Alexander Shevchenko is starting his run in the draw in Shanghai. In the previous edition of this tournament, he managed to beat Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-1 7-6(3) and Francisco Cerundolo 7-6(7) 7-5.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexander Shevchenko’s projected draw withhislikely opponents in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Kazakhstani has a unfavourable record (1-3) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Yoshihito Nishioka (157) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Andrey Rublev (14) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Flavio Cobolli (25) – H2H 1-1
or Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (40) – H2H 0-2
R4 – Novak Djokovic (4) – H2H 0-0
or Frances Tiafoe (29) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Ben Shelton (6) – H2H 0-0
or Casper Ruud (12) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (2) – H2H 0-1
or Taylor Fritz (5) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 0-1
or Alex De Minaur (8) – H2H 0-1
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R1 – Yoshihito Nishioka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

26 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
111
High
24
WWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-22 16-14 0-2 10-2 0-4 0-0
2024 29-24 17-15 6-7 1-0 5-2 0-0
2023 23-22 14-15 5-5 4-1 0-1 0-0
2022 44-25 25-13 2-5 17-6 0-1 0-0
2021 19-26 5-11 8-7 5-5 1-3 0-0
2020 16-13 10-6 2-4 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 30-24 20-13 4-6 6-4 0-1 0-0
2018 40-23 32-14 5-4 3-3 0-2 0-0

Yoshihito Nishioka has a 12-20 record in 2025, 8-12 on hard. In the last 15 years, Nishioka has a 246-161 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Yoshihito won 2 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Japanese got to the 1st round in 2024 in Shanghai before retiring against Yi Zhou when he was 2-4 ret..

H2H Alexander Shevchenko vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

There is no head to head record between Alexander Shevchenko and Yoshihito Nishioka since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

R2 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

34 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
16
High
5
LWWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 34-25 16-13 8-6 6-4 4-2 0-0
2024 43-26 26-11 11-6 6-7 0-2 0-0
2023 56-26 23-12 19-5 6-7 8-2 0-0
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0

Andrey Rublev has a 32-22 record in 2025, 16-12 on hard. In the previous 13 years, Andrey has a 207-109 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rublev won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current year was winning the tournament in Doha where he defeated Jack Draper in the final 7-5 5-7 6-1.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Andrey lost to Jakub Mensik in the 2nd round 6-7(7) 6-4 6-3.

H2H Alexander Shevchenko vs. Andrey Rublev

There is no head to head record between Alexander Shevchenko and Andrey Rublev since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

R3 – Flavio Cobolli’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

36 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
22
High
17
WWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 36-29 9-13 15-6 6-7 6-3 0-0
2024 43-29 26-13 10-9 4-3 3-4 0-0
2023 56-36 10-6 43-23 3-6 0-1 0-0
2022 35-34 6-4 24-21 5-8 0-1 0-0
2021 46-30 5-4 39-21 2-5 0-0 0-0
2020 4-8 2-2 2-4 0-2 0-0 0-0
2019 4-4 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Flavio Cobolli has a 30-24 record in 2025, 9-12 on hard. During the previous 8 years, Flavio has a 60-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Flavio won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was conquering the tournament in Bucharest where he beat Sebastian Baez in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Hamburg where he overcame Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Cobolli lost to Novak Djokovic in the 3rd round 6-1 6-2.

H2H Alexander Shevchenko vs. Flavio Cobolli

This match would represent the 3rd time that Alexander Shevchenko and Flavio Cobolli fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Shevchenko and Cobolli (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Alexander Shevchenko could square off with Jaume Antoni Munar Clar. Their H2H is 2-0 for Jaume Antoni Munar Clar.

R4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

39 - 11win/loss in 2025

Rank
4
High
1
WWWWLWW
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. During the last 22 years, Novak has a 558-94 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Novak won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this season was winning the tournament in Geneva where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2).

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Novak capitulated to Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H Alexander Shevchenko vs. Novak Djokovic

There is no head to head record between Alexander Shevchenko and Novak Djokovic since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Alexander Shevchenko could fight against Frances Tiafoe. Their H2H is 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe.

1/4 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

40 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
9
High
5
LLLLWWL
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 win-loss record in 2025, 23-8 on hard. As for the previous 5 years, Ben has a 89-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ben won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning 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 Alexander Shevchenko vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record between Alexander Shevchenko and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Alexander Shevchenko could play Casper Ruud. Their H2H is 1-0 for Casper Ruud.

1/2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jannik Sinner

58 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
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. Talking about the previous 8 years, Jannik has a 160-48 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sinner won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current year was conquering the competition at the Australian Open where he defeated 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 Jannik won the title after ousting Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H Alexander Shevchenko vs. Jannik Sinner

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

Alternatively, Alexander Shevchenko could take on Taylor Fritz. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Alexander Shevchenko.

Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alexander Zverev

57 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWLLWLW
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 win-loss record in 2025, 23-8 on hard. In connection to the last 13 years, Alexander has a 225-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was conquering the title in Munich where he overcame Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the German lost to David Goffin in the 4th round 6-4 7-5.

H2H Alexander Shevchenko vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 2nd time that Alexander Shevchenko and Alexander Zverev play 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.

Notwithstanding, Alexander Shevchenko could fight against Alex De Minaur. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Alex De Minaur.