Juncheng Shang vs Nishesh Basavareddy Preview & Prediction | 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals | Group Stage
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Juncheng Shang and Nishesh Basavareddy both have ground to make up after losing their opening matches and this is must-win for the pair if the wish to reach the knockout stage
START DATE/TIME: Thursday 19th December, 2024, UK – not before 11:00am / US ET – not before 6:00am / US PT – not before 3:00am
VENUE: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
SURFACE: Indoor hard
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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Juncheng Shang vs Nishesh Basavareddy Prediction
Juncheng Shang got off to a disappointing start on Wednesday as he went down 3-4 4-2 1-4 3-4 to Luca Van Assche. It was a competitive game but unforced errors killed Juncheng’s chances of winning. At times, he played some glorious winners and looked to take control after winning the second set but it was Van Assche who was the more composed of the two as Juncheng’s errors cost him.
He meets Nishesh Basavareddy who will have been the happier of the two opening day losers. He went down to Alex Michelsen but it was a close-fought match which saw Basavareddy win the opening set but lose the next two on the tiebreak. Overall, he played really well and the fact he has been so active on the Challenger Tour with no real break was clear to see. He has good energy and momentum from his recent performances and he will aim to put in another good display here.
In theory, this should be Juncheng Shang’s match to lose but he managed to do that on Wednesday by committing a huge number of unforced errors. We really liked the look to Basavareddy but we cannot see Juncheng Shang playing as poorly as he did on Wednesday so we marginally favour the Chinese star.
Juncheng Shang vs Nishesh Basavareddy Tip: Juncheng Shang to win
