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’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Marin Cilic
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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.