Andrey Rublev and Juncheng Shang will square off in the semifinal of the Hong Kong Tennis Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andrey Rublev who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Andrey Rublev is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Rublev -> 1.118
Juncheng Shang -> 6.35
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Prediction and head to head Andrey Rublev vs. Juncheng Shang
There is no head to head record between Andrey Rublev and Juncheng Shang since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Andrey Rublev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-20 | 26-11 | 11-6 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-26 | 23-12 | 19-5 | 6-7 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-20 | 19-7 | 14-6 | 18-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-23 | 25-10 | 9-5 | 12-6 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 41-10 | 17-4 | 10-2 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 5 (career-high), Andrey reached the semifinal after defeating Liam Broady 6-4 7-68 and Arthur Fils 6-4 1-6 6-2.
In the quarter, The Russian defeated Fils (6-4 1-6 6-2). During the match, Rublev scored 85 points vs Fils’s 72. Andrey was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Rublev struck 8 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Andrey Rublev was very effective on serve to win 76% (31/41) of his 1st serve and 63% (15/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Andrey broke Fils 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian has dropped 1 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Rublev has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (392-220). 2-0 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rublev has an aggregate 155-82 record in the last years on hard.
Rublev has a compiled 2-0 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hong Kong
Andrey has never competed in this tournament before.
Juncheng Shang
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-21 | 25-10 | 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. 183, the Chinese got to the semifinal after defeating Laslo Djere 6-75 6-3 7-68, Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-75 7-62 7-62 and Frances Tiafoe 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, The Chinese had a good straight sets win against Tiafoe (6-4 6-4). During the match Shang scored 59 points vs Tiafoe’s 51. Juncheng was pretty aggressive to blast 19 winners.
About the serving games, Shang blasted 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Juncheng Shang was quite effective on serve to win 76% (19/25) of his 1st serve and 79% (23/29) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Juncheng broke Tiafoe twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chinese has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Shang has an overall 3-0 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rublev | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 94 |
| Pts | 172-145 | 299-274 |
| Total Points | 317 | 573 |
| Winners | 62 | 122 |
| %Winners | 36% | 41% |
Rublev played 2 matches while Shang competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Andrey Rublev surrendered 1 set, while Juncheng Shang dropped 2 sets. Rublev has played 3 set(s) less than Shang (5 vs 8). Therefore, Rublev played 46 games less than Shang. The Russian scored 62 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Shang bagged 122 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rublev | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 3 |
| 1st in | 79/134 | 159/279 |
| %1st in | 59% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 62/79 | 122/159 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 33/55 | 73/120 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 61% |
Rublev made 18 aces (9 per match). Shang managed to score 9 aces (3 per match). Rublev won 78% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Shang won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rublev | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 9 |
| Converted | 6/20 | 9/26 |
| % Converted | 30% | 35% |
| Conceded | 9 | 11 |
| Saved | 5 | 6 |
| % Saved | 56% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Rublev broke his opponents 6 times with a 30% conversion rate. Andrey dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Juncheng broke his opponents 9 times with a 35% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rublev | ||||
| R2 Broady |
1/4 Fils |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-68 | 6-4 1-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 25 | 48 | |
| pts | 87-73 | 85-72 | 172-145 | |
| Total points | 160 | 157 | 317 | |
| Winners | 31 | 31 | 62 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 38/69 | 41/65 | 79/134 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 63% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 31/38 | 31/41 | 62/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 76% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/31 | 15/24 | 33/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 63% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 3/10 | 6/20 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 30% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 4/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 67% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Shang | |||||
| R1 Djere |
R2 Van De Zandschulp |
1/4 Tiafoe |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-75 6-3 7-68 | 6-75 7-62 7-62 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 39 | 20 | 94 | |
| pts | 117-101 | 123-122 | 59-51 | 299-274 | |
| Total points | 218 | 245 | 110 | 573 | |
| Winners | 52 | 51 | 19 | 122 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 41% | 32% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 64/96 | 70/129 | 25/54 | 159/279 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 54% | 46% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 52/64 | 51/70 | 19/25 | 122/159 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 73% | 76% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/32 | 31/59 | 23/29 | 73/120 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 53% | 79% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 3/7 | 2/8 | 9/26 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 43% | 25% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 5/8 | 1/1 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 63% | 100% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWWWWLW Tennis Scores in Hong Kong
- Juncheng ShangShang – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Arthur FilsFils (6-4 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Sebastian OfnerOfner – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Pavel KotovKotov (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Julian Cash/Robert GallowayCash/Robert Galloway – Mackenzie McDonald/Botic van de ZandschulpMcDonald/Botic van de Zandschulp (w/o) – See score progression
- Marcelo Arevalo/Mate PavicArevalo/Mate Pavic – Pedro Cachin/Francisco CerundoloCachin/Francisco Cerundolo (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Arthur FilsFils (6-4 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Juncheng ShangShang – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Sebastian OfnerOfner – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
