Jannik Sinner is about to begin his run in the draw in Shanghai. In the previous edition of this tournament, he overcame Taro Daniel 6-1 6-4, Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2, Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6(1), Daniil Medvedev 6-1 6-4, Tomas Machac 6-4 7-5 and Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3. The Italian won the Shanghai Rolex Masters once in 2024.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Jannik Sinner’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opposition in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Italian has a good record (22-10) against the likely opponents.

R1R1 – Bye
R2 – Daniel Altmaier (49) – H2H 1-1
R3 – Tallon Griekspoor (31) – H2H 6-0
R4 – Tomas Machac (23) – H2H 2-0
or Valentin Vacherot (204) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 4-1
or Holger Rune (11) – H2H 3-2
1/2 – Novak Djokovic (5) – H2H 6-4
or Andrey Rublev (14) – H2H 7-3
Fin – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 3-4
or Alex De Minaur (7) – H2H 11-0
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R2 – Daniel Altmaier’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

34 - 35win/loss in 2025

Rank
46
High
46
LWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 34-35 11-16 13-8 9-8 1-3 0-0
2024 30-34 5-9 19-20 5-4 1-1 0-0
2023 32-31 8-13 21-10 2-5 1-3 0-0
2022 34-31 10-14 22-12 0-1 2-4 0-0
2021 49-27 7-3 36-20 5-2 1-2 0-0
2020 28-16 12-7 13-5 3-4 0-0 0-0
2019 52-24 19-8 22-12 9-2 0-0 2-2
2018 7-2 7-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Daniel Altmaier has a 30-30 win-loss record in 2025, 11-15 on hard. Talking about the last 13 years, Altmaier has a 137-91 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 5 of his last 10 matches.

The German’s most significant result of the season was reaching the semifinal the Turin Challenger.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Altmaier didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Jannik Sinner vs. Daniel Altmaier

This match would represent the 3rd time that Jannik Sinner and Daniel Altmaier play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Sinner on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Tallon Griekspoor’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-0 for Jannik Sinner

32 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
25
High
21
LWWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 32-24 10-11 13-8 5-4 4-1 0-0
2024 33-30 10-11 8-8 11-8 4-3 0-0
2023 36-24 14-10 3-5 12-7 7-2 0-0
2022 28-27 5-6 12-6 4-11 7-4 0-0
2021 59-17 11-3 36-10 9-3 3-1 0-0
2020 18-9 3-1 12-5 3-3 0-0 0-0
2019 25-26 4-4 16-11 4-9 1-1 0-1
2018 22-13 3-4 14-6 5-2 0-0 0-1

Tallon Griekspoor has a 29-21 win-loss record in 2025, 9-10 on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, Griekspoor has a 136-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Dutch won 2 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Mallorca where he overcame Corentin Moutet in the final 7-5 7-6(3).

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Griekspoor lost to Alexander Zverev in the 3rd round 7-6(6) 2-6 7-6(5)

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H2H Jannik Sinner vs. Tallon Griekspoor

This match would represent the 7th time that Jannik Sinner and Tallon Griekspoor square off. The head to head is 6-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Tomas Machac’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Jannik Sinner

23 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
32
High
20
LLLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-19 15-9 2-5 3-3 3-2 0-0
2024 37-24 22-11 9-5 5-6 1-2 0-0
2023 52-27 15-10 16-11 18-5 3-1 0-0
2022 47-19 24-6 5-2 18-10 0-0 0-1
2021 28-19 5-4 5-4 12-6 2-3 4-2
2020 27-12 0-0 12-6 15-5 0-0 0-1
2019 34-20 6-2 18-9 6-6 0-0 4-3
2018 31-8 0-0 12-6 11-1 0-0 8-1

Tomas Machac has a 23-16 record in 2025, 15-8 on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, Machac has a 87-41 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tomas won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was winning the competition in Acapulco where he overcame Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final 7-6(6) 6-2.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Czech was overcome by Jannik Sinner in the semifinal 6-4 7-5.

H2H Jannik Sinner vs. Tomas Machac

This would be the 3rd time that Jannik Sinner and Tomas Machac play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Jannik Sinner may compete against Valentin Vacherot. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Jannik Sinner

53 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
4
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 53-23 31-12 3-4 6-5 13-2 0-0
2024 54-23 23-10 15-7 6-4 10-2 0-0
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 49-18 record in 2025, 30-11 on hard. In connection to the last 12 years, Taylor has a 266-132 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the year was winning the tournament in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4), in Stuttgart where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(0), and in Eastbourne where he defeated Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Fritz lost to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-4 7-6(6).

H2H Jannik Sinner vs. Taylor Fritz

This contest would be 6th time that Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Jannik Sinner may face Holger Rune. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Jannik Sinner.

1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-4 for Jannik Sinner

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 32-10 record in 2025, 18-6 on hard. During the previous 22 years, the Serbian has a 559-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current year was conquering the competition in Geneva where he overcame 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 Jannik Sinner vs. Novak Djokovic

This contest would be 11th time that Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 6-4 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Jannik Sinner may face Andrey Rublev. Their head to head is 7-3 for Jannik Sinner.

Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 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 win-loss record in 2025, 23-8 on hard. During the previous 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 best achievement of the season was conquering the title in Munich where he beat Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.

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

H2H Jannik Sinner vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 8th time that Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev clash against each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Jannik Sinner could compete against Alex De Minaur. Their H2H record is 11-0 for Jannik Sinner.