Prediction Of Alcaraz Vs Juncheng H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024?

What Time Will Carlos Alcaraz Play Against Shang Juncheng?

Alcaraz and Juncheng are on the Day 4 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Saturday 5 October 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?

The match between Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Shang Juncheng of China is set to take place. Shang currently leads the head-to-head record between the two, with a score of 1-0 in his favor. Their previous encounter was during the 2024 Australian Open, where Alcaraz emerged victorious with a score of 6-1 6-1 1-0 RET.

Carlos Alcaraz, aged 21, is currently ranked as the World No. 2 player. He achieved the rank of No. 1 in his career and became the youngest and first teenage World No. 1 in PIF ATP Rankings history, accomplishing this feat at the age of 19 in September 2022. He maintained his top ranking through the end of the season and held it for a total of 36 weeks. Alcaraz won four titles in 2024, bringing his overall record for the year to 48-9. He has a record of 2-1 in Shanghai, reaching the fourth round in 2023.

In his career, Alcaraz has achieved significant milestones. He defeated Ruud in the final of the 2022 US Open, securing his No. 1 ranking and becoming the youngest men’s champion at the US Open since Sampras in 1990 and the youngest champion at any Grand Slam event since Nadal at the 2005 Roland Garros. He also won the 2024 Roland Garros after defeating Sinner in the semifinals and Zverev in the final. This made him the youngest man to win a Grand Slam title on all three surfaces. Alcaraz defeated Djokovic, a seven-time champion, in the finals of both the 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon tournaments, becoming the second man in the Open Era to win his first four Grand Slam finals after Federer. However, he lost to Djokovic in the 2024 Paris Olympics final. Alcaraz became the youngest ATP 500 champion at the 2022 Rio de Janeiro and the third-youngest ATP Masters 1000 champion at the 2022 Miami. He is the youngest player to have defeated both Nadal and Djokovic, achieving this feat at the 2022 Madrid, where he beat them on consecutive days en route to winning his second ATP Masters 1000 title.

Currently, Alcaraz is on a nine-match winning streak after winning the title in Beijing. He aims to maintain his perfect record against players younger than him, which stands at 3-0. Alcaraz has a record of 17-2 against players ranked outside the top 50 this season, with losses to Monteiro and van de Zandschulp.

On the other hand, Shang Juncheng, aged 19, is currently ranked as the World No. 51 player. He broke into the Top 100 in May 2024, becoming the first Chinese teenager to do so in PIF ATP Rankings history. His career-high ranking is No. 52, achieved in September 2024 after winning his first ATP Tour title in Chengdu. Shang’s significant wins include victories over Tiafoe, ranked No. 16, in Hong Kong, and Shelton, ranked No. 14, in Atlanta, which propelled him to his first ATP Tour semifinals. He reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the 2024 Australian Open, becoming the first Chinese man to do so in the Open Era.

Shang has notable achievements in his early career. He made his ATP Tour debut as a wild card at the 2022 Rio de Janeiro and earned his first tour-level win at the 2023 Australian Open, defeating Otte in the first round before losing to Tiafoe in the second round. He holds a record of 37-27 on the ATP Challenger Tour and clinched his first title in Lexington in 2022. Shang comes from an athletic 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 a cartoon character from his favorite childhood show.

Shang, currently ranked No. 51, enters the tournament aiming to record the biggest win of his career. Although he has a 0-5 record against top 10 players, he hopes to advance to the first ATP Masters 1000 third round. He is currently No. 49 on the PIF ATP Live Rankings and has the opportunity to become the second Chinese man to break into the top 50 in PIF ATP Rankings history after Zhang Zhizhen.

In the PIF ATP Live Race to Jeddah, Carlos Alcaraz is in second place with 6,520 points, trailing Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz has the potential to earn an additional 40 points with a second-round win against Shang.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Alcaraz will win.
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