Juncheng Shang and Alex Bolt will clash against each other in the 2^nd round of the Nottingham 2 Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juncheng Shang who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Juncheng Shang is the pick to win this match.
Juncheng Shang -> 1.78
Alex Bolt -> 1.97

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Prediction and head to head Juncheng Shang vs. Alex Bolt

There is no head to head record between Juncheng Shang and Alex Bolt since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Juncheng Shang

Ranked no. 96, Shang reached the 2^nd round after beating Tomas Barrios Vera 6-0 4-6 6-3.

In the 1^st round, The Chinese defeated Tomas Barrios Vera (6-0 4-6 6-3). During the match, Shang scored 82 points vs Tomas Barrios Vera’s 67. Shang was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Talking about the service games, Shang scored just 1 ace for the entire match and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults. Overall, Juncheng Shang was quite effective on serve to win 71% (35/49) of his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Chinese broke Tomas Barrios Vera 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).

Shang has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 62% of his matches (107-65). 1-1 on grass in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Shang has a composed9-6 record in the last 4 years on grass.

Shang’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Hong Kong and the Bordeaux Challenger.

Shang has an aggregate 18-13 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Nottingham 2 Challenger

The Chinese has never competed in this tournament before.

Alex Bolt

Ranked no. 241, Bolt got to the 2^nd round after beating Blake Mott 6-1 6-4, Li Tu 6-1 6-2 and Jan Choinski 7-6¹² 7-5.

In the 1^st round, Alex had a good straight sets win against Choinski (7-6¹² 7-5). During the match Bolt scored 94 points vs Choinski’s 85. The Australian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 53 winners.

Talking about serving, Bolt recorded 14 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alex Bolt was pretty efficient on serve to win 79% (53/67) of his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Alex broke Choinski once after converting 17% of his break points (1/6).

The Australian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Burnie 1 Challenger,M25 Traralgon,M25 Mildura and M25 Swan Hill.

Bolt has a compiled 33-12 win-loss record in 2024, 14-1 on grass (See FULL STATS)

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H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Shang	Bolt
Match played	1	3
Tot Set	3	6
Tot Games	25	57
Pts	82-67	229-175
Total Points	149	404
Winners	35	113
%Winners	43%	49%

Shang played 1 match while Bolt competed in 3 matches. Bolt started his run from the qualifications while Shang had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Juncheng Shang conceded 1 set while Alex Bolt hasn’t lost a set so far. Shang has played 3 set(s) less than Bolt (3 vs 6). Therefore, Shang played 32 games less than Bolt. Shang scored 35 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Alex managed to score 113 winners (49%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Shang	Bolt
Aces	1	24
Avg per match	1	8
1st in	49/74	150/209
%1st in	66%	72%
1st pts	35/49	113/150
%1st pts	71%	75%
2nd pts	14/25	31/59
%2nd pts	56%	53%

Shang struck 1 ace . Bolt also blasted 24 aces (8 per match). Shang won 71% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Bolt won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Shang	Bolt
Won	5	10
Converted	5/14	10/19
% Converted	36%	53%
Conceded	2	18
Saved	0	17
% Saved	0%	94%
Times Broken	2	1

The Chinese broke his opponent 5 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Chinese surrendered his serve twice and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Bolt broke his opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. Bolt conceded his serve once and he saved 94% of the break points that he conceded.

Shang
	R1 Tomas Barrios Vera	Total
Score	6-0 4-6 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	25	25
pts	82-67	82-67
Total points	149	149
Winners	35	35
%Winners	43%	43%
SERVE
Aces	1	1
Double Faults	0	0
1st in	49/74	49/74
% 1st in	66%	66%
1st pts	35/49	35/49
% 1st pts	71%	71%
2nd pts	14/25	14/25
% 2nd pts	56%	56%
Breaks
Won	5	5
Converted	5/14	5/14
Converted %	36%	36%
Conceded	2	2
Saved	0/2	0
Saved %	0%	0%
Times Broken	2	2

Bolt
	Q1 Mott	Q3 Tu	R1 Choinski	Total
Score	6-1 6-4	6-1 6-2	7-612 7-5
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	17	15	25	57
pts	71-50	64-40	94-85	229-175
Total points	121	104	179	404
Winners	30	30	53	113
%Winners	42%	47%	56%	49%
SERVE
Aces	5	5	14	24
Double Faults	1	3	1	5
1st in	45/61	38/55	67/93	150/209
% 1st in	74%	69%	72%	72%
1st pts	30/45	30/38	53/67	113/150
% 1st pts	67%	79%	79%	75%
2nd pts	10/16	6/17	15/26	31/59
% 2nd pts	63%	35%	58%	53%
Breaks
Won	4	5	1	10
Converted	4/6	5/7	1/6	10/19
Converted %	67%	71%	17%	53%
Conceded	7	7	4	18
Saved	6/7	7/7	4/4	17
Saved %	86%	100%	100%	286%
Times Broken	1	0	0	1

Tennis Scores in Nottingham 2 Challenger

• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (4-6 7-6⁴ 6-4) – See score progression
• Alex BoltBolt – Jan ChoinskiChoinski (7-6¹² 7-5) – See score progression
• Charles BroomBroom – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-7⁹ 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Daniel EvansEvans – Dominic StrickerStricker (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Jacob FearnleyFearnley – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Henry SearleSearle – Denis KudlaKudla (7-6⁴ 6-4) – See score progression
• Juncheng ShangShang – Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera (6-0 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Paul JubbJubb – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (7-6¹ 6-4) – See score progression
• Jack Pinnington JonesPinnington Jones – Arthur FeryFery (4-6 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Emilio NavaNava – Leandro RiediRiedi (6-7(6) 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Alex BoltBolt – Jan ChoinskiChoinski (7-6(12) 7-5) – See score progression
• Jacob FearnleyFearnley – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (4-6 7-6(4) 6-4) – See score progression
• Charles BroomBroom – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-7(9) 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Henry SearleSearle – Denis KudlaKudla (7-6(4) 6-4) – See score progression
• Daniel EvansEvans – Dominic StrickerStricker (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression

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