Roger Federer is about to start his campaign in Shanghai. Last year the Swiss lost in the semifinal to Borna Coric 6-4 6-4. In the previous rounds, he defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-4 4-6 6-4, Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 2-6 6-4, and Kei Nishikori 6-4 7-6 (4).
Live rankings
Roger is currently ranked no.3. If he wins the title, he is projected to keep the same rank as the gap with the world no.2, Rafael Nadal, is too wide.
H2H Draw and Projected Path
This is Roger’s projected path at the Shanghai Rolex Masters.
R1 – Bye
R2 – Albert Ramos Vinolas (46) – H2H 1-1
R3 – David Goffin (14) – H2H 9-1 Federer
1/4 – Alexander Zverev (6) – H2H 3-3
1/2 – Dominic Thiem (5) – H2H 4-2 Thiem
Fin – Novak Djokovic (1) – H2H 26-22 Djokovic
or Daniil Medvedev (4) – H2H 3-0 Federer
R2 – Albert Ramos Vinolas’s ranking and performance
Roger is expected to play Albert Ramos Vinolas in the 2nd round. The Spaniard has a 48-30 win-loss record in 2019, 8-9 on hard courts. In the last 5 years, Albert has a 38-51 record on hard courts. The Spaniard won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Ranked no.46, his best result of the current season was winning the title in Gstaad where he defeated Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in Shanghai Ramos-Vinolas lost in the 1st round to Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 6-2.
Head to head Roger Federer vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas
This would be the 3rd time that Roger Federer and Albert Ramos-Vinolas play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Federer and Ramos (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Ramos won 7-64 2-6 6-3 in the 2ndround in Shanghai back in 2015.
R3 – David Goffin’s ranking and performance
Roger should play David Goffin in the 3rd round. The Belgian has a 34-23 win-loss record in 2019, 16-10 on hard courts.
In the last 5 years, David has a 85-47 record on hard courts. The Belgian won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Ranked no.14, David’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Cincinnati and Halle.
David didn’t compete in Shanghai in 2018.
Head to head Roger Federer vs. David Goffin
This would be the 10th time that Roger Federer and David Goffin play each other. The head to head is 9-1 for Federer and Ramos (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Federer won 6-2 6-2 6-0 at the US Open back in September 2019.
1/4 – Alexander Zverev’s ranking and performance
Federer is expected to face Alexander Zverev in the quarters. The German has a 34-19 win-loss record in 2019, 16-8 on hard courts.
In the last 5 years, Alexander has a 86-44 win-loss record on hard courts. The German won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Currently ranked no.6, Zverev’s best results of the season was winning the title in Geneva.
Last year in Zverev lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-1.
Head to head Roger Federer vs. Alexander Zverev
This would be the 7th time that Federer and Zverev will play each other. The head to head is 3-3.
The last time that they played each other, Zverev won 7-5 7-6 (5) in the semifinal in London in 2018.
1/2 – Dominic Thiem’s ranking and performance
Federer is expected to play Dominic Thiem in the semifinal. The Austrian has a 36-13 win-loss record in 2019, 13-5 on hard courts.
In the last 5 years, Dominic has a 69-45 win-loss record on hard courts. The Austrian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5-matches winning streak.
Head to head Roger Federer vs. Dominic Thiem
The head to head between Federer and Thiem is 4-2 for Dominic.
The last time that they played each other, Thiem won 3-6 7-611 6-4 in the quarters in Madrid.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s ranking and performance
Federer may clash against Novak Djokovic in the final. The Serbian has a 46-8 win-loss record in 2019, 24-5 on hard courts.
In the last 5 years, Dominic has a 145-20 win-loss record on hard courts. The Serbian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5-matches winning streak.
His best result of the year was conquering the title in Melbourne where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 6-2 6-3 and in Madrid where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4 and in London where he beat Roger Federer in the final 7-6(5) 1-6 7-6(4) 4-6 13-12(3).
Head to head Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic
The head to head between Federer and Djokovic is 26-22 for the Serbian.
Alternatively, Federer may play in the final Daniil Medvedev. The head to head is 3-0 for Federer.
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.3, Roger played his last match on the 3rd of September when he surrendered to Grigor Dimitrov 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in U.S. Open.
This year Roger has a 43-7 win-loss record. Federer conquered 3 titles in 2019 in Dubai, in Miami and in Halle. The Swiss was the finalist in Indian Wells and in Wimbledon.
