Juncheng Shang and Jacob Fearnley will square off in the quarter of the Nottingham 2 Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on COURT 2. 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 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Juncheng Shang is the pick to win this match.
Juncheng Shang -> 1.51
Jacob Fearnley -> 2.41

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Prediction and head to head Juncheng Shang vs. Jacob Fearnley

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

Juncheng Shang

Ranked no. 96, the Chinese got to the quarter after beating Tomas Barrios Vera 6-0 4-6 6-3 and Alex Bolt 6-4 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, Juncheng had a good straight sets win against Bolt (6-4 6-3). During the match, Shang scored 64 points vs Bolt’s 55. Juncheng was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.

Talking about the service games, Shang scored 7 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults. Juncheng Shang was very efficient on serve to win 82% (27/33) of his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Juncheng broke Bolt 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Juncheng has dropped 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.

Shang has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 62% of his matches (108-65). 2-1 on grass in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Shang has a compiled10-6 win-loss record in the last 4 years on grass.

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

The Chinese has a compiled 19-13 win-loss record in 2024, 2-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Nottingham 2 Challenger

Shang has never competed in this tournament before.

Jacob Fearnley

Ranked no. 525, Fearnley got to the quarter after defeating Clement Chidekh 2-6 6-3 7-6⁴

, Mark Lajal 6-2 6-4, Bu Yunchaokete 6-2 7-5 and Paul Jubb 6-1 6-7¹⁴ 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, Jacob defeated Jubb (6-1 6-7¹⁴ 6-3). During the match Fearnley scored 103 points vs Jubb’s 85. The Brit was quite aggressive to blast 48 winners.

About the serving games, Fearnley blasted 9 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Jacob Fearnley was quite effective on serve to win 81% (48/59) of his 1st serve and 55% (21/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Fearnley broke Jubb 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Jacob started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

Fearnley’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Esch/Alzette.

Jacob has a composed 12-0 win-loss record in 2024, 4-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Shang	Fearnley
Match played	2	4
Tot Set	5	10
Tot Games	44	97
Pts	146-122	340-280
Total Points	268	620
Winners	62	143
%Winners	42%	42%

Shang played 2 matches while Fearnley competed in 4 matches. Fearnley started his run from the qualifications while Shang had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Juncheng Shang dropped 1 set, while Jacob Fearnley conceded 2 sets. Shang has played 5 set(s) less than Fearnley (5 vs 10). Therefore, Shang played 53 games less than Fearnley. Juncheng scored 62 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Brit managed to score 143 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Shang	Fearnley
Aces	8	27
Avg per match	4	6.8
1st in	82/125	196/297
%1st in	66%	66%
1st pts	62/82	143/196
%1st pts	76%	73%
2nd pts	24/43	56/101
%2nd pts	56%	55%

Shang scored 8 aces (4 per match). Fearnley managed to score 27 aces (6.8 per match). Shang won 76% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Fearnley won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Shang	Fearnley
Won	8	16
Converted	8/19	16/38
% Converted	42%	42%
Conceded	3	14
Saved	1	6
% Saved	33%	43%
Times Broken	2	8

Juncheng broke his opponents 8 times with a 42% conversion rate. Juncheng conceded his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Fearnley broke his opponents 16 times with a 42% conversion rate. Jacob conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded.

Shang
	R1 Tomas Barrios Vera	R2 Bolt	Total
Score	6-0 4-6 6-3	6-4 6-3
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	25	19	44
pts	82-67	64-55	146-122
Total points	149	119	268
Winners	35	27	62
%Winners	43%	42%	42%
SERVE
Aces	1	7	8
Double Faults	0	0	0
1st in	49/74	33/51	82/125
% 1st in	66%	65%	66%
1st pts	35/49	27/33	62/82
% 1st pts	71%	82%	76%
2nd pts	14/25	10/18	24/43
% 2nd pts	56%	56%	56%
Breaks
Won	5	3	8
Converted	5/14	3/5	8/19
Converted %	36%	60%	42%
Conceded	2	1	3
Saved	0/2	1/1	1
Saved %	0%	100%	50%
Times Broken	2	0	2

Fearnley
	Q1 Chidekh	Q3 Lajal	R1 Yunchaokete	R2 Jubb	Total
Score	2-6 6-3 7-64	6-2 6-4	6-2 7-5	6-1 6-714 6-3
Tot Set	3	2	2	3	10
Tot Games	30	18	20	29	97
pts	98-95	69-46	70-54	103-85	340-280
Total points	193	115	124	188	620
Winners	45	25	25	48	143
%Winners	46%	36%	36%	47%	42%
SERVE
Aces	9	4	5	9	27
Double Faults	6	4	3	4	17
1st in	70/94	35/54	32/52	59/97	196/297
% 1st in	74%	65%	62%	61%	66%
1st pts	45/70	25/35	25/32	48/59	143/196
% 1st pts	64%	71%	78%	81%	73%
2nd pts	13/24	11/19	11/20	21/38	56/101
% 2nd pts	54%	58%	55%	55%	55%
Breaks
Won	3	5	4	4	16
Converted	3/12	5/11	4/7	4/8	16/38
Converted %	25%	45%	57%	50%	42%
Conceded	6	6	1	1	14
Saved	2/6	4/6	0/1	0/1	6
Saved %	33%	67%	0%	0%	50%
Times Broken	4	2	1	1	8

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