Alex Michelsen vs Juncheng Shang Prediction & Picks - Next Gen ATP Finals

Prediction published on 12/19/24, 10:22 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 12/19/24 at 10:27 PM in Tennis Picks

Alex Michelsen gun for a sweep in the Red Group as he faces the still winless Shang Juncheng on the final day of the round-robin stage at the 2024 ATP NextGen Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Michelsen has been dominant in his last two matches, never letting the match extend to five sets against both Luca Van Assche 1–4, 4–2, 4–3(8–6), 4–3(7–5) and Nishesh Basavareddy 2–4, 4–3(7–5), 4–3(7–4), 4–2. The American was surgical in his match against Basavareddy, winning 83 percent of the first serves. He followed it up with another exquisite performance in the match vs. Van Assche, where he won 71 percent of his first serves. Juncheng has struggled playing indoors, scoring 70 points in his match vs. Van Assche 4-3(3) 2-4 4-1 4-3(5) and 65 against 3-4(4) 4-2 4-2 4-1. It would take a major turnaround for Juncheng to salvage his first win of the tournament, especially since he’s up against the streaking Michelsen.