Sumit Nagal and Juncheng Shang will face off in the 2nd round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 3:00 pm on Court 13. 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 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juncheng Shang is the pick to win this match.
Juncheng Shang -> 1.4
Sumit Nagal -> 2.96
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Prediction and head to head Sumit Nagal vs. Juncheng Shang
There is no head to head record between Sumit Nagal and Juncheng Shang since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Sumit Nagal
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-28 | 15-13 | 16-10 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-29 | 9-8 | 32-17 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 17-18 | 0-1 | 16-17 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-26 | 1-4 | 22-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 137, Sumit reached the 2nd round after defeating Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-3 7-5, Edward Winter 6-3 6-2, Alex Molcan 6-4 6-4 and Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-2 7-65.
In the 1st round, The Indian had a good straight sets win against Bublik (6-4 6-2 7-65). During the match, Nagal scored 110 points vs Bublik’s 92. Sumit was quite aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about the service games, Nagal scored just 1 ace and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Sumit Nagal lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Nagal put 75% of his first serves in, winning 67% (47/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (13/23) on the 2nd serve. The Indian broke Bublik 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Nagal has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (294-190). 4-1 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Nagal has a composed 77-56 match record in the last years on hard.
Sumit has a compiled 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
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. 140 (career-high), the Chinese reached the 2nd round after defeating Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-3 1-6 3-6 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round, The Chinese had a tough win against Mcdonald to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-3 1-6 3-6 6-4 6-2). During the match Shang scored 132 points vs Mcdonald’s 128. Shang was pretty aggressive to blast 57 winners.
About the serving games, Shang fired 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Juncheng Shang lost the serve 5 times and he saved 13 break points. Furthermore, Shang put 58% of his first serves in, winning 69% (57/83) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (30/60) on the 2nd serve. Shang broke Mcdonald 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
The Chinese’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Hong Kong.
The Chinese has an overall 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Nagal | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 89 | 43 |
| Pts | 324-260 | 132-128 |
| Total Points | 584 | 260 |
| Winners | 146 | 57 |
| %Winners | 45% | 43% |
Nagal played 4 matches while Shang competed in 1 match. Nagal started his run from the qualifications while Shang had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Juncheng Shang conceded 2 sets while Sumit Nagal hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Nagal has played 4 sets more than Shang (9 vs 5). Therefore, Nagal played 46 games more than Shang. The Indian scored 146 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Juncheng managed to score 57 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Nagal | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 1.8 | 4 |
| 1st in | 212/276 | 83/143 |
| %1st in | 77% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 146/212 | 57/83 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 37/64 | 30/60 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 50% |
Nagal recorded 7 aces (1.8 per match). Shang struck 4 aces . Nagal won 69% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Shang won 69% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Nagal | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 5 |
| Converted | 17/31 | 5/10 |
| % Converted | 55% | 50% |
| Conceded | 16 | 18 |
| Saved | 10 | 13 |
| % Saved | 63% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 5 |
Nagal broke his opponents 17 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Indian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Juncheng broke his opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Shang conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
| Nagal | ||||||
| Q1 Blancaneaux |
Q2 Winter |
Q3 Molcan |
R1 Bublik |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 17 | 20 | 31 | 89 | |
| pts | 76-61 | 58-34 | 80-73 | 110-92 | 324-260 | |
| Total points | 137 | 92 | 153 | 202 | 584 | |
| Winners | 43 | 24 | 32 | 47 | 146 | |
| %Winners | 57% | 41% | 40% | 43% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 58/69 | 31/37 | 53/77 | 70/93 | 212/276 | |
| % 1st in | 84% | 84% | 69% | 75% | 77% | |
| 1st pts | 43/58 | 24/31 | 32/53 | 47/70 | 146/212 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 77% | 60% | 67% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/11 | 5/6 | 13/24 | 13/23 | 37/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 83% | 54% | 57% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 5/7 | 4/9 | 6/12 | 17/31 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 71% | 44% | 50% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 0/1 | 5/7 | 4/7 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 71% | 57% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Shang | ||||||
| R1 Mcdonald |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 1-6 3-6 6-4 6-2 | |||||
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Tot Games | 43 | 43 | ||||
| pts | 132-128 | 132-128 | ||||
| Total points | 260 | 260 | ||||
| Winners | 57 | 57 | ||||
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | ||||
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 1st in | 83/143 | 83/143 | ||||
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | ||||
| 1st pts | 57/83 | 57/83 | ||||
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | ||||
| 2nd pts | 30/60 | 30/60 | ||||
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | ||||
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/10 | ||||
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | ||||
| Conceded | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Saved | 13/18 | 13 | ||||
| Saved % | 72% | 18% | ||||
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | ||||
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