Juncheng Shang and Alexander Ritschard will face off in the 1st round of the Knoxville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 4:00 pm on COURT 3. 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 -> 1.44
Alexander Ritschard -> 2.64
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Prediction and head to head Juncheng Shang vs. Alexander Ritschard
There is no head to head record between Juncheng Shang and Alexander Ritschard since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Juncheng Shang
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-24 | 25-10 | 8-7 | 2-3 | 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. 176, Shang will start his run in the Knoxville Challenger after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 7-6(7) 4-6 6-4 to Watanuki in the 1st round on the 5th of October.
Juncheng has an aggregate 31-22 win-loss record in 2023, 0-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Shang’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Chicago Challenger and the Shanghai Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Shang has an overall 89-51 record. He has a positive 7-6 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Knoxville Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See his history.
Alexander Ritschard
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-22 | 7-5 | 29-8 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-30 | 6-8 | 13-11 | 9-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-27 | 7-5 | 11-11 | 15-9 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-23 | 1-4 | 20-14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-13 | 11-5 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 242, Ritschard will start his run in the Knoxville Challenger after he played his last match in the Charlottesville Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Mayo in the quarter on the 3rd of November.
Ritschard has an aggregate 26-29 win-loss record in 2023, 7-8 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Alexander’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Lyon Challenger.
In terms of his career, The Swiss has an overall 285-195 record. He has a positive 50-44 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Knoxville Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019. See his history.
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