Alex Michelsen vs Juncheng Shang Prediction: the American is a notable favorite

Prediction for the tennis match which will take place on December 20. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Alex Mickelsen

In the second half of the season, the American played three Indoors on hard courts. Failure in Vienna, defeat by Chiron in the first match. A win over Hurkacz in Paris and a two-set defeat to Rinderknech there. In Metz, a successful tournament, victories over Mayo, Gasquet, Yunchaokete and a defeat to Bonzi in the semi-finals. In Jeddah, Mickelsen has two wins, over compatriot Basavareddy and Frenchman van Asch, both in 4 sets. The match against Luckey lasted almost two hours, the score of the match was 1:4, 4:2, 4:3, 4:3 in favor of Alex. During the game Mickelsen made 6 aces with zero double faults, won 71% of points on the first serve and 54% on the second.

Juncheng Shan

In the second half of the season, the Chinese has played three Indoors on hard courts. Failures in Basel and Belgrade, where Shan lost in his first matches to Shapovalov and Marozhan, respectively. More successful was the Masters in Paris, where the Asian played three matches, won against Duckworth and Bergs in qualifying, and lost to American Chiron in two sets in the main draw. In 2024, Shan triumphed at the Chenju tournament, his first trophy at the ATP Tour level in his career. Shan played two matches in Saudi Arabia, both losing in 4 sets to van Assche and Basavareddy. The match against the American lasted an hour and 35 minutes, the score of the match was 4:3, 2:4, 2:4, 2:4, 1:4. During the game Shan made 6 aces with three double faults, won 61% of points on first serve and 53% on second serve.

Expert Betting Tips

Let's agree with the bookmakers, who consider the American a notable favorite for the upcoming meeting. Mickelsen confidently won both matches at the tournament and guaranteed himself first place in Group B. Maybe Alex's tournament motivation is not high, but the prize money has not been canceled, and the tone is clearly on the side of the American. In addition, Shang is also without any visible motivation, as the Chinese will not get a place in the playoffs. It is also important to note the fact that Mickelsen has already beaten Shan twice at tournaments, so there is a lot of evidence that Alex will get a confident victory today.