ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev are going to compete on Saturday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on STADIUM COURT.
Jannik Sinner vs. Taro Daniel
Head to head 1-0 for Sinner
Jannik Sinner will come up against Taro Daniel in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on STADIUM COURT.
Jannik Sinner: ranking and results
Currently world no. 1 the Italian will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in Beijing where he lost to in the final on the 2nd of October.
Jannik has a 59-6 win-loss record in 2024, 34-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was conquering the title at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 and in Rotterdam where he overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4 and in Miami where he defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1 and in Halle where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2) and in Cincinnati where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-6(4) 6-2 and at the U.S. Open where he beat Taylor Fritz in the final 6-3 6-4 7-5.
Last year in Shanghai The Italian lost in the 4th round 2-6 6-3 7-6(5) to Ben Shelton.
Taro Daniel: ranking and results
Ranked no. 93, Daniel got to the 2nd round after beating Egor Gerasimov 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4.
Taro has a 19-29 win-loss record in 2024, 12-14 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Japanese’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Auckland.
Last year in Shanghai Daniel lost in the 1st round 6-2 6-3 to Dane Sweeny.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Jannik Sinner and Taro Daniel face off. Their record is 1-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Before, the last time they played, Sinner won 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-1 in the 3rd round in Australian open back in 2022.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jannik Sinner who should win in 2 sets.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.01
Taro Daniel -> 15.75
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Carlos Alcaraz vs. Juncheng Shang
Head to head 1-0 for Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz will play Juncheng Shang in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:30 pm on STADIUM COURT.
Carlos Alcaraz: ranking and results
Ranked no. 2, will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in Davis Cup, Group B, Valencia where he defeated to in the Rubber 2 on the 11th of September.
Carlos has a 48-9 win-loss record in 2024, 19-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Indian Wells where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(5) 6-1 and at the French Open where he beat Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 and at the Wimbledon where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 6-2 6-2 7-6(4) and in Beijing where he overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3).
Alcaraz won his last 9 matches.
Last year in Shanghai Alcaraz surrendered in the 4th round 5-7 6-2 6-4 to Grigor Dimitrov.
Juncheng Shang: ranking and results
Ranked no. 51 (career high), Juncheng got to the 2nd round after defeating Chak Lam Coleman Wong 6-4 6-4.
Shang has a 40-20 win-loss record in 2024, 25-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Chengdu where he defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the final 7-6(4) 6-1.
Last year in Shanghai Shang lost in the 1st round 7-6(7) 4-6 6-4
to Yosuke Watanuki.Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Carlos Alcaraz and Juncheng Shang square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Alcaraz won 6-1 6-1 1-0 ret. in the 3rd round in Australian open back in January 2024.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Alcaraz who should win in 2 sets.
Carlos Alcaraz -> 1.082
Juncheng Shang -> 7.8
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Novak Djokovic vs. Alex Michelsen
Head to head 0-0
Novak Djokovic will take on Alex Michelsen in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:30 pm on STADIUM COURT.
Novak Djokovic: ranking and results
Ranked no. 4, will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in Davis Cup, World Group I, 1R, SRB GRE 3 where he overcame to in the Rubber 2 on the 14th of September.
Djokovic has a 32-8 win-loss record in 2024, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was conquering the title in Paris where he overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(2).
Last year in Shanghai The Serbian didn’t compete in Shanghai in 2023. The Serbian conquered the title at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in 2013, 2015 and 2018.
Alex Michelsen: ranking and results
Ranked no. 43 (career high), Alex reached the 2nd round after defeating Bu Yunchaokete 6-3 6-4.
Michelsen has a 38-29 win-loss record in 2024, 26-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). The American’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Newport and Salem.
Last year in Shanghai The American didn’t compete in Shanghai in 2023.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Alex Michelsen since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.2
Alex Michelsen -> 4.55
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Alexander Zverev vs. Mattia Bellucci
Head to head 0-0
Alexander Zverev will square off with Mattia Bellucci in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 9:00 pm on STADIUM COURT.
Alexander Zverev: ranking and results
Ranked no. 3, Alexander will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in Laver Cup where he lost
to Fritz in the round robin on the 21st of September.Zverev has a 57-18 win-loss record in 2024, 27-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4 and in Rome where he defeated Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.
Last year in Shanghai The German lost in the 2nd round 6-3 6-1 to Roman Safiullin.
Mattia Bellucci: ranking and results
Ranked no. 101 (career high), Bellucci got to the 2nd round after defeating Yuta Shimizu 7-5 7-6(2), Aslan Karatsev 7-6(3) 6-1 and Billy Harris 6-3 6-4.
Bellucci has a 43-27 win-loss record in 2024, 27-14 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Italian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Cary Challenger.
Last year in Shanghai Bellucci didn’t play in Shanghai in 2023.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Alexander Zverev and Mattia Bellucci since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 2 sets.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.074
Mattia Bellucci -> 8.2
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Shanghai Rolex Masters
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-3 4-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Arthur FilsFils (7-64 7-65) – Score progression – Stats
- Tomas MachacMachac – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (1-6 7-63 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Kei NishikoriNishikori (7-66 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Ben SheltonShelton – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-3 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Arthur CazauxCazaux (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (6-72 6-2 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (7-65 3-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Yibing WuWu – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-2 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Casper RuudRuud (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (7-5 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Tommy PaulPaul – Fabio FogniniFognini (6-1 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Shanghai Rolex Masters
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Ugo HumbertHumbert (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
- Marcos GironGiron – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Alexander BublikBublik (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Terence AtmaneAtmane (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexandre MullerMuller (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
- Zizou BergsBergs – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Taro DanielDaniel (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Tomas MachacMachac – Aleksandar VukicVukic (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – David GoffinGoffin (3-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – (1-0) – H2H – Prediction