Pedro Martinez Portero and Juncheng Shang will square off in the semifinal of the Bordeaux Challenger for the 2^nd 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 2^nd 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 1^st round in Rio de janiero back in 2022.

Pedro Martinez Portero

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

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

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

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