David Goffin is about to kick off his campaign in the draw in Shanghai. In the previous edition of this tournament, he beat James Duckworth 6-4 6-2, Lorenzo Musetti 1-6 7-6(6) 6-2, Marcos Giron 1-6 6-3 7-5 and Alexander Zverev 6-4 7-5.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is David Goffin’s projected draw together withhisplausible opponents in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Belgian has a losing record (8-14) against the presumable opponents.
R1 – Alexandre Muller’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Alexandre Muller
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-29 | 12-12 | 11-10 | 3-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-32 | 11-14 | 20-12 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-33 | 20-13 | 18-12 | 7-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-31 | 6-6 | 27-20 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-31 | 6-7 | 16-15 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-13 | 3-2 | 15-9 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 39-31 | 10-5 | 16-15 | 13-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 53-29 | 14-4 | 34-20 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Alexandre Muller has a 23-24 win-loss record in 2025, 12-11 on hard. Regarding the last 11 years, the French player has a 132-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexandre won 4 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of the current season was winning the tournament in Hong Kong where he defeated Kei Nishikori in the final 2-6 6-1 6-3.
Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Muller lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 3rd round 6-3 7-5.
H2H David Goffin vs. Alexandre Muller
This contest would be 2nd time that David Goffin and Alexandre Muller face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Muller (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
R2 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for David Goffin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40-24 | 23-9 | 7-5 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-26 | 22-13 | 8-4 | 8-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-26 | 21-13 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-11 | 16-9 | 0-0 | 24-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-7 | 7-3 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ben Shelton has a 37-18 record in 2025, 23-8 on hard. As for the last 5 years, Shelton has a 89-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Shelton won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current season was conquering the tournament in Toronto where he overcame Karen Khachanov in the final 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3).
Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Shelton was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the 4th round 6-4 7-6(1).
H2H David Goffin vs. Ben Shelton
This contest would be 2nd time that David Goffin and Ben Shelton fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Goffin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
R3 – Gabriel Diallo’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for David Goffin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37-29 | 16-15 | 8-7 | 4-4 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 49-26 | 30-12 | 7-6 | 9-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-28 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 24-10 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-10 | 17-6 | 0-0 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-4 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 8-4 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Gabriel Diallo has a 33-25 win-loss record in 2025, 14-14 on hard. Regarding the last 8 years, Diallo has a 84-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Gabriel won 4 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of the current season was winning the competition in Hertogenbosch where he overcame Zizou Bergs in the final 7-5 7-6(8).
Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Gabriel was overcome by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 1st round 7-5 7-6(7).
H2H David Goffin vs. Gabriel Diallo
This contest would be 2nd time that David Goffin and Gabriel Diallo fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Goffin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, David Goffin could square off with Benjamin Bonzi. Their H2H record is 3-1 for David Goffin.
R4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for David Goffin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39-16 | 12-8 | 14-5 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 51-25 | 21-9 | 24-7 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-23 | 12-12 | 22-8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-22 | 18-8 | 25-7 | 7-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 57-17 | 16-6 | 28-5 | 11-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-13 | 4-5 | 17-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 44-31 | 8-10 | 27-13 | 9-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 43-29 | 19-9 | 19-18 | 5-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Casper Ruud has a 33-13 record in 2025, 12-7 on hard. As for the last 11 years, Ruud has a 118-77 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Casper won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the year was winning the title in Madrid where he defeated Jack Draper in the final 7-5 3-6 6-4.
Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Casper capitulated to Aleksandar Vukic in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4.
H2H David Goffin vs. Casper Ruud
This would be the 2nd time that David Goffin and Casper Ruud fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Goffin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, David Goffin may come up against Francisco Cerundolo. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Francisco Cerundolo.
1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 7-1 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39-11 | 21-7 | 9-3 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Novak Djokovic has a 31-10 record in 2025, 17-6 on hard. Talking about the previous 22 years, the Serbian has a 558-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this current year was conquering the competition in Geneva where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2).
Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Serbian was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(4) 6-3.
H2H David Goffin vs. Novak Djokovic
This would be the 9th time that David Goffin and Novak Djokovic face off. The head to head is 7-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, David Goffin may square off with Andrey Rublev. Their H2H is 3-0 for Andrey Rublev.
1/2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Jannik Sinner
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58-6 | 24-3 | 11-2 | 15-0 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 73-8 | 40-5 | 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 41-5 win-loss record in 2025, 22-2 on hard. Regarding the previous 8 years, the Italian has a 160-48 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this current year was winning the title at the Australian Open where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3, and at the Wimbledon where he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.
Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Italian won the competition after defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3.
H2H David Goffin vs. Jannik Sinner
This would be the 3rd time that David Goffin and Jannik Sinner face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, David Goffin could take on Taylor Fritz. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Taylor Fritz.
Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 4-4
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57-25 | 24-9 | 18-7 | 9-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Alexander Zverev has a 47-20 record in 2025, 23-8 on hard. In connection to the last 13 years, Zverev has a 225-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 5 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this season was winning the title in Munich where he defeated Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.
Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Alexander capitulated to David Goffin in the 4th round 6-4 7-5.
H2H David Goffin vs. Alexander Zverev
This would be the 9th time that David Goffin and Alexander Zverev face off. The head to head is 4-4 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Goffin on hard in major tournaments.
However, David Goffin could square off with Alex De Minaur. Their H2H record is 7-0 for Alex De Minaur.
