Frances Tiafoe is about to begin his bid in the draw in Shanghai.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw includinghispresumable opposition in Shanghai Rolex Masters. Francis has a losing record (6-19) against the presumable opponents.

R1R1 – Bye
R2 – Yi Zhou (440) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Alexander Bublik (27) – H2H 2-2
or Roman Safiullin (61) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Novak Djokovic (4) – H2H 0-2
or Flavio Cobolli (30) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Grigor Dimitrov (10) – H2H 2-3
or Alexei Popyrin (24) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 1-8
or Taylor Fritz (7) – H2H 1-7
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-4
or Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 1-2
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Draw

R2 – Yi Zhou’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

25 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
440
High
440
WLLWLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-21 25-20 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
2023 10-17 9-12 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Yi Zhou has a 25-21 record in 2024, 25-20 on hard. In the course of the previous 3 years, the Chinese has a 35-33 record on hard. The Chinese won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Zhou’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final M25 Luzhou, M15 Tianjin and M25 Tianjin.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Chinese was overcome by Denis Yevseyev in the qualifications 6-2 6-4.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Yi Zhou

There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Yi Zhou since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

R3 – Alexander Bublik’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

24 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
27
High
17
LLWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-22 10-10 5-6 5-2 4-4 0-0
2023 28-30 3-12 7-9 9-7 9-2 0-0
2022 33-27 5-8 2-6 17-8 9-5 0-0
2021 35-30 14-12 4-6 10-8 7-4 0-0
2020 15-17 3-6 4-5 8-6 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 20-13 2-4 14-9 8-5 0-0
2018 34-32 17-16 1-5 11-5 2-4 3-2
2017 46-28 30-13 6-6 5-4 4-4 1-1

Alexander Bublik has a 24-22 record in 2024, 10-10 on hard. In the last 11 years, Alexander has a 133-104 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). The Kazakhstani won 3 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this season was winning the tournament in Montpellier where he beat Borna Coric in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Bublik didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Alexander Bublik

This match would represent the 5th time that Frances Tiafoe and Alexander Bublik clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Tiafoe on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Frances Tiafoe may compete against Roman Safiullin. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic

33 - 8win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
1
WWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-8 11-4 16-3 1-0 5-1 0-0
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
2021 55-7 19-3 18-3 11-1 7-0 0-0
2020 41-5 26-1 11-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 57-11 26-6 15-3 9-2 7-0 0-0
2018 53-13 23-4 11-5 8-3 11-1 0-0
2017 32-8 10-3 12-4 2-0 8-1 0-0

Novak Djokovic has a 33-8 win-loss record in 2024, 11-4 on hard. During the previous 21 years, Novak has a 537-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current season was conquering the tournament in Paris where he overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(2).

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Djokovic didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Novak Djokovic

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

However, Frances Tiafoe may come up against Flavio Cobolli. Their head to head is 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe.

1/4 – Grigor Dimitrov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Grigor Dimitrov

38 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
10
High
3
WLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 38-14 19-6 8-4 7-2 4-2 0-0
2023 43-21 16-10 10-5 10-4 7-2 0-0
2022 26-22 10-11 10-5 5-4 1-2 0-0
2021 24-18 18-10 3-5 2-2 1-1 0-0
2020 18-11 8-5 6-2 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 24-21 12-10 7-6 5-3 0-2 0-0
2018 25-19 11-9 7-5 6-3 1-2 0-0
2017 49-19 24-8 4-5 15-3 6-3 0-0

Grigor Dimitrov has a 38-14 record in 2024, 19-6 on hard. In the previous 18 years, the Bulgarian has a 265-153 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Dimitrov won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current year was conquering the tournament in Brisbane where he defeated Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Bulgarian was defeated by Andrey Rublev in the semifinal 7-6(7) 6-3.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Grigor Dimitrov

This would be the 6th time that Frances Tiafoe and Grigor Dimitrov clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but Tiafoe leads 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Frances Tiafoe may fight against Alexei Popyrin. Their head to head is 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe.

1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 8-1 for Alexander Zverev

58 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
2
WWLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 58-18 28-9 23-6 1-1 6-2 0-0
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

Alexander Zverev has a 58-18 win-loss record in 2024, 28-9 on hard. During the previous 12 years, Zverev has a 201-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current year was winning the competition in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4, and in Rome where he overcame Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Zverev capitulated to Roman Safiullin in the 2nd round 6-3 6-1.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 10th time that Frances Tiafoe and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 8-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Frances Tiafoe could square off with Taylor Fritz. Their head to head record is 7-1 for Taylor Fritz.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Jannik Sinner

60 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 60-6 35-3 11-2 5-0 9-1 0-0
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 60-6 record in 2024, 35-3 on hard. Regarding the last 7 years, the Italian has a 133-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the competition at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3, in Rotterdam where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, in Miami where he beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1, in Halle where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2), in Cincinnati where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-6(4) 6-2, and at the U.S. Open where he defeated Taylor Fritz in the final 6-3 6-4 7-5.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Sinner was defeated by Ben Shelton in the 4th round 2-6 6-3 7-6(5).

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 6th time that Frances Tiafoe and Jannik Sinner clash against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Frances Tiafoe may take on Carlos Alcaraz. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Carlos Alcaraz.