SHANGHAI DRAW. Andy Murray’s prediction with Safiullin next. H2H and rankings

Shanghai draw - Andy Murray. See the draw preview and prediction with Roman Safiullin, Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz in the Shanghai Rolex Masters.

Andy Murray Stats info

Andy Murray is about to kick off his campaign in the draw in Shanghai. Andy won the Shanghai Rolex Masters 3 times in 2010, 2011 and 2016 and he was the runner-up once in 2012.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Andy Murray’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opposition in Shanghai Rolex Masters. Murray has a unfavourable record (6-7) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Roman Safiullin (41) – H2H 1-1
R2 – Alexander Zverev (10) – H2H 3-1
R3 – Ben Shelton (20) – H2H 0-0
or Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (79) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Jannik Sinner (7) – H2H 1-1
or Sebastian Baez (27) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 0-3
or Felix Auger-Aliassime (15) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Holger Rune (4) – H2H 0-0
or Casper Ruud (9) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 1-1
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) – H2H 1-2
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R1 – Roman Safiullin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

41 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
39
High
36
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 41-25 13-12 8-4 11-5 9-4 0-0
2022 37-18 16-6 6-2 14-9 1-1 0-0
2021 18-21 7-5 5-7 5-8 1-1 0-0
2020 23-12 6-2 4-5 12-4 0-0 1-1
2019 42-26 14-7 11-7 17-12 0-0 0-0
2018 60-24 42-17 8-3 10-4 0-0 0-0
2017 32-27 18-10 12-14 2-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-15 48-10 8-5 0-0 0-0 0-0

Roman Safiullin has a 34-21 win-loss record in 2023, 11-11 on hard. In connection to the last 11 years, Roman has a 205-77 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Roman’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the final the Koblenz Challenger and Chengdu.

H2H Andy Murray vs. Roman Safiullin

This would be the 3rd time that Andy Murray and Roman Safiullin clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Murray and Safiullin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Andy Murray

55 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0
2017 57-22 22-8 16-4 10-7 9-3 0-0
2016 44-24 12-9 13-7 13-6 6-2 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 49-22 win-loss record in 2023, 22-11 on hard. In connection to the previous 11 years, Alexander has a 173-85 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current year was winning the tournament in Hamburg where he overcame Laslo Djere in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Chengdu where he overcame Roman Safiullin in the final 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Andy Murray vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 5th time that Andy Murray and Alexander Zverev clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Murray (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

28 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
17
High
13
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 20-23 record in 2023, 13-12 on hard. Regarding the previous 3 years, the American has a 36-24 record on hard. The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Shelton’s most significant result of the season was getting to the semifinal the Cagliari Challenger and at the U.S. Open .

H2H Andy Murray vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record between Andy Murray and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Anyhow, Andy Murray may compete against Jaume Antoni Munar Clar. Their H2H is 0-0.

R4 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

64 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 48-13 win-loss record in 2023, 25-6 on hard. During the previous 6 years, Jannik has a 95-40 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current season was winning the competition in Montpellier where he defeated Maxime Cressy in the final 7-6(3) 6-3, and in Toronto where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 6-1.

H2H Andy Murray vs. Jannik Sinner

This would be the 3rd time that Andy Murray and Jannik Sinner clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Sinner on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Andy Murray may face Sebastian Baez. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Daniil Medvedev

66 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0
2016 69-27 15-6 13-7 23-8 9-3 9-3

Daniil Medvedev has a 59-12 win-loss record in 2023, 37-6 on hard. In connection to the previous 11 years, Daniil has a 218-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current year was winning the tournament in Rotterdam where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the final 5-7 6-2 6-2, in Doha where he overcame Andy Murray in the final 6-4 6-4, in Dubai where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-2, in Miami where he beat Jannik Sinner in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Rome where he overcame Holger Rune in the final 7-5 7-5.

H2H Andy Murray vs. Daniil Medvedev

This would be the 4th time that Andy Murray and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Andy Murray may fight against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Felix Auger-Aliassime.

1/2 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

44 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
4
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 38-18 record in 2023, 10-9 on hard. Talking about the last 6 years, Holger has a 30-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Holger won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Munich where he defeated Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(3).

H2H Andy Murray vs. Holger Rune

There is no head to head record between Andy Murray and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Alternatively, Andy Murray could compete against Casper Ruud. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Casper Ruud.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

65 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 61-8 win-loss record in 2023, 24-5 on hard. Regarding the previous 6 years, Alcaraz has a 73-19 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Carlos won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the year was conquering the title in Buenos Aires where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, in Indian Wells where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2, in Barcelona where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, in Madrid where he overcame Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3, in London where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 6-4, and at the Wimbledon where he overcame Novak Djokovic in the final 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4.

H2H Andy Murray vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 3rd time that Andy Murray and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Murray on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Andy Murray may compete against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Stefanos Tsitsipas.