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

What Time Will Shang Juncheng Play Against Coleman Wong?

Juncheng and Wong are on the Day 1 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Wednesday 2 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?

Shang Juncheng from China, who is currently 19 years old, will be facing Coleman Wong from Hong Kong in their first-ever meeting. Shang is ranked as the 52nd best player in the world, which is his career-high ranking. He achieved this ranking in September 2024, after winning his first ATP Tour title in Chengdu. In 2024, Shang had an overall record of 24 wins and 14 losses, including a title win in Chengdu and a first-round loss in Shanghai in 2023. He made history in May 2024 by becoming the first Chinese teenager to break into the Top 100 in the PIF ATP Rankings since 1973. Shang’s notable victories include defeating the 16th ranked player, Tiafoe, to reach his first ATP Tour semifinals in Hong Kong, and defeating the 14th ranked player, Shelton, en route to his second semifinals at the 2024 Atlanta tournament. He also reached the third round of a Grand Slam event for the first time at the 2024 Australian Open, becoming the first Chinese man to achieve this feat in the Open Era.

Shang made his ATP Tour debut as a wildcard at the 2022 Rio de Janeiro tournament, and he earned his first tour-level win at the 2023 Australian Open, where he defeated Otte in the first round as a qualifier but was eliminated by Tiafoe in the second round. He also has a 37-27 record on the ATP Challenger Tour, with his first title win taking place at the 2022 Lexington tournament. Shang’s father, Yi, was a professional football player, while his mother, Na, was a world champion table tennis player. His nickname is Jerry, taken after his favorite childhood show’s cartoon character.

Although Shang recently suffered a first-round loss to Buyunchaokete in Beijing, he has had a successful season so far, with a 12-4 record in his opening rounds. He aims to become the second Chinese teenager to win a match in the Shanghai tournament, following in the footsteps of Wu Yibing, who achieved this feat in 2018.

On the other hand, Coleman Wong from Hong Kong, aged 20, is currently ranked 134th in the world, his career-high ranking achieved in September 2024. He had a record of 4 wins and 4 losses in 2024, including a second-round appearance in Hangzhou. Wong’s journey in professional tennis began as a junior player, where he reached the top 11 in the world. He broke into the top 500 in September 2023, top 200 in April 2024, and finally achieved his career-high ranking of 134th in September 2024 after earning his first ATP Tour win in Hangzhou. Wong made his tour-level debut as a 15-year-old in the Davis Cup, and his ATP Tour debut as a wildcard at the 2024 Hong Kong tournament. In his career, he has a 23-20 record in Challenger tournaments with no titles, reaching the finals in Shenzhen (Luohu) in 2023, Playford in 2023, New Delhi in 2024, and Lincoln in 2024. Additionally, he has a 51-41 record on the ITF Tour, where he has won two titles at the 2023 M15 Monastir and M25 Hong Kong tournaments. Wong also made history as the second-ever junior Grand Slam winner from Hong Kong in any discipline, winning the boys’ doubles titles at the 2021 US Open and the 2022 Australian Open.

Wong previously participated in an ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami earlier this year, where he lost to Djere in the first round. In the current tournament in Shanghai, Wong aims to become the first player representing Hong Kong to win an ATP Masters 1000 match in the series’ history.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Juncheng will win.
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