Who Will Win: Juncheng Vs Thompson? Prediction For ATP Atlanta Open 2024

What Time Will Shang Juncheng Play Against Jordan Thompson?

Juncheng and Thompson are on the Day 6 Schedule at Atlanta Open 2024 on Saturday 27 July 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

In their recent match at the ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, Shang Juncheng from China defeated Jordan Thompson from Australia with a score of 6-2 6-3. This was their second meeting, with Shang also winning their previous encounter at the Granby CH in Canada. However, Thompson managed to defeat Shang in a match at the Cary CH in the US.

Shang Juncheng is 19 years old and currently ranked 89th in the world. He achieved a career-high ranking of 89 in May 2024, becoming the first Chinese teenager to break into the top 100 in the PIF ATP Rankings since 1973. He has had a successful year, with notable performances in Hong Kong and Atlanta where he reached the semifinals. He earned his first top 20 win against Tiafoe in Hong Kong and his biggest win of his career against Shelton in Atlanta.

Shang Juncheng made his ATP Tour debut as a wildcard at the 2022 Rio de Janeiro tournament and earned his first tour-level win at the 2023 Australian Open. He also has a 37-27 record on the ATP Challenger Tour and won his first title at the 2022 Lexington tournament. Shang comes from a sporting family, with his father being a professional football player and his mother being a world champion table tennis player. His nickname is Jerry, named after his favorite childhood cartoon character.

Shang aims to reach his first ATP Tour final of his career and become the youngest man to reach the Atlanta final in the tournament’s history. If he wins the semifinal match, he could rise to No. 62 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings. He is also looking to join the list of qualifiers who have reached an ATP Tour final in 2024.

On the other hand, Jordan

Thompson is 30 years old and currently ranked 41st in the world. He achieved a career-high ranking of 32 in February 2024 after winning his first ATP Tour title at the age of 29 in Los Cabos. He became the first player to win both singles and doubles titles at the same event since his compatriot Kyrgios in 2022 Washington.

Thompson has had successful moments in his career, including breaking into the top 50 in 2019 and reaching his first semifinals and final in the ATP Tour in 2019 ‘s-Hertogenbosch. He has reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the 2020 US Open and the ATP Masters 1000 fourth round for the first time at the 2019 Miami tournament.

Thompson has also achieved notable upsets in his career, defeating World No. 1 and five-time champion Murray at the 2017 London/Queen’s Club and defeating No. 3 Tsitsipas at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells. In 2018, he had a challenging year on the ATP Tour but had a successful record on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Thompson defeated Davidovich Fokina in the quarterfinals of the Atlanta tournament in the longest match in the tournament’s history and now seeks his fourth ATP Tour final. He has a 11-2 record against players ranked outside the top 50 on hard courts this season, including a loss to Shang Juncheng, who was ranked 139th at the time, in their first-round match at the ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells.

With a title win at the Atlanta tournament, Thompson would enter the top 30 of the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time in his career. Overall, both players are aiming for their first ATP Tour final and have had notable performances throughout the year.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Juncheng will win.
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