Jerry Shang will continue his Defense of the title Chengdu when he faces the seeded n ° 4 Brandon Nakashima in the second round Friday. Lorenzo Sonego and Marcos Giron also target a place in the quarter -final.
(WC) Jerry Shang VS (4) Brandon Nakashima
Shang may have won the Chengdu open last September, but a successful defense of the title cannot be in his mind. The simple fact of progressing in the second round is a huge success for China’s 20 -year -old. After all, he essentially missed the whole campaign in 2025 due to a foot injury. Shang did not play between the Australian Open and the Masters of Toronto, and he was without victory (0-3) in his return before fighting in front of Zizou begs 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 Wednesday.
Friday, the next for the world No. 138 is a very first meeting with Nakashima, who obtained a goodbye as the fourth seed of Chengdu. The 33rd classified American won at least one match in seven consecutive tournaments, so he is a consistency model even if the real signature victories are lacking. With Nakashima in a fine form and Shang is always a huge question mark from a physical point of view, it will probably be one -way traffic.
Pick: Nakashima in 2
(8) Lorenzo Sonego against Marcos Giron
Sonego and Giron will compete for the second time in their career on Friday. Their first meeting certainly did not disappoint, because Sonego prevailed during an equality of equality of third set on the hard interior terrains of Metz in 2023. The Italian classification of 30 years of n ° 44 is constructed almost entirely on two large slams, having reached the quarterfinals of Australian Open and the fourth round in Wimbledon. Sonego is a horrible 11-20 this season outside these two tournaments.
The seeded n ° 8 opened its doors in Chengdu with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory against Juan Manuel Cerundolo, while Giron dismissed his compatriot Ethan Quinn 7-5, 6-4. Giron was far from being on fire this year, but the world No. 50 has at least managed to move a tour of the US Open before falling to Benjamin Bonzi in a five set. This could obviously go in both directions, but Giron’s solid rock style from the back of the field should make the most of the much higher risk of Sonego.
Pick: Giron in 3
