Juncheng Shang upsets Ben Shelton 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Atlanta on Tuesday. Shang will clash against Kei Nishikori in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 28 minutes.
Shang added to his prize money $ 5,035 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 12,940 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Chinese will add $ 9,340 to his earnings to get in total $ 22,280 in total.
Highlights Juncheng Shang vs. Ben Shelton Truist Atlanta Open – Atlanta
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Juncheng scored 72 points vs. the American’s 59.
Shang
Shang served very well to win 83% of the points (30/36) behind his first serve, and he won 60% points (12/20) on his second serve. The Chinese won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points as he converted only 40% (2/5) of the procured opportunities.
Shelton
On the other side, the American wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Shang and Shelton is 1-0 for Juncheng.
Draw and next match H2H: Juncheng Shang vs. Kei Nishikori – stats
Shang will take on Nishikori in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Juncheng Shang and Kei Nishikori since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Shang snatched in the 5th game (3-2) before finally conquering the set (6-4).
Shang converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Ben wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 10th game (4-5 30-40).
They contested 66 points. Juncheng won 6 points more than the American (36-30). Shang dropped 5 points on serve (21-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Ben conceded 15 points on serve (25-15).
Similarly to the 1st set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Juncheng clinched in the 9th game (5-4) just before ultimately conquering the set (6-4).
The Chinese converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A). On the other side, Ben was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 65 points. Juncheng was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than the American (36-29). Shang conceded 9 points on serve (21-9). On the losing side, the American conceded 15 points on serve (20-15).
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