Juncheng Shang surprises Frances Tiafoe 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Hong Kong on Friday. Shang will face off with Andrey Rublev in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 29 minutes.
Shang added to his prize money $ 14,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 34,000 until now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, Shang will add $ 23,845 to his earnings to get in total $ 57,845.
Highlights Juncheng Shang vs. Frances Tiafoe Hong Kong Tennis Open – Hong Kong
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:29
At the end of the match, Juncheng scored 59 points vs. Frances’s 51.
Shang
Juncheng served pretty well to win 76% of the points (19/25) behind his first serve, and he won 79% points (23/29) on his second serve. Juncheng won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 25% (2/8) of the procured opportunities.
Tiafoe
On the other side, Tiafoe wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Shang and Tiafoe is 1-2 for Frances.
Draw and next match H2H: Juncheng Shang vs. Andrey Rublev – stats
Shang will face Rublev in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Juncheng Shang and Andrey Rublev since this will be the first time that they will fight against 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 the Chinese grabbed in the 5th game (3-2) before eventually conquering the set (6-4).
Juncheng converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (2-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Chinese didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 64 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Shang won just 2 points more than Tiafoe (33-31). The Chinese lost 6 points on serve (21-6). On the losing side, the American conceded 12 points on serve (25-12).
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 Shang conquered in the 5th game (3-2) just before eventually 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, the American wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (2-3 30-40).
They played 46 points. The Chinese won 6 more points than Tiafoe (26-20). Shang surrendered 6 points on serve (21-6). On the other side, the American conceded 5 points on serve (14-5).
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- Andrey RublevRublev – Arthur FilsFils (6-4 1-6 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Sebastian OfnerOfner – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Juncheng ShangShang – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
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