Novak Djokovic is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. Novak has defeated Alex Michelsen 7-63 7-69, Flavio Cobolli 6-1 6-2, Roman Safiullin 6-3 6-2 and Jakub Mensik 6-74 6-1 6-4 to reach the semifinal where he will face Taylor Fritz.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw withhisprojected opposition in Shanghai Rolex Masters. Novak has a positive record (13-3) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Alex Michelsen (43) – 7-63 7-69
R3 – Flavio Cobolli (30) – 6-1 6-2
R4 – Roman Safiullin (61) – 6-3 6-2
1/4 – Jakub Mensik (65) – 6-74 6-1 6-4
1/2 – Taylor Fritz (7) – H2H 9-0
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 4-3
or Tomas Machac (33) – H2H 1-1
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1/2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 9-0 for Novak Djokovic

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 49-19 record in 2024, 22-9 on hard. During the previous 11 years, the American has a 235-120 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Fritz won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current season was conquering the tournament in Delray Beach where he defeated 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 Taylor lost to Diego Schwartzman in the 3rd round 6-4 3-6 7-6(5).

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz

This contest would be 10th time that Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz square off. The head to head is 9-0

for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Novak Djokovic

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 63-6 win-loss record in 2024, 38-3 on hard. Regarding the previous 7 years, the Italian has a 136-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the 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 overcame Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1, in Halle where he beat 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 beat Taylor Fritz in the final 6-3 6-4 7-5.

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

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 8th time that Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner square 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.

Alternatively, Novak Djokovic could come up against Tomas Machac. Their head to head record is 1-1.