LiontipsAlexander Kovacevich - Juncheng Shang: prediction and bets for the Shanghai ATP match
Command Analysis
Kovacevich suffered four defeats in a row. At the Tokyo tournament last week, he failed to overcome the first round of qualifying, losing in three sets to Aleksandar Vukic. The 27-year-old American has an equal balance of wins and losses on hard court this season — 13 to 13. He is ranked 67th in the ranking. At the Shanghai competition last year, he sheathed his racket in the first round, losing to Tristan Atman.
The 20-year-old Chinese Shan suffered an embarrassing defeat in the first round at the Beijing tournament last week - he won the first set 6-0, but eventually lost in three games to Arthur Kazo. He has 4 wins and 7 losses on hard court this year. He is currently only 238th in the ranking, although he was previously 47th. At the Shanghai Masters last year, Shan lost in the second round to Carlos Alcaraz.
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Shan's VictoryBid
Shan has won 9 of the last 11 hard court matches in China
1.43The Totalbetis more than 22.5
Kovacevic has played more than 22.5 games in 5 of his last 7 matches.
1.80Tip and bets
Kovacevich has scored only two wins in the last ten matches. Alexander is clearly not in the best shape right now - the American's gaming slump began after the final in Los Cabos. We don't think Kovacevic will be able to stay in Shanghai for long in such playing conditions.
Our prediction is that Shan will win with a handicap of (-3) games by a factor of 2.02
