Frances Tiafoe is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. Tiafoe has defeated Yi Zhou 6-2 6-4 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Roman Safiullin.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw together withhisplausible opposition in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The American has a weak record (4-17) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Yi Zhou (440) – 6-2 6-4
R3 – 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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R3 – Roman Safiullin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

31 - 28win/loss in 2024

Rank
60
High
36
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 31-28 18-14 5-8 6-3 2-3 0-0
2023 41-25 13-12 8-4 11-5 9-4 0-0
2022 37-18 16-6 6-2 14-9 1-1 0-0
2021 18-21 7-5 5-7 5-8 1-1 0-0
2020 23-12 6-2 4-5 12-4 0-0 1-1
2019 42-26 14-7 11-7 17-12 0-0 0-0
2018 60-24 42-17 8-3 10-4 0-0 0-0
2017 32-27 18-10 12-14 2-3 0-0 0-0

Roman Safiullin has a 24-25 record in 2024, 17-13 on hard. In the course of the previous 12 years, Roman has a 224-91 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Safiullin won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Roman’s most significant result of the season was getting to the final the Cary Challenger.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Russian capitulated to Ben Shelton in the 3rd round 3-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Roman Safiullin

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

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic

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. Talking about the previous 21 years, Djokovic has a 537-87 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Djokovic won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the competition in Paris where he defeated 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 contest would be 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Frances Tiafoe could compete 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

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 39-14 win-loss record in 2024, 20-6 on hard. Regarding the previous 18 years, the Bulgarian has a 266-153 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Dimitrov won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this year was winning the competition in Brisbane where he defeated Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.

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

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Grigor Dimitrov

This contest would be 6th time that Frances Tiafoe and Grigor Dimitrov fight 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.

Notwithstanding, Frances Tiafoe could take on Alexei Popyrin. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe.

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

Head to head 8-1 for Alexander Zverev

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 record in 2024, 28-9 on hard. During 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 best achievement of the current year 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 overcame Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

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

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 10th time that Frances Tiafoe and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 8-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Frances Tiafoe may compete against Taylor Fritz. Their H2H is 7-1 for Taylor Fritz.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Jannik Sinner

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 61-6 win-loss record in 2024, 36-3 on hard. During the previous 7 years, Sinner has a 134-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this current year was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where he overcame 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 defeated 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 the Italian capitulated to Ben Shelton in the 4th round 2-6 6-3 7-6(5).

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 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.

Notwithstanding, Frances Tiafoe may compete against Carlos Alcaraz. Their head to head is 2-1 for Carlos Alcaraz.