PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Zverev, Shelton, Tiafoe and De Minaur to play on Sunday – Shanghai Rolex Masters

SHANGHAI ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Alex De Minaur will play on Sunday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Alex De Minaur are going to play on Sunday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters.

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Alexander Zverev vs. Quentin Halys Shanghai Rolex Masters

Alexander Zverev vs. Quentin Halys

Head to head 3-0 for Zverev

Alexander Zverev will compete against Quentin Halys in the 3rd round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 6:00 pm on Stadium Court.

Alexander Zverev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2 (career high), the German got to the 3rd round after beating Yibing Wu 6-4 7-6(4).

Zverev has a 59-15 win-loss record in 2026, 27-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was conquering the title at the French Open where he defeated Flavio Cobolli in the final 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 and at the U.S. Open where he overcame Ben Shelton in the final 6-3 7-6(2) 5-7 6-2.

Last year in Shanghai Alexander lost in the 3rd round 4-6 6-3 6-2 to Arthur Rinderknech.

Quentin Halys: ranking and results

Ranked no. 48, Halys reached the 3rd round after beating Chak Lam Coleman Wong 6-4 7-6(5) and Alexander Blockx 4-6 7-6(9) 6-4.

Halys has a 38-28 win-loss record in 2026, 22-15 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Kitzbuhel where he defeated Alexander Bublik in the final 6-4 7-6(6).

Last year in Shanghai Quentin lost in the 2nd round 6-4 7-5 to Jiri Lehecka.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Alexander Zverev and Quentin Halys play each other. Their current head to head is 3-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they fought against each other, Zverev won 6-4 4-6 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Us open back in September 2026.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.25
Quentin Halys -> 3.9

 

 

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Ben Shelton vs. Arthur Gea Shanghai Rolex Masters

Ben Shelton vs. Arthur Gea

Head to head 0-0

Ben Shelton will compete against Arthur Gea in the 3rd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 12:00 pm on Stadium Court.

Ben Shelton: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4 (career high), the American reached the 3rd round after defeating Daniel Altmaier 6-3 7-6(6).

The American has a 40-16 win-loss record in 2026, 21-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Dallas where he overcame Taylor Fritz in the final 3-6 6-3 7-5 and in Munich where he defeated Flavio Cobolli in the final 6-2 7-5 and in Stuttgart where he defeated Taylor Fritz in the final 6-4 2-6 6-4 and in Montreal where he beat Brandon Nakashima in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Last year in Shanghai Ben surrendered in the 2nd round 6-2 6-4 to David Goffin.

Arthur Gea: ranking and results

Ranked no. 56 (career high), Arthur got to the 3rd round after defeating Jaime Faria 6-7(3) 6-1 6-2 and Ugo Humbert 6-4 3-6 6-1.

Arthur has a 47-18 win-loss record in 2026, 28-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was conquering the title the Noumea Challenger where he beat Jurij Rodionov in the final 6-3 4-6 7-5 and in Los Cabos where he defeated Denis Shapovalov in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Shanghai Arthur didn’t play in Shanghai in 2025.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Arthur Gea since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ben Shelton who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.27
Arthur Gea -> 3.72

 

 

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Frances Tiafoe vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Shanghai Rolex Masters

Frances Tiafoe vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Head to head 3-1 for Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe will come up against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 3rd round for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 8:30 pm on Stadium Court.

Frances Tiafoe: ranking and results

Ranked no. 8 (career high), Francis got to the 3rd round after beating Yannick Hanfmann 6-4 6-4.

Tiafoe has a 44-18 win-loss record in 2026, 27-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Halle where he defeated Taylor Fritz in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Shanghai Francis lost in the 2nd round 6-7(9) 6-2 6-1 to Yannick Hanfmann.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 26, Davidovich Fokina got to the 3rd round after defeating Jenson Brooksby 6-1 6-3.

Alejandro has a 28-16 win-loss record in 2026, 12-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Mallorca where he beat Ethan Quinn in the final 7-6(4) 6-3 and in Chengdu where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 7-6(7).

Last year in Shanghai The Spaniard capitulated in the 3rd round 6-3 7-6(5) to Daniil Medvedev.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5th time that Frances Tiafoe and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina square off. Their head to head is 3-1 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.

Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Tiafoe won 7-5 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Miami back in 2025.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Frances Tiafoe who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Frances Tiafoe is the pick to win this match.
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.7
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina -> 2.14

 

 

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Alex De Minaur vs. Rei Sakamoto

Head to head 0-0

Alex De Minaur will square off with Rei Sakamoto in the 3rd round for the 1st time in their career.

Alex De Minaur: ranking and results

Ranked no. 9, Alex reached the 3rd round after defeating Alex Molcan w/o.

Alex has a 40-19 win-loss record in 2026, 19-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was conquering the title in Rotterdam where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Shanghai De Minaur had to surrender in the quarter 6-4 6-4 to Daniil Medvedev.

Rei Sakamoto: ranking and results

Ranked no. 137, Rei got to the 3rd round after defeating Seongchan Hong 6-3 7-5, Kyrian Jacquet 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(8), Marco Trungelliti 6-3 7-5 and Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-4.

Sakamoto has a 39-23 win-loss record in 2026, 27-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Shanghai Rei had to surrender in the 1st round 7-6(3) 6-4 to Matteo Arnaldi.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Alex De Minaur and Rei Sakamoto since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

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