Yi Zhou is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. Zhou has defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 2-4 ret. to reach the 2nd round where he will face Frances Tiafoe.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yi Zhou’s projected draw andhislikely opponents in Shanghai Rolex Masters. Yi has no record against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Yoshihito Nishioka (60) – 2-4 ret.
R2 – Frances Tiafoe (17) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Alexander Bublik (27) – H2H 0-0
or Roman Safiullin (61) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Novak Djokovic (4) – H2H 0-0
or Flavio Cobolli (30) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Grigor Dimitrov (10) – H2H 0-0
or Alexei Popyrin (24) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 0-0
or Taylor Fritz (7) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 0-0
or Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

33 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
18
High
10
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-27 21-13 5-6 4-5 3-3 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 30-23 record in 2024, 20-12 on hard. In the previous 11 years, Francis has a 178-121 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Tiafoe’s most significant result of this current season was reaching the final Houston and Cincinnati.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Tiafoe was overcome by Lorenzo Sonego in the 2nd round 2-6 6-2 6-3.

H2H Yi Zhou vs. Frances Tiafoe

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

R3 – Alexander Bublik’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

25 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
33
High
17
LWLLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-25 10-11 5-6 6-4 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. During the previous 11 years, the Kazakhstani has a 133-104 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Bublik won 3 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was winning the tournament in Montpellier where he defeated Borna Coric in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Bublik didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Yi Zhou vs. Alexander Bublik

There is no head to head record between Yi Zhou and Alexander Bublik since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Alternatively, Yi Zhou could fight against Roman Safiullin. Their H2H is 0-0.

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
1
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-9 15-5 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 record in 2024, 11-4 on hard. As for the previous 21 years, the Serbian has a 537-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was winning 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 compete in this tournament.

H2H Yi Zhou vs. Novak Djokovic

There is no head to head record between Yi Zhou and Novak Djokovic since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Yet, Yi Zhou could fight against Flavio Cobolli. Their H2H record is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 0-0

46 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
10
High
3
LWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-18 21-7 8-4 13-5 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 win-loss record in 2024, 19-6 on hard. In the last 18 years, Grigor has a 265-153 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Bulgarian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current year was conquering the title in Brisbane where he overcame Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.

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

H2H Yi Zhou vs. Grigor Dimitrov

There is no head to head record between Yi Zhou and Grigor Dimitrov since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Yet, Yi Zhou may fight against Alexei Popyrin. Their head to head is 0-0.

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

Head to head record 0-0

69 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
2
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 69-21 29-10 23-6 11-3 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. Talking about the last 12 years, Alexander has a 201-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Australia where he overcame 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 Rolex Masters Alexander was overcome by Roman Safiullin in the 2nd round 6-3 6-1.

H2H Yi Zhou vs. Alexander Zverev

There is no head to head record between Yi Zhou and Alexander Zverev since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Yi Zhou could face Taylor Fritz. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

73 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 73-6 40-3 11-2 13-0 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. In connection to the last 7 years, Sinner has a 133-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant 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 defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1, in Halle where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2), 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 Rolex Masters the Italian was defeated by Ben Shelton in the 4th round 2-6 6-3 7-6(5).

H2H Yi Zhou vs. Jannik Sinner

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

On the other hand, Yi Zhou may fight against Carlos Alcaraz. Their head to head is 0-0.