Grigor Dimitrov is about to begin his campaign in the draw in Shanghai. In the previous edition of this tournament, he toppled Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 6-3, Karen Khachanov 7-6(6) 6-4, Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 6-2 6-4 and Nicolas Jarry 7-6(2) 6-4.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Grigor Dimitrov’s projected draw alongsidehislikely opponents in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Bulgarian has a weak record (7-25) with the presumable opponents.

R1R1 – Bye
R2 – Zizou Bergs (73) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Alexei Popyrin (24) – H2H 1-2
R4 – Alexander Shevchenko (58) – H2H 1-0
or Jakub Mensik (65) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Novak Djokovic (4) – H2H 1-12
or Frances Tiafoe (17) – H2H 3-2
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 2-7
or Taylor Fritz (7) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-4
or Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 2-3
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R2 – Zizou Bergs’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Grigor Dimitrov

41 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
73
High
72
WLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 41-24 9-8 17-7 9-5 6-4 0-0
2023 38-27 8-7 16-7 9-10 5-3 0-0
2022 39-30 7-5 7-7 17-16 8-2 0-0
2021 38-21 2-5 15-10 21-6 0-0 0-0
2020 21-9 14-6 1-2 6-1 0-0 0-0
2019 32-20 16-6 11-10 5-4 0-0 0-0
2018 63-30 22-9 31-16 10-5 0-0 0-0
2017 18-10 0-0 18-9 0-1 0-0 0-0

Zizou Bergs has a 41-24 win-loss record in 2024, 9-8 on hard. During the last 9 years, Zizou has a 78-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zizou won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Zizou’s most significant result of the season was reaching the final the Sarasota Challenger and the Tallahassee Challenger.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Belgian didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Grigor Dimitrov vs. Zizou Bergs

This would be the 2nd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Zizou Bergs fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Alexei Popyrin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Alexei Popyrin

28 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
24
High
23
WLWWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 28-19 17-7 4-8 2-1 5-3 0-0
2023 36-29 18-14 15-6 1-4 2-5 0-0
2022 24-31 7-16 7-4 3-5 7-6 0-0
2021 32-26 13-11 8-6 10-5 1-4 0-0
2020 14-16 3-4 5-5 4-6 0-0 2-1
2019 37-32 18-17 7-7 6-5 6-3 0-0
2018 46-26 20-10 15-10 11-6 0-0 0-0
2017 35-21 22-10 13-9 0-2 0-0 0-0

Alexei Popyrin has a 28-19 record in 2024, 17-7 on hard. As for the last 9 years, Popyrin has a 136-98 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Popyrin won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the year was winning the title in Montreal where he overcame Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Alexei lost to Matteo Arnaldi in the 1st round 4-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Grigor Dimitrov vs. Alexei Popyrin

This match would represent the 4th time that Grigor Dimitrov and Alexei Popyrin square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats

), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Alexander Shevchenko’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Grigor Dimitrov

20 - 31win/loss in 2024

Rank
58
High
45
WWLLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 20-31 8-12 6-12 5-4 1-3 0-0
2023 45-34 16-15 19-13 10-5 0-1 0-0
2022 50-33 2-4 41-23 7-6 0-0 0-0
2021 49-27 8-4 33-17 8-6 0-0 0-0
2020 24-8 13-4 11-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 32-22 1-1 30-20 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 30-12 0-0 30-12 0-0 0-0 0-0

Alexander Shevchenko has a 20-31 record in 2024, 8-12 on hard. Talking about the last 7 years, Shevchenko has a 48-40 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Kazakhstani won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Shevchenko lost to Chun Hsin Tseng in the 1st round 3-6 6-3 6-2.

H2H Grigor Dimitrov vs. Alexander Shevchenko

This match would represent the 2nd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Alexander Shevchenko square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Grigor Dimitrov may face Jakub Mensik. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Jakub Mensik.

1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 12-1 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. Regarding the previous 21 years, Djokovic has a 537-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in Paris where he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(2).

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Novak didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Grigor Dimitrov vs. Novak Djokovic

This match would represent the 14th time that Grigor Dimitrov and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 12-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 5-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Grigor Dimitrov could face Frances Tiafoe. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Grigor Dimitrov.

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

Head to head 7-2 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. In connection to the last 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 result of the season was winning the tournament in Australia where he beat 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 Alexander surrendered to Roman Safiullin in the 2nd round 6-3 6-1.

H2H Grigor Dimitrov vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 10th time that Grigor Dimitrov and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 7-2 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Grigor Dimitrov may compete against Taylor Fritz. Their head to head is 2-1 for Taylor Fritz.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Jannik Sinner

61 - 6win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
WWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 61-6 36-3 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 61-6 win-loss record in 2024, 36-3 on hard. During the previous 7 years, Jannik has a 134-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the season was winning the competition at the Australian Open where he beat 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 overcame 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 defeated 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 surrendered to Ben Shelton in the 4th round 2-6 6-3 7-6(5).

H2H Grigor Dimitrov vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 6th time that Grigor Dimitrov and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Grigor Dimitrov may face Carlos Alcaraz. Their head to head record is 3-2 for Carlos Alcaraz.