Juncheng Shang ousts Fabian Marozsan 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Hong Kong on Friday. Shang will face Kei Nishikori in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 44 minutes. This run will match his best result in this competition. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Chinese added to his prize money $ 14,925 after winning this match. He has already won $ 35,480 so far in this competition. If he wins the next match, the Chinese will add $ 24,870 to his earnings to get in total $ 60,350.
Highlights Juncheng Shang vs. Fabian Marozsan Hong Kong Tennis Open – Hong Kong
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:44
Juncheng won this encounter even if he scored less points than Fabian (77 vs. 81).
Shang
The Chinese served extremely well to win 77% of the points (44/57) behind his first serve. Anyhow he won only 30% points (6/20) on his second serve. Juncheng won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 25% (2/8) of the procured opportunities.
Marozsan
On the other side, Fabian was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Shang and Marozsan is 3-1 for Juncheng.
Draw and next match H2H: Juncheng Shang vs. Kei Nishikori – stats
Shang will play Nishikori in the semifinal.
This will be the 3rd time that Juncheng Shang and Kei Nishikori clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Shang and Nishikori (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
Live score progression and stats
The Hungarian was far too good to concede just 1 game before breaking the Chinese 2 times and wrap up the set 6-1.
The Chinese was completely knocked out in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Fabian was unerring in converting all his break points in the 3rd (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Fabian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 45 points. Fabian was the winner of the set after clinching 11 more points than Shang (28-17). Marozsan lost 5 points on serve (16-5). Regarding the other side of the net, the Chinese conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Shang grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) prior to ultimately conquering the set (6-3).
Juncheng converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Juncheng didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 63 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Chinese won just 3 points more than the Hungarian (33-30). Juncheng conceded 6 points on serve (16-6). In addition, on the other side, Fabian conceded 17 points on serve (24-17).
Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Shang snatched in the 5th game (3-2) just before ultimately conquering the set (6-4).
The Chinese converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Fabian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (2-3 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 50 points. Juncheng conquered the set after winning 4 points more than Fabian (27-23). The Chinese lost 9 points on serve (22-9). In addition, on the other side, the Hungarian conceded 5 points on serve (14-5).
Tennis Scores in Hong Kong
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (2-6 7-64 7-5)
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-3 3-6 6-2)
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Arthur FilsFils (3-6 6-3 6-1)
- Juncheng ShangShang – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (1-6 6-3 6-4)
Upcoming matches
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (0-0) – H2H details and stats
