Juncheng Shang surprises Alexander Bublik 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in New York on Monday. Shang will seek to keep on going in this event against Roberto Carballes Baena in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 34 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the qualifications in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.
Shang added to his prize money $ 40,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 140,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Juncheng will add $ 75,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 215,000 in total.
Highlights Juncheng Shang vs. Alexander Bublik U.S. Open – New York
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Chinese scored 151 points vs. the Kazakhstani’s 144.
Shang
The Chinese won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points after he converted only 40% (6/15) of the procured opportunities.
Bublik
On the other side, the Kazakhstani was battling in converting his break points (only 45% – 5/11). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Shang and Bublik is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Juncheng Shang vs. Roberto Carballes Baena – stats
Shang will square off with Carballes Baena in the 2nd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Juncheng Shang and Roberto Carballes Baena play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shang (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Shang won 1-6 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Bordeaux Challenger back in May 2024.
Shang had an good ride in the last 2 sets to drop 7 games after winning 60 points vs. Carballes Baena’s 54 points.
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 grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).
Juncheng was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 9th game (4-4 0-40). On the other side, Juncheng didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 55 points. Juncheng was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than the Kazakhstani (30-25). The Chinese conceded 9 points on serve (22-9). on the other side of the net, the Kazakhstani conceded 8 points on serve (16-8).
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 Kazakhstani grabbed in the 8th game (5-3) just before eventually winning the set (6-3).
Bublik was spot on in converting all his break points in the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, Shang was perfect in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40).
They contested 49 points. Alexander won 7 more points than Juncheng (28-21). Alexander dropped 7 points on serve (22-7). In addition, on the other side, the Chinese conceded 6 points on serve (14-6).
Bublik won the set after he broke Juncheng in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Juncheng tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Notwithstanding, the Kazakhstani stayed solid to conquer the set 7-5.
Bublik was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). In addition on the other side, the Chinese was on the money in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 77 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Kazakhstani won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Shang (38-39). The Kazakhstani dropped 19 points on serve (29-19). on the other side of the court, Shang conceded 9 points on serve (20-9).
Shang had a favorable start in this set after breaking Alexander Bublik in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Anyhow, there was more work to do for Shang to win the set since Alexander managed to break back in the 7th (2-5) game.
There was an important spell in this set when Juncheng won 5 consecutive games in the 4th set to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.
Juncheng was perfect in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 15-40). On the other side, Bublik converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 7th game (1-5 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 53 points. Juncheng was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than Alexander (30-23). Juncheng conceded 13 points on serve (21-13). On the other side, Alexander conceded 9 points on serve (10-9).
Shang won the set after he broke Bublik in the 5th
(3-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Bublik tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Anyhow, the Chinese didn’t make any concession anymore to win the set 6-4.Shang was perfect in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 40-A). On the other side, Bublik converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (2-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 61 points. The contest during this set was so even that Juncheng won only 1 point more than Alexander (31-30). Juncheng lost 11 points on serve (19-11). on the other side of the net, Bublik conceded 12 points on serve (19-12).
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