{"id":91470,"date":"2025-10-01T11:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=91470"},"modified":"2025-10-01T11:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:37:07","slug":"atp-shanghai-day-2-predictions-kovacevic-vs-shang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/10\/01\/atp-shanghai-day-2-predictions-kovacevic-vs-shang\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Shanghai Day 2 Predictions Including Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Juncheng Shang"},"content":{"rendered":"

Juncheng Shang won his maiden ATP Tour title in Chengdu<\/a> about twelve months ago, before losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the second round in Shanghai. The youngster seemed to be heading towards the top back then, but is struggling now with a foot injury taking him out for six months this season. Can one of the home crowd favorites get off to a good start in this tournament against Aleksandar Kovacevic? Who do you think will advance? We have predictions for all<\/a> of the ATP Shanghai matches.<\/p>\n

ATP Shanghai Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Camilo Ugo Carabelli vs Terence Atmane<\/h4>\n

Head-to-head:\u00a0<\/strong>First meeting<\/p>\n

Terence Atmane has some real firepower under his belt and while for the longest time the all-or-nothing approach wasn’t allowing him to make a jump, it’s possible that with the Cincinnati points<\/a> he’ll now hold up pretty well on the main tour, even in the long term. Last week he took a set off eventual champion Jannik Sinner in Beijing, which is no mean feat right now. Even with the inconsistencies of his approach to the game, Camilo Ugo Carabelli on hard courts shouldn’t be a dangerous opponent.
\nPrediction: Atmane in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Arthur Cazaux vs Pedro Martinez<\/h4>\n

Head-to-head:\u00a0<\/strong>Cazaux 1-0<\/p>\n

The 16-28 win\/loss record for the season sounds rough and it’s a good representation of how Pedro Martinez has been playing this year. On top of that, the Spaniard has been struggling with his fitness and couldn’t complete a match in his most recent event two weeks ago. He can be a dangerous hard-court opponent and you can’t just write him off entirely, but given the circumstances, Arthur Cazaux will be feeling like he has to take the win here. If he handles that pressure, he should be okay.
\nPrediction: Cazaux in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Yi Zhou vs Jesper de Jong<\/h4>\n

Head-to-head:\u00a0<\/strong>First meeting<\/p>\n

Yi Zhou’s time will come and you can see his potential every year in the Asian Swing. While not setting the world on fire otherwise, the Chinese always troubles quality opponents during this part of the season. Nothing has changed this year with a win over Cameron Norrie<\/a> in Chengdu and then a match point he held against David Goffin in Beijing. Jesper de Jong has to be wary of Zhou’s big serve and attacking game, on a faster hard court it’s possible the Chinese will put him under enough pressure off the ground.
\nPrediction: Zhou in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Valentin Royer vs Mariano Navone<\/h4>\n

Head-to-head:\u00a0<\/strong>First meeting<\/p>\n

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