Jannik Sinner is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. Jannik has defeated Taro Daniel 6-1 6-4, Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-73 6-4 6-2 and Ben Shelton 6-4 7-61 to reach the quarter where he will face Daniil Medvedev.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Jannik Sinner’s projected draw includinghispresumable opposition in Shanghai Rolex Masters. Sinner has a negative record (13-18) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Taro Daniel (93) – 6-1 6-4
R3 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry (37) – 6-73 6-4 6-2
R4 – Ben Shelton (16) – 6-4 7-61
1/4 – Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 6-7
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 4-7
or Tomas Machac (33) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Novak Djokovic (4) – H2H 3-4
or Taylor Fritz (7) – H2H 2-1
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1/4 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-6 for Daniil Medvedev

46 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
1
LWLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-21 28-9 11-5 1-5 6-2 0-0
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0

Daniil Medvedev has a 45-17 record in 2024, 28-8 on hard. As for the last 12 years, Daniil has a 247-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Medvedev’s most significant result of the season was reaching the final at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Medvedev lost to Sebastian Korda in the 3rd round 7-6(8) 6-2.

H2H Jannik Sinner vs. Daniil Medvedev

This match would represent the 14th time that Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev play each other. The head to head is 7-6 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but Sinner has a winning record of 4-1 on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-4 for Carlos Alcaraz

54 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
WLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 54-13 22-5 17-4 7-3 8-1 0-0
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 51-9 win-loss record in 2024, 22-4 on hard. In the course of the last 7 years, Carlos has a 97-24 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the current year was conquering the title in Indian Wells where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(5) 6-1, at the French Open where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2, at the Wimbledon where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 6-2 6-2 7-6(4), and in Beijing where he defeated Jannik Sinner in the final 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3).

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Spaniard surrendered to Grigor Dimitrov in the 4th round 5-7 6-2 6-4.

H2H Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This would be the 12th time that Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz fight against each other. The head to head is 7-4 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 4-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Jannik Sinner may face Tomas Machac. Their H2H is 1-0 for Jannik Sinner.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 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 35-8 win-loss record in 2024, 13-4 on hard. Talking about the last 21 years, the Serbian has a 539-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current year 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 the Serbian didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Jannik Sinner vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 8th time that Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic face off. The head to head is 4-3 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Sinner has a winning record of 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Jannik Sinner could compete against Taylor Fritz. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Jannik Sinner.