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

What Time Will Ben Shelton Play Against Shang Juncheng?

Shelton and Juncheng are on the Day 4 Schedule at Atlanta Open 2024 on Thursday 25 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?

[1] Ben Shelton (USA) and Shang Juncheng (CHN) have played each other twice before, and Shang has won both matches. The first match took place in Atlanta on a hard court, where Shang won 6-4 6-4 in the Round of 32. The second match was in Washington on a hard court as well, where Shang won 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Round of 32.

Ben Shelton, 21 years old, is currently ranked World No. 14, which is his career-high ranking. In 2024, he has a record of 23 wins and 15 losses, including winning the Houston title. In Atlanta, he has a record of 1 win and 2 losses, reaching the Round of 32 in 2022.

Shelton’s rise in rankings has been notable. He broke into the Top 200 in August 2022, the Top 100 in November 2022, and the Top 20 in September 2023. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 14 in April 2024 after winning his second ATP Tour title in Houston.

Some of Shelton’s notable achievements include defeating his compatriots Paul and Tiafoe at the 2023 US Open, making him the youngest American man since Chang in 1992 to reach the semi-finals of the US Open. He also defeated No. 4 Sinner to reach his first ATP Masters quarter-finals at the 2023 Shanghai.

Shelton won his first ATP Tour title at the 2023 Tokyo tournament and followed in the footsteps of his father Bryan Shelton, who was also an ATP Tour champion in 1991-1992 at Newport. He also reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 Australian Open at the age of 20 during his first trip outside of the USA. This made him the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals since Giammalva Jr. in 1982 and the youngest American man to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final since Roddick at the 2002 US Open.

In his debut at the 2022 Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000, at the age of 19, Shelton caused an upset by defeating No. 5 Ruud and reaching the Round of 32. This made him the youngest American man to earn a Top-5 win since Roddick in 2001.

Before turning pro, Shelton had an impressive college career, posting a record of 65 wins and 10 losses in singles for the University of Florida. He won the team title at the 2021 NCAA and the singles title at the 2022 NCAA, with his father Bryan Shelton as his coach. Bryan Shelton was a former World No. 55 player.

It is worth noting that Shelton made his ATP Tour debut at the Atlanta

tournament in 2022 as a wild card ranked No. 281. He won his first-round match against Ramanathan but lost in the second round to Isner. Currently, Shelton is aiming for his 10th tour-level quarter-final, with a win-loss record of 5-4 this year. This is also his 6th quarter-final of 2024. He is the No. 1 seed at an ATP Tour event for the fourth time in his career, following his appearances in the 2024 Auckland semi-finals, Houston title, and Mallorca quarter-finals.

Shang Juncheng, 19 years old, is currently ranked World No. 89, which is his career-high ranking. In 2024, he has a record of 12 wins and 10 losses, reaching the semi-finals in Hong Kong. In Atlanta, he has a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, reaching the second round in 2023 and 2024.

Shang has been recognized as a #NextGen player and achieved his career-high ranking of No. 89 in May 2024. He became the first Chinese teenager to break into the Top 100 in the PIF ATP Rankings history since 1973.

Some of Shang’s notable achievements include defeating No. 16 Tiafoe to reach his first ATP Tour semi-finals in 2024 Hong Kong. He also reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time and became the first Chinese man to reach the third round of the Australian Open in the Open Era.

Shang made his ATP Tour debut as a wild card at the 2022 Rio de Janeiro tournament. He then earned his first tour-level win at the 2023 Australian Open, defeating Otte in the first round as a qualifier. He lost in the second round to Tiafoe.

On the ATP Challenger Tour, Shang has a record of 37 wins and 27 losses. He won his first title at the 2022 Lexington tournament.

Shang comes from a sporting family, with his father, Yi, being a professional football player, and his mother, Na, being a world champion table tennis player. His nickname is Jerry, inspired by the cartoon character from his favorite childhood show.

In terms of head-to-head records, Shang has a 1-7 record against Top 20 players. He is aiming for the biggest win of his career against Shelton and his third ATP Tour quarter-final, both of which would be achieved in the current year. He previously lost to Rublev in the semi-finals of Hong Kong and Fritz in Eastbourne. Shang hopes to become the first Chinese man to reach the quarter-finals in the history of the Atlanta tournament.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Shelton will win.
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