Juncheng Shang shocks Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-5 3-6 7-6(4) in the 1st round in Eastbourne on Monday. Shang will face Cameron Norrie or Emil Ruusuvuori in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes. This will be his best result in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the qualifications in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Chinese added to his prize money € 5,050 after winning this match. He has already won € 12,990 after this win. If he wins the next match, Shang will add € 9,380 to his earnings to get in total € 22,370 in total.
Highlights Juncheng Shang vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry Rothesay International – Eastbourne
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
Shang won this match even if he won less points than the Argentine (94 vs. 102).
Shang
The Chinese fired 11 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Juncheng won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points since he converted only 25% (1/4) of the procured opportunities.
Etcheverry
On the other side, Etcheverry was battling in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Shang and Etcheverry is 2-0 for Juncheng.
Draw and next match H2H: Juncheng Shang vs. Cameron Norrie or Emil Ruusuvuori – stats
Shang will face either Cameron Norrie or Emil Ruusuvuori in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Cameron Norrie and 0-0 vs. Emil Ruusuvuori.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Chinese conquered in the 11th game (6-5) prior to ultimately conquering the set (7-5).
Tomas Martin was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 4-5 to 7-5.
Juncheng converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 11th game (5-5 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Juncheng didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 76 points. It’s worth to point out that, Juncheng won this set even if he scored less points 2 than Etcheverry (37-39). Shang dropped 12 points on serve (25-12). on the other side of the court, Etcheverry conceded 12 points on serve (27-12).
Similarly to the 1st set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the Argentine snatched in the 8th game (5-3) before finally conquering the set (6-3).
Juncheng had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-3 to 6-3.
Tomas Martin was flawless in converting all his break points in the 8th (4-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (6-2 30-40). On the other side, Tomas Martin didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 49 points. Tomas Martin was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than Juncheng (27-22). Etcheverry was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (16-2). On the losing side, Juncheng conceded 11 points on serve (20-11).
Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Eventually, Juncheng won the breaker at 7-4.
Tiebreak
Shang won 3 minibreaks in the 6th (3-3), 7th (4-3) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Tomas Martin won a minibreak in the 5th (3-2) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 7-4
Juncheng was unable to convert any of the 2 conquered break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Juncheng didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 71 points. It’s worth to point out that, Shang won this set even if he scored less points 3 than Tomas Martin (34-37). Juncheng surrendered 7 points on serve (24-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Etcheverry conceded 10 points on serve (30-10).
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