Prediction Of Wawrinka Vs Perricard H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024?

What Time Will Stan Wawrinka Play Against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard?

Wawrinka and Perricard are on the Day 2 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Thursday 3 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?

This is the first meeting between Stan Wawrinka from Switzerland and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard from France. Looking at their 52-week average, Wawrinka has a conversion score of 25%, a steal score of 30%, a serve quality score of 8.0, a return quality score of 7.2, a forehand quality score of 7.2, and a backhand quality score of 6.1. On the other hand, Mpetshi Perricard has a conversion score of 33%, a steal score of 26%, a serve quality score of 9.5, a return quality score of 6.5, a forehand quality score of 6.5, and a backhand quality score of 4.7. The tour average for these scores is 24% conversion, 67% steal, 7.9 serve quality, 7.5 return quality, 7.1 forehand quality, and 6.5 backhand quality.

Mpetshi Perricard has the highest serve quality rating on the tour, which contributes to his high attack score (second highest on the tour, only 0.2% behind Milos Raonic). He averages 16.9 aces per match and achieves this with an average speed of 135mph, higher than the tour average of 118mph. Wawrinka benefits from his ability to generate more spin on his backhand shot, giving him a higher score compared to the tour average (2416 rpm vs 1775 rpm).

Stan Wawrinka is 39 years old and currently ranked world number 236. He reached a career-high ranking of number 3 and held the position from 2014 to 2016. He has had a challenging career due to multiple surgeries on his left knee in 2017 and left foot in 2021. Wawrinka has achieved notable victories over world number 1 players at Grand Slam tournaments, including Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Roger Federer. He has won a total of 16 singles titles, including the 2008 Beijing Olympics doubles gold medal with Federer and the 2014 Davis Cup with Switzerland. Wawrinka is participating in his 11th appearance at the Shanghai tournament and aims to become the oldest player to win a match at an ATP Masters 1000 event since Karlovic’s performance in the 2019 Indian Wells.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is 21 years old and currently ranked world number 50. He broke into the top 100 in May 2024 by winning his first ATP Tour title as a wildcard in Lyon. He reached a career-high ranking of number 44 in July. Mpetshi Perricard has shown strong performances in his young career, including defeating top 30 players Bublik and Etcheverry en route to his Lyon title. He also made a name for himself at the 2024 Wimbledon as a lucky loser, reaching the fourth round. He has a successful record in Challenger tournaments, winning titles in Leon, Nottingham, Cuernavaca, and Acapulco. In the junior rankings, he peaked at number 4 and won the boys’ doubles title at the 2021 Roland Garros.

Mpetshi Perricard will be aiming for his first ATP Masters 1000 win in his second appearance at this level. He previously lost in the first round in Cincinnati to Zhang. He is one of the 11 French players in the Shanghai draw and hopes to become the first French ATP Masters 1000 champion since Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2014.

This match between Wawrinka and Mpetshi Perricard will take place on Show Court 3.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Wawrinka will win.
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