Pedro Martinez Portero and Juncheng Shang will square off in the semifinal of the Bordeaux Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CENTRAL COTE OUEST AGENCY. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Pedro Martinez Portero who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Pedro Martinez Portero is the pick to win this match.
Pedro Martinez Portero -> 1.8
Juncheng Shang -> 1.92
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Prediction and head to head Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Juncheng Shang
This will be the 2nd time that Pedro Martinez Portero and Juncheng Shang face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Martinez Portero (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Martinez Portero won 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Rio de janiero back in 2022.
Pedro Martinez Portero
23 - 11win/loss
48
40
LLLWLLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-16 | 5-3 | 18-10 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-35 | 6-9 | 33-25 | 5-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-30 | 7-12 | 13-13 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-25 | 4-5 | 21-13 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 35-13 | 6-5 | 29-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 51, the Spaniard reached the semifinal after beating Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4 and Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 3-6 6-1.
In the quarter, Martinez Portero defeated Bautista-Agut (6-4 3-6 6-1). During the match, Martinez Portero scored 98 points vs Bautista-Agut’s 86. Martinez Portero was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Martinez Portero managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Pedro Martinez Portero lost the serve 5 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Martinez Portero put 72% of his first serves in, winning 56% (40/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (15/27) on the 2nd serve. Martinez Portero broke Bautista-Agut 7 times after converting 50% of his break points (7/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Martinez Portero has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (405-253). 16-7 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Martinez Portero has an overall 326-175 match record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Girona Challenger where he defeated Radu Albot in the final 7-5 6-4.
The Spaniard has an aggregate 22-11 win-loss record in 2024, 16-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bordeaux Challenger
Martinez Portero has never competed in this tournament before.
Juncheng Shang
17 - 11win/loss
104
89
LWWWWLWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-15 | 9-5 | 8-7 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 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. 105 (career-high), Juncheng reached the semifinal after beating Hugo Gaston 6-4 7-5, Roberto Carballes Baena 1-6 6-4 6-2 and Daniel Evans 7-64 6-4.
In the quarter, Shang had a good straight sets win against Evans (7-64 6-4). During the match Shang scored 95 points vs Evans’s 84. Juncheng was extremely aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about serving, Shang managed to score 2 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Juncheng Shang lost the serve once and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Shang put 68% of his first serves in, winning 65% (45/69) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (19/32) on the 2nd serve. Shang broke Evans twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chinese has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Shang’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Hong Kong.
Shang has a compiled 17-10 win-loss record in 2024, 8-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Martinez Portero | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 46 | 70 |
| Pts | 172-146 | 260-232 |
| Total Points | 318 | 492 |
| Winners | 78 | 111 |
| %Winners | 45% | 43% |
Martinez Portero played 2 matches while Shang competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Pedro Martinez Portero dropped 1 set, while Juncheng Shang lost 1 set. Martinez Portero has played 2 set(s) less than Shang (5 vs 7). Therefore, Martinez Portero played 24 games less than Shang. Pedro scored 78 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Shang fired 111 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Martinez Portero | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 122/160 | 171/257 |
| %1st in | 76% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 78/122 | 111/171 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 20/38 | 39/86 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 45% |
Martinez Portero managed to score 6 aces (3 per match). Shang struck 7 aces (2.3 per match). Martinez Portero won 64% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Shang won 65% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Martinez Portero | Shang |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 13 |
| Converted | 10/23 | 13/25 |
| % Converted | 43% | 52% |
| Conceded | 22 | 27 |
| Saved | 16 | 17 |
| % Saved | 73% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 10 |
Martinez Portero broke his opponents 10 times with a 43% conversion rate. Martinez Portero surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The Chinese broke his opponents 13 times with a 52% conversion rate. Juncheng conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Martinez Portero | ||||
| R2 Wawrinka |
1/4 Bautista-Agut |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 3-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 26 | 46 | |
| pts | 74-60 | 98-86 | 172-146 | |
| Total points | 134 | 184 | 318 | |
| Winners | 38 | 40 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 41% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 51/62 | 71/98 | 122/160 | |
| % 1st in | 82% | 72% | 76% | |
| 1st pts | 38/51 | 40/71 | 78/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 56% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/11 | 15/27 | 20/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 56% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 7/14 | 10/23 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 15 | 22 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 10/15 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 67% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Shang | |||||
| R1 Gaston |
R2 Carballes Baena |
1/4 Evans |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 1-6 6-4 6-2 | 7-64 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 25 | 23 | 70 | |
| pts | 80-69 | 85-79 | 95-84 | 260-232 | |
| Total points | 149 | 164 | 179 | 492 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | 45 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 39% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 53/79 | 49/77 | 69/101 | 171/257 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 64% | 68% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 33/53 | 33/49 | 45/69 | 111/171 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 67% | 65% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/26 | 10/28 | 19/32 | 39/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 36% | 59% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 5/13 | 2/4 | 13/25 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 38% | 50% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 2/7 | 12/13 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 29% | 92% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWLWWLL Tennis Scores in Bordeaux Challenger
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-4 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Gregoire BarrereBarrere – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Arthur FilsFils – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Juncheng ShangShang – Daniel EvansEvans (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
