[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Roman Safiullin’s draw vs Bublik, Tiafoe, Djokovic, Dimitrov, Zverev, Sinner to win the Shanghai

Shanghai draw preview with H2H - Roman Safiullin may need to overcome Alexander Bublik, Frances Tiafoe, Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner to conquer the tournament in the Shanghai Rolex Masters.

Roman Safiullin Stats info

Roman Safiullin is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. Roman has defeated Beibit Zhukayev 7-60 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Alexander Bublik.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Roman Safiullin’s projected draw together withhislikely opponents in Shanghai Rolex Masters. Safiullin has a losing record (1-7) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Beibit Zhukayev (196) – 7-60 6-4
R2 – Alexander Bublik (27) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Frances Tiafoe (17) – H2H 0-0
or Yi Zhou (440) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Novak Djokovic (4) – H2H 0-2
or Flavio Cobolli (30) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Grigor Dimitrov (10) – H2H 0-0
or Alexei Popyrin (24) – H2H 2-1
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 1-2
or Taylor Fritz (7) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 0-3
or Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 1-1
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R2 – Alexander Bublik’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

25 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
34
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 win-loss record in 2024, 10-10 on hard. In connection to the last 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 best result of the current season was winning the competition in Montpellier where he beat Borna Coric in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.

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

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Alexander Bublik

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

R3 – 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 win-loss record in 2024, 20-12 on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, Francis has a 178-121 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Francis won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Francis’s most significant achievement of the year was getting to the final Houston and Cincinnati.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the American lost to Lorenzo Sonego in the 2nd round 2-6 6-2 6-3.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Frances Tiafoe

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

Anyhow, Roman Safiullin may come up against Yi Zhou. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic

37 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
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 win-loss record in 2024, 11-4 on hard. In the previous 21 years, Djokovic has a 537-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the year was winning the tournament in Paris where he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(2).

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Serbian didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 3rd time that Roman Safiullin and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Roman Safiullin may compete against Flavio Cobolli. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Flavio Cobolli.

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

His best result of this season was conquering the tournament in Brisbane where he overcame Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Bulgarian capitulated to Andrey Rublev in the semifinal 7-6(7) 6-3.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Grigor Dimitrov

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

However, Roman Safiullin may square off with Alexei Popyrin. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Roman Safiullin.

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

Head to head 2-1 for Alexander Zverev

66 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
2
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 66-20 29-10 23-6 8-2 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 record in 2024, 28-9 on hard. In the previous 12 years, Alexander has a 201-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexander won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the season was winning the title in Australia where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4, and in Rome where he beat Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

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

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 4th time that Roman Safiullin and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Roman Safiullin may face Taylor Fritz. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Jannik Sinner

65 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 65-6 40-3 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 win-loss record in 2024, 35-3 on hard. In connection to the last 7 years, Jannik has a 133-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this year was conquering the title 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 defeated 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 overcame 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 defeated Taylor Fritz in the final 6-3 6-4 7-5.

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

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Jannik Sinner

This would be the 4th time that Roman Safiullin and Jannik Sinner clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Roman Safiullin could face Carlos Alcaraz. Their head to head record is 1-1.