Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Alexander Shevchenko Chengdu Prediction 9/20/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

Sixth seed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will face Kazakhstan’s Alexander Shevchenko in the second round of the 2025 Chengdu Open. The match is scheduled for Saturday, September 20. Here’s our Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Alexander Shevchenko prediction. This preview will also include a Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Alexander Shevchenko pick.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Alexander Shevchenko Preview

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is the No. 6 seed in Chengdu, where he is making his second appearance at the event. Last year, he lost in the last 16. This week, Mpetshi Perricard opened his account with a hard-fought victory over Filip Misolic. The match took 26 games to decide and lasted an hour and 46 minutes.

Mpetshi Perricard lost the first set 6-3, in which he lost his serve in the eighth game, leaving him with little to play for as Misolic held in his next game to take the set. But the Frenchman’s serve was back to its best in the second set as he won 92% of first-serve points and did not face a break point. He won the set 6-1. In the decider, Mpetshi Perricard lost only three points behind his first serve and did not give away any break points.

Alexander Shevchenko, for his part, earned a retirement win over Gael Monfils. The two players exchanged the first two sets, and after Shevchenko saved a break point in the first game of the third set to hold, Monfils would retire in the next game due to injury.

By then, Shevchenko had fired 28 winners to 13 unforced errors. The Kazakhtani hit seven aces and only one double fault. He landed 58% of first serves in play and won 70% of first serve points (35/50). Shevchenko won 56% of second serve points (20/36) and saved an incredible 11 break points that he faced in the match.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Alexander Shevchenko Head-To-Head

Mpetshi Perricard and Shevchenko have played twice at the Challenger level. The Frenchman won both meetings on clay at the Bordeaux Challenger in back-to-back seasons.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Alexander Shevchenko Prediction

Shevchenko is a great server, but Mpetshi Perricard’s serve is elite and the Frenchman produced a super performance in dismantling Misolic. What’s concerning for Shevchenko is that even on clay, his favorite surface, he couldn’t quite neutralize Mpetshi Perricard’s biggest weapon. Shevchenko’s all round athleticism won’t matter if Mpetshi Perricard can win the bigger points in under two or three shots.