50% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 23 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 2/3 | 8/11 | 1/3 | 5/5 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 73% | 33% | 100% | 124% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLWWWLW Tennis Scores in Las Vegas Challenger
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-75 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Juncheng ShangShang – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (6-1 0-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Brandon HoltHolt (6-77 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Julian Cash/Henry PattenCash/Henry Patten – Alexander Cozbinov/Stefan KozlovCozbinov/Stefan Kozlov (w/o) – See score progression
- William Blumberg/Ben SheltonBlumberg/Ben Shelton – Robert Galloway/Hans Hach VerdugoGalloway/Hans Hach Verdugo (6-4 6-73 10-8) – See score progression
- Juncheng ShangShang – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-7(5) 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Steve JohnsonJohnson (4-3) – H2H and prediction
