Yosuke Watanuki is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. Yousuke has defeated Pavel Kotov 6-76 6-4 7-5 and Brandon Nakashima 7-64 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Taylor Fritz.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yosuke Watanuki’s projected draw andhislikely opposition in Shanghai Rolex Masters. Watanuki has a unfavourable record (0-2) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Pavel Kotov (56) – 6-76 6-4 7-5
R2 – Brandon Nakashima (35) – 7-64 6-3
R3 – Taylor Fritz (7) – H2H 0-1
R4 – Holger Rune (14) – H2H 0-0
or Jiri Lehecka (34) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 0-1
or Tallon Griekspoor (40) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Novak Djokovic (4) – H2H 0-0
or Grigor Dimitrov (10) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 0-0
or Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Taylor Fritz

53 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
4
WLWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 53-23 22-10 15-7 6-4 10-2 0-0
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0
2017 39-26 24-16 0-0 10-5 5-5 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 46-19 record in 2024, 19-9 on hard. During the previous 11 years, Taylor has a 232-120 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Taylor won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current season was conquering the title in Delray Beach where he overcame Tommy Paul in the final 6-2 6-3, and in Eastbourne where he beat Max Purcell in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the American surrendered to Diego Schwartzman in the 3rd round 6-4 3-6 7-6(5).

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Taylor Fritz

This would be the 2nd time that Yosuke Watanuki and Taylor Fritz square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

45 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
4
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-23 21-11 11-6 10-4 3-2 0-0
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 37-20 win-loss record in 2024, 20-10 on hard. Talking about the previous 7 years, Rune has a 50-40 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Holger won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Dane’s best result of this current season was reaching the final Brisbane.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Rune was overcome by Brandon Nakashima in the 2nd round 6-0 6-2.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Holger Rune

There is no head to head record between Yosuke Watanuki and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Alternatively, Yosuke Watanuki may compete against Jiri Lehecka. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 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. Talking about the previous 12 years, the German 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 year was winning the title 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 was overcome by Roman Safiullin in the 2nd round 6-3 6-1.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 2nd time that Yosuke Watanuki and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Yosuke Watanuki may come up against Tallon Griekspoor. Their head to head record is 0-0

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1/2 – 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 win-loss record in 2024, 11-4 on hard. During the last 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 the year was conquering the competition 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 play in this tournament.

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Novak Djokovic

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

However, Yosuke Watanuki could face Grigor Dimitrov. Their head to head 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 61-6 record in 2024, 36-3 on hard. As for the last 7 years, the Italian has a 134-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was conquering the title 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 defeated 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 overcame 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 the Italian lost to Ben Shelton in the 4th round 2-6 6-3 7-6(5).

H2H Yosuke Watanuki vs. Jannik Sinner

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

Yet, Yosuke Watanuki may fight against Carlos Alcaraz. Their head to head is 0-0.