Shanghai Rolex Masters predictions: Djokovic, Tsitsipas, Federer and Medvedev to play on Friday

SHANGHAI ORDER OF PLAY. Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Roger Federer and Daniil Medvedev will play on Friday

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Mark Hall
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ORDER OF PLAY. Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Roger Federer and Daniil Medvedev are among the top names that will compete on Friday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters.

Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas Shanghai Rolex Masters

Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

Head to head 1-1

Novak Djokovic will square off with Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2 pm on CENTER COURT 1.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 Novak got to the quarter after beating Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-3 and John Isner 7-5 6-3.

Djokovic has a 48-8 win-loss record in 2019, 26-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was managing to win the title in Melbourne where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 6-2 6-3 and in Madrid where he beat 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) and in Tokyo where he beat John Millman in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Shanghai Djokovic conquered the title last year in Shanghai after defeating Borna Coric 6-3 6-4. Djokovic conquered the title at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2018.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, Stefanos reached the quarter after defeating Felix Auger Aliassime 7-63 7-63 and Hubert Hurkacz 7-5 3-6 7-65.

Tsitsipas has a 43-21 win-loss record in 2019, 21-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was managing to win the title in Marseille where he defeated Mikhail Kukushkin in the final 7-5 7-6(5) and in Estoril where he defeated Pablo Cuevas in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Last year in Shanghai Stefanos lost in the 3rd round 6-4 7-61 to Kevin Anderson.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Tsitsipas on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Madrid back in May 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.14
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 5.50

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Roger Federer vs. Alexander Zverev

Head to head 3-3

Roger Federer will fight against Alexander Zverev in the quarter for the 7th time of their career.

Roger Federer: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, the Swiss got to the quarter after defeating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 7-65 and David Goffin 7-67 6-4.

Federer has a 45-7 win-loss record in 2019, 25-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was conquering the title in Dubai where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Miami where he defeated John Isner in the final 6-1 6-4 and in Halle where he defeated David Goffin in the final 7-6(2) 6-1.

Last year in Shanghai The Swiss lost in the semifinal 6-4 6-4 to Borna Coric. The Swiss won the title at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in 2014 and 2017.

Alexander Zverev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 6, the German reached the quarter after defeating Jeremy Chardy 7-613 7-63 and Andrey Rublev 6-0 7-64.

Zverev has a 36-19 win-loss record in 2019, 18-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was winning the title in Geneva where he beat Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-3 3-6 7-6(8).

Last year in Shanghai Alexander lost in the semifinal 6-2 6-1 to Novak Djokovic.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 7th time that Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Zverev on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Zverev won 7-5 7-65 in the semifinal in London back in 2018.

Daniil Medvedev vs. Fabio Fognini Shanghai Rolex Masters

Daniil Medvedev vs. Fabio Fognini

Head to head 1-1

Daniil Medvedev will compete against Fabio Fognini in the quarter for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12.30 pm on CENTER COURT 1.

Daniil Medvedev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4 (career high), Daniil got to the quarter after beating Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-1 and Vasek Pospisil 7-67 7-5.

The Russian has a 55-17 win-loss record in 2019, 31-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Sofia where he beat Marton Fucsovics in the final 6-4 6-3 and in Cincinnati where he beat David Goffin in the final 7-6(3) 6-4 and in St. Petersburg where he defeated Borna Coric in the final 6-3 6-1.

Last year in Shanghai Daniil lost in the 2nd round 6-4 4-6 6-4 to Roger Federer.

Fabio Fognini: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Fabio got to the quarter after defeating Sam Querrey 6-4 6-2, Andy Murray 7-64 2-6 7-62 and Karen Khachanov 6-3 7-5.

Fabio has a 28-18 win-loss record in 2019, 12-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Carlo where he beat Dusan Lajovic in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Shanghai The Italian didn’t compete in Shanghai in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Daniil Medvedev and Fabio Fognini fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Medvedev and Fognini (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they played, Medvedev won 2-6 6-4 6-1 in the semifinal in Sydney back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daniil Medvedev who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Daniil Medvedev is the pick to win this match.
Daniil Medvedev -> 1.20
Fabio Fognini -> 4.50

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Shanghai Rolex Masters

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Shanghai Rolex Masters

  • Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (1-1) – See H2H details
  • Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Fabio FogniniFognini (1-1) – See H2H details
  • Alexander ZverevZverev – Roger FedererFederer (3-3) – See H2H details
  • Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Dominic ThiemThiem (0-1) – See H2H details

Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Roger Federer and Daniil Medvedev in Shanghai

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