Juncheng Shang upsets Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Shanghai on Thursday. Shang will face Karen Khachanov in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 55 minutes. This run will match his best result in this event. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Chinese added to his prize money $ 11,500 after winning this match. He has already won $ 35,260 after this win. If he wins the next match, Juncheng will add $ 25,140 to his earnings to get in total $ 60,400 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Shang scored 82 points vs. Aleksandar’s 79.
Shang
The Chinese was well focused in converting 67% of the break points that he procured (2/3).
Kovacevic
On the other side, The American was fantastic in converting the only break point that he converted. Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the contest.
After this match, the head to head between Shang and Kovacevic is 2-0 for Juncheng.
Draw and next match H2H: Juncheng Shang vs. Karen Khachanov – stats
Shang will take on Khachanov in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Juncheng Shang and Karen Khachanov since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
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 Juncheng grabbed in the 5th game (3-2) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).
Shang converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Shang didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 61 points. The Chinese was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than Kovacevic (33-28). Juncheng dropped 6 points on serve (20-6). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 13 points on serve (22-13).
Similarly to the 1st set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Kovacevic snatched in the 4th game (3-1) before eventually winning the set (6-3).
Kovacevic was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 0-40). On the other side, Aleksandar didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 45 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Kovacevic won just 3 more points than Shang (24-21). The American dropped 5 points on serve (16-5). on the other side of the court, the Chinese conceded 8 points on serve (16-8).
Similarly to the 2nd set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Shang conquered in the 4th game (3-1) before eventually winning the set (6-3).
The Chinese was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 40-A). On the other side, Juncheng didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 55 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally Juncheng won just 1 point more than Kovacevic (28-27
). Juncheng lost 9 points on serve (18-9). On the losing side, Aleksandar conceded 10 points on serve (18-10).Tennis Scores in Shanghai
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