[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Roman Safiullin’s draw vs Zverev, Shelton, Sinner, Medvedev, Rune, Alcaraz to win the Shanghai

Shanghai draw preview with H2H - Roman Safiullin may need to defeat Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz to conquer the competition in the Shanghai Rolex Masters.

Roman Safiullin Stats info

Roman Safiullin is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. Roman has defeated Andy Murray 6-3 6-2 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Alexander Zverev.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Roman Safiullin’s projected draw withhisplausible opponents in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Russian has a losing record (1-4) against the likely opposition.

R1 – Andy Murray (39) – 6-3 6-2
R2 – Alexander Zverev (10) – H2H 0-2
R3 – Ben Shelton (20) – H2H 1-0
or Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (82) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Jannik Sinner (4) – H2H 0-2
or Sebastian Baez (29) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Daniil Medvedev (3) – H2H 0-0
or Felix Auger-Aliassime (15) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Holger Rune (5) – H2H 0-0
or Casper Ruud (9) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-0
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (6) – H2H 2-1
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R2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Alexander Zverev

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

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the title in Hamburg where he overcame Laslo Djere in the final 7-5 6-3, and in Chengdu where he beat Roman Safiullin in the final 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 3rd time that Roman Safiullin and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Roman Safiullin

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. During the previous 3 years, Shelton has a 36-24 record on hard. The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s most significant achievement of this current year was reaching the semifinal the Cagliari Challenger and at the U.S. Open .

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Ben Shelton

This would be the 2nd time that Roman Safiullin and Ben Shelton play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Safiullin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Roman Safiullin may play Jaume Antoni Munar Clar. Their head to head is 1-0 for Roman Safiullin.

R4 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Jannik Sinner

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 49-13 win-loss record in 2023, 26-6 on hard. In the course of the previous 6 years, the Italian has a 96-40 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this current season was conquering the title in Montpellier where he defeated Maxime Cressy in the final 7-6(3) 6-3, in Toronto where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 6-1, and in Beijing where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(2) 7-6(2).

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 3rd time that Roman Safiullin and Jannik Sinner square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Roman Safiullin could fight against Sebastian Baez. Their H2H is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 0-0

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 59-13 record in 2023, 37-7 on hard. In connection to the last 11 years, Medvedev has a 218-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev won 8 of his last 10 matches.

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

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Daniil Medvedev

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Daniil Medvedev since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Yet, Roman Safiullin could compete against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their head to head record is 1-0 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 win-loss record in 2023, 10-9 on hard. Regarding the last 6 years, Rune has a 30-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Dane won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this year was winning the competition in Munich where he overcame Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(3).

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Holger Rune

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Roman Safiullin could face Casper Ruud. Their H2H is 0-0.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 record in 2023, 24-5 on hard. In connection to 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 best result of the current season was winning the tournament in Buenos Aires where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5, in Indian Wells where he defeated 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 defeated Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3, in London where he defeated 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 Roman Safiullin vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Roman Safiullin could come up against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Roman Safiullin.