Juncheng Shang beats Nagal in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Alcaraz at the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Shang conquers Nagal to face Carlos Alcaraz in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Juncheng Shang vs. Sumit Nagal

Juncheng Shang gets the better of Sumit Nagal 2-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Thursday. Shang will square off with Carlos Alcaraz in the 3rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 50 minutes. This will be his best result in this competition. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Shang
Melbourne
Shang's Record

Juncheng added to his prize money $ 75,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 255,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Juncheng will add $ 120,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 375,000 in total.

Highlights Juncheng Shang vs. Sumit Nagal Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shang
Nagal
Juncheng Shang
2-6 6-3 7-5
6-4
2h:50
Sumit Nagal
123
123
Total points
115
115
62
62
Winners
49
49
50%
50%
Ratio Winners
43%
43%
52
52
Unforced
22
22
70%
70%
Ratio Unforced
30%
30%
21/30
21/30
Net Approaches
14/18
14/18
70%
70%
Perc
78%
78%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
7
7
3
3
Double Faults
1
1
67%
67%
1st in
66%
66%
72%
72%
1st won
67%
67%
62/86
62/86
1st won
49/73
49/73
60%
60%
2nd won
68%
68%
25/42
25/42
2nd won
25/37
25/37
208
208
Fastest serve
189
189
183
183
AVG 1st Serve
174
174
144
144
AVG 2nd Serve
138
138
-- Break Points --
3/10
3/10
Total
2/7
2/7
30%
30%
Won
29%
29%
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At the end of the match, Juncheng scored 123 points vs. Nagal’s 115.

Shang

Juncheng won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points as he converted only 30% (3/10) of the procured opportunities.

Nagal

On the other side, Nagal had a tough time converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Shang and Nagal is 1-0 for Juncheng.

Draw and next match H2H: Juncheng Shang vs. Carlos Alcaraz – stats

Shang will face Alcaraz in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Juncheng Shang and Carlos Alcaraz since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Juncheng Shang Draw info

1st
Shang
Nagal
2-6
2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1
2nd
Shang
Nagal
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Shang
Nagal
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
4th
Shang
Nagal
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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