Nikoloz Basilashvili is about to kick off his run in the draw in Shanghai.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Nikoloz Basilashvili’s projected draw alongsidehislikely opponents in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Georgean has a negative record (4-12) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Marin Cilic (97) – H2H 0-1
R2 – Novak Djokovic (4) – H2H 0-2
R3 – Frances Tiafoe (29) – H2H 0-1
or Lorenzo Sonego (44) – H2H 1-3
R4 – Andrey Rublev (14) – H2H 3-4
or Flavio Cobolli (25) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Ben Shelton (6) – H2H 0-0
or Casper Ruud (12) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (2) – H2H 0-0
or Taylor Fritz (5) – H2H 2-3
Fin – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 1-4
or Alex De Minaur (8) – H2H 1-1
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R1 – Marin Cilic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Marin Cilic

29 - 20win/loss in 2025

Rank
75
High
3
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 29-20 3-6 11-9 6-3 9-2 0-0
2024 9-11 8-6 0-1 1-4 0-0 0-0
2023 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 32-21 16-10 9-5 4-5 3-1 0-0
2021 33-23 6-9 5-5 13-7 9-2 0-0
2020 14-12 7-5 2-2 5-5 0-0 0-0
2019 22-19 12-10 5-4 3-3 2-2 0-0
2018 44-20 20-8 14-6 4-5 6-1 0-0

Marin Cilic has a 22-16 record in 2025, 2-5 on hard. Regarding the previous 21 years, the Croatian has a 258-154 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cilic needs to find his way after he has lost the previous 6 matches.

The Croatian’s most significant achievement of this current season was getting to the final the Girona Challenger, the Madrid Challenger and the Nottingham 2 Challenger.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Croatian capitulated to Arthur Cazaux in the 1st round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Marin Cilic

This would be the 2nd time that Nikoloz Basilashvili and Marin Cilic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Cilic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic

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 win-loss record in 2025, 17-6 on hard. In the last 22 years, Djokovic has a 558-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 8 of his last 10 matches.

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

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

H2H Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Novak Djokovic

This contest would be 3rd time that Nikoloz Basilashvili and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe

26 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
30
High
10
LLLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-23 13-13 11-7 1-1 1-2 0-0
2024 33-27 21-13 5-6 4-5 3-3 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 26-22 win-loss record in 2025, 13-12 on hard. In the course of the previous 12 years, the American has a 192-134 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American needs to find his way after he has lost the previous 4 matches.

Tiafoe’s most significant achievement of this current season was getting to the final Houston.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Francis was overcome by Roman Safiullin in the 3rd round 5-7 7-5 7-6(5).

H2H Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Frances Tiafoe

This contest would be 2nd time that Nikoloz Basilashvili and Frances Tiafoe square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Nikoloz Basilashvili may square off with Lorenzo Sonego. Their H2H is 3-1 for Lorenzo Sonego.

R4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Andrey Rublev

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. Talking about the last 13 years, Andrey has a 207-109 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Andrey won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current season was conquering the competition in Doha where he beat Jack Draper in the final 7-5 5-7 6-1.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Rublev was overcome by Jakub Mensik in the 2nd round 6-7(7) 6-4 6-3.

H2H Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Andrey Rublev

This match would represent the 8th time that Nikoloz Basilashvili and Andrey Rublev face off. The head to head is 4-3 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Nikoloz Basilashvili may fight against Flavio Cobolli. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Flavio Cobolli.

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. In connection to the last 5 years, Shelton has a 89-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year 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 the American was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the 4th round 6-4 7-6(1).

H2H Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record between Nikoloz Basilashvili and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Alternatively, Nikoloz Basilashvili could compete against Casper Ruud. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Nikoloz Basilashvili.

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

Head to head record 0-0

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 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). The Italian won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current year was winning the title at the Australian Open where he beat Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3, and at the Wimbledon where he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Italian conquered the title after besting Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Jannik Sinner

There is no head to head record between Nikoloz Basilashvili and Jannik Sinner since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Nikoloz Basilashvili could compete against Taylor Fritz. Their head to head is 3-2 for Taylor Fritz.

Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Alexander Zverev

55 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
LLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 55-25 24-9 18-7 7-6 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 the course of the last 13 years, the German 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 season was winning the tournament in Munich where he defeated Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the German was defeated by David Goffin in the 4th round 6-4 7-5.

H2H Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 6th time that Nikoloz Basilashvili and Alexander Zverev clash against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Nikoloz Basilashvili could face Alex De Minaur. Their head to head record is 1-1.