Frances Tiafoe is about to commence his bid in the draw in Shanghai. In the previous edition of this tournament, he overcame Yi Zhou 6-2 6-4.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Frances Tiafoe’s projected draw alongsidehisplausible opposition in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The American has a negative record (7-18) against the likely opposition.

R2 – Yannick Hanfmann’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe

Yannick Hanfmann has a 35-23 record in 2025, 11-8 on hard. In connection to the previous 13 years, Yannick has a 75-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Yannick won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Hanfmann’s most significant result of the season was reaching the final the Hagen Challenger.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the German was overcome by Alex Bolt in the qualifications 7-6(1) 6-4.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Yannick Hanfmann

This contest would be 2^nd time that Frances Tiafoe and Yannick Hanfmann fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic has a 31-10 win-loss record in 2025, 17-6 on hard. During 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 achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Geneva where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2).

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

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 3^rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Novak Djokovic face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Frances Tiafoe may come up against Marin Cilic. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Marin Cilic.

R4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Frances Tiafoe

Andrey Rublev has a 32-22 win-loss record in 2025, 16-12 on hard. Regarding the previous 13 years, the Russian 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 achievement of the season was conquering the tournament in Doha where he overcame 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 2^nd round 6-7(7) 6-4 6-3.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Andrey Rublev

This match would represent the 5^th time that Frances Tiafoe and Andrey Rublev fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1

for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Frances Tiafoe could compete against Flavio Cobolli. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Frances Tiafoe.

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

Head to head 3-1 for Ben Shelton

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). Ben won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current year was winning the tournament in Toronto where he beat 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 Frances Tiafoe vs. Ben Shelton

This match would represent the 5^th time that Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Frances Tiafoe may compete against Casper Ruud. Their head to head is 0-0.

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

Head to head 4-1 for Jannik Sinner

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

His best result of the current season was winning the competition at the Australian Open where he defeated Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3, at the Wimbledon where he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4, and in Beijing where he overcame Learner Tien in the final 6-2 6-2.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Sinner won the tournament after beating Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 6^th time that Frances Tiafoe and Jannik Sinner fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Frances Tiafoe could take on Taylor Fritz. Their head to head is 7-1 for Taylor Fritz.

Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 8-1 for Alexander Zverev

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). Alexander won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this current season was winning the title in Munich where he beat Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.

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

H2H Frances Tiafoe vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 10^th time that Frances Tiafoe and Alexander Zverev square off. The head to head is 8-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Frances Tiafoe could compete against Alex De Minaur. Their head to head is 4-1 for Alex De Minaur.