David Goffin is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. The Belgian has defeated Alexandre Muller 6-7⁶ 6-1 6-1 to reach the 2^nd round where he will face Ben Shelton.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is David Goffin’s projected draw together withhisprojected opposition in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Belgian has a losing record (8-13) against the presumable opponents.

R2 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for David Goffin

Ben Shelton has a 37-18 win-loss record in 2025, 23-8 on hard. In the last 5 years, the American 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 year was winning the title in Toronto where he defeated Karen Khachanov in the final 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3).

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the American lost to Jannik Sinner in the 4^th round 6-4 7-6(1).

H2H David Goffin vs. Ben Shelton

This would be the 2^nd time that David Goffin and Ben Shelton square off. 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

Gabriel Diallo has a 33-25 record in 2025, 14-14 on hard. In connection to the last 8 years, Diallo has a 84-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Diallo won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was conquering the title in Hertogenbosch where he beat Zizou Bergs in the final 7-5 7-6(8).

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Canadian surrendered to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 1^st round 7-5 7-6(7).

H2H David Goffin vs. Gabriel Diallo

This match would represent the 2^nd time that David Goffin and Gabriel Diallo face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Goffin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, David Goffin may take on 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

Casper Ruud has a 33-13 win-loss record in 2025, 12-7 on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, Casper 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 overcame Jack Draper in the final 7-5 3-6 6-4.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Ruud capitulated to Aleksandar Vukic in the 2^nd

round 6-4 6-4.

H2H David Goffin vs. Casper Ruud

This would be the 2^nd time that David Goffin and Casper Ruud face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Goffin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, David Goffin may face Francisco Cerundolo. Their head to head is 1-0 for Francisco Cerundolo.

1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-1 for Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic has a 31-10 win-loss record in 2025, 17-6 on hard. As for the previous 22 years, the Serbian has a 558-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the 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 lost to Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H David Goffin vs. Novak Djokovic

This contest would be 9^th time that David Goffin and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 7-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, David Goffin may square off with Andrey Rublev. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Andrey Rublev.

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

Head to head 2-0 for Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner has a 42-5 record in 2025, 23-2 on hard. Regarding the last 8 years, Jannik has a 161-48 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this season was winning the title at the Australian Open where he beat Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3, at the Wimbledon where he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4, and in Beijing where he beat Learner Tien in the final 6-2 6-2.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Jannik won the title after defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H David Goffin vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 3^rd time that David Goffin and Jannik Sinner clash against each other. 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.

Nonetheless, David Goffin may fight against Taylor Fritz. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Taylor Fritz.

Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 4-4

Alexander Zverev has a 47-20 win-loss record in 2025, 23-8 on hard. In the course of the last 13 years, Zverev has a 225-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this year was winning the tournament in Munich where he overcame Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.

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

H2H David Goffin vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 9^th 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.

Yet, David Goffin may come up against Alex De Minaur. Their H2H is 7-0 for Alex De Minaur.