PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Tsitsipas, Brooksby, Hurkacz and Arnaldi to play on Thursday – Shanghai Rolex Masters

SHANGHAI ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jenson Brooksby, Hubert Hurkacz and Matteo Arnaldi will play on Thursday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jenson Brooksby, Hubert Hurkacz and Matteo Arnaldi are going to compete on Thursday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Kimmer Coppejans Shanghai Rolex Masters

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Kimmer Coppejans

Head to head 3-0 for Coppejans

Stefanos Tsitsipas will come up against Kimmer Coppejans in the 1st round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:00 pm on Stadium Court.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: ranking and results

Ranked no. 43, will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, SVK GRE 3 where he overcame to Molcan in the Rubber 4 on the 20th of September.

Tsitsipas has a 34-21 win-loss record in 2026, 18-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the season was winning the title in Gstaad where he beat Raphael Collignon in the final 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3.

Last year in Shanghai The Greek didn’t compete in Shanghai in 2025.

Kimmer Coppejans: ranking and results

Ranked no. 232, the Belgian got to the 1st round after beating Nishesh Basavareddy 7-6(8) 6-3 and Dane Sweeny 6-3 6-2.

Coppejans has a 39-27 win-loss record in 2026, 7-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Shanghai The Belgian didn’t compete in Shanghai in 2025.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Kimmer Coppejans play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Coppejans (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Coppejans won 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Barletta Challenger back in 2017.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.188
Kimmer Coppejans -> 4.65

 

 

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Jenson Brooksby vs. Jaume Antoni Munar Clar Shanghai Rolex Masters

Jenson Brooksby vs. Jaume Antoni Munar Clar

Head to head 0-0

Jenson Brooksby will play Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:00 pm on Grandstand.

Jenson Brooksby: ranking and results

Ranked no. 102, Brooksby will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in the Bordeaux Challenger where he lost to Molcan in the 1st round on the 12th of May.

Jenson has a 14-23 win-loss record in 2026, 10-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Shanghai The American lost in the 2nd round 6-1 1-6 6-1 to Tallon Griekspoor.

Jaume Antoni Munar Clar: ranking and results

Ranked no. 49, Munar Clar will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in the Seville Challenger where he lost to in the semifinal on the 12th of September.

Jaume Antoni has a 20-18 win-loss record in 2026, 10-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Shanghai The Spaniard lost in the 4th round 6-3 5-7 6-2 to Novak Djokovic.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Jenson Brooksby and Jaume Antoni Munar Clar since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jaume Antoni Munar Clar who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jaume Antoni Munar Clar is the pick to win this match.
Jaume Antoni Munar Clar -> 2.41
Jenson Brooksby -> 1.56

 

 

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Hubert Hurkacz vs. James Duckworth Shanghai Rolex Masters

Hubert Hurkacz vs. James Duckworth

Head to head 2-0 for Hurkacz

Hubert Hurkacz will play James Duckworth in the 1st round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:30 pm on Stadium Court.

Hubert Hurkacz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 34, will start his run in Shanghai after he won the title in the Cancun Challenger after beating in the final.

Hubert has a 32-21 win-loss record in 2026, 20-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current year was winning the title in Australia where he overcame Stan Wawrinka in the final 6-3 3-6 6-3 and the Cancun Challenger where he defeated Sebastian Baez in the final 4-6 6-0 6-3.

Last year in Shanghai Hubert didn’t play in Shanghai in 2025. The Pole won the title at the Shanghai Rolex Masters once in 2023 when he defeated Andrey Rublev 6-3 3-6 7-68.

James Duckworth: ranking and results

Ranked no. 64, Duckworth will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, AUS POL 3 where he lost to Majchrzak in the Rubber 2 on the 19th of September.

The Australian has a 26-25 win-loss record in 2026, 13-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Duckworth’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Mexico City Challenger.

Last year in Shanghai Duckworth had to surrender in the qualifications 7-6(0) 7-5 to Gauthier Onclin.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Hubert Hurkacz and James Duckworth play each other. Their record is 2-0 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time they played each other, Hurkacz won 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 2nd round in Halle back in 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hubert Hurkacz who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Hubert Hurkacz is the pick to win this match.
Hubert Hurkacz -> 1.24
James Duckworth -> 4

 

 

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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Bernard Tomic Shanghai Rolex Masters

Matteo Arnaldi vs. Bernard Tomic

Head to head 0-0

Matteo Arnaldi will fight against Bernard Tomic in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:30 pm on Court 3.

Matteo Arnaldi: ranking and results

Ranked no. 38, will start his run in Shanghai after he won the title in the Cagliari Challenger after beating Hurkacz in the final.

Arnaldi has a 19-17 win-loss record in 2026, 3-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Matteo’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Cagliari Challenger.

Last year in Shanghai The Italian surrendered in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4 to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Bernard Tomic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 185, the Australian reached the 1st round after defeating Terence Atmane 6-3 4-6 5-3 ret. and Timofey Skatov 7-5 6-4.

The Australian has a 33-24 win-loss record in 2026, 27-16 on hard (See FULL STATS). Bernard’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Lincoln Challenger.

Last year in Shanghai Tomic lost in the qualifications 4-6 6-3 6-1 to Nikoloz Basilashvili.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Matteo Arnaldi and Bernard Tomic since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matteo Arnaldi who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Matteo Arnaldi is the pick to win this match.
Matteo Arnaldi -> 1.35
Bernard Tomic -> 3.18

 

 

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