Francisco Cerundolo and Zizou Bergs will fight against each other in the 3^rd round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3:00 pm on GRANDSTAND 2. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francisco Cerundolo who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Francisco Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Francisco Cerundolo -> 1.65
Zizou Bergs -> 2.23

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Prediction and head to head Francisco Cerundolo vs. Zizou Bergs

There is no head to head record between Francisco Cerundolo and Zizou Bergs since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Francisco Cerundolo

Ranked no. 21, Cerundolo got to the 3^rd round after beating Adrian Mannarino 7-6(3) 7-6(4).

In the 2^nd round, Francisco had a good straight sets win against Mannarino (7-6³ 7-6⁴). During the match, Cerundolo scored 89 points vs Mannarino’s 82. Francisco was quite aggressive to blast 45 winners.

Regarding the service games, Cerundolo blasted 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Francisco Cerundolo lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Cerundolo put 71% of his first serves in, winning 78% (45/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. Cerundolo broke Mannarino twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).

Cerundolo has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (348-188). 12-7 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Cerundolo has an aggregate 45-40 match record in the last years on hard.

Cerundolo’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Buenos Aires.

Cerundolo has an aggregate 35-21 win-loss record in 2025, 12-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Shanghai

Zizou Bergs

Ranked no. 44 (career-high), Zizou reached the 3^rd round after beating Sebastian Korda 6-4 7-5 and Casper Ruud 3-6 7-5 4-1 ret..

In the 2^nd round against Ruud, Zizou had a free pass after Ruud retired on a 3-6 7-5 4-1 . scoreline.

Bergs’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Auckland and Hertogenbosch.

The Belgian has a composed 29-25 win-loss record in 2025, 18-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Shanghai

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2^nd round in 2024. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Cerundolo	Bergs
Match played	1	2
Tot Set	2	6
Tot Games	26	48
Pts	89-82	153-129
Total Points	171	282
Winners	45	58
%Winners	51%	38%

Cerundolo played 1 match while Bergs competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Zizou Bergs conceded 1 set while Francisco Cerundolo hasn’t conceded a set so far. Cerundolo has played 4 set(s) less than Bergs (2 vs 6). Therefore, Cerundolo played 22 games less than Bergs. The Argentine scored 45 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, Zizou made 58 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Cerundolo	Bergs
Aces	9	18
Avg per match	9	9
1st in	58/82	73/130
%1st in	71%	56%
1st pts	45/58	58/73
%1st pts	78%	79%
2nd pts	11/24	35/57
%2nd pts	46%	61%

Cerundolo scored 9 aces . Bergs made 18 aces (9 per match). Cerundolo won 78% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Bergs won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Cerundolo	Bergs
Won	2	6
Converted	2/4	6/14
% Converted	50%	43%
Conceded	6	7
Saved	4	4
% Saved	67%	57%
Times Broken	2	3

The Argentine broke his opponent twice with a 50% conversion rate. Francisco surrendered his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Belgian broke his opponents 6 times with a 43% conversion rate. Zizou conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.

Cerundolo
	R2 Mannarino	Total
Score	7-63 7-64
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	26	26
pts	89-82	89-82
Total points	171	171
Winners	45	45
%Winners	51%	51%
SERVE
Aces	9	9
Double Faults	1	1
1st in	58/82	58/82
% 1st in	71%	71%
1st pts	45/58	45/58
% 1st pts	78%	78%
2nd pts	11/24	11/24
% 2nd pts	46%	46%
Breaks
Won	2	2
Converted	2/4	2/4
Converted %	50%	50%
Conceded	6	6
Saved	4/6	4
Saved %	67%	67%
Times Broken	2	2

Bergs
	R1 Korda	R2 Ruud	Total
Score	6-4 7-5	3-6 7-5 4-1 ret.
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	22	26	48
pts	72-59	81-70	153-129
Total points	131	151	282
Winners	31	27	58
%Winners	43%	33%	38%
SERVE
Aces	7	11	18
Double Faults	3	5	8
1st in	41/63	32/67	73/130
% 1st in	65%	48%	56%
1st pts	31/41	27/32	58/73
% 1st pts	76%	84%	79%
2nd pts	11/22	24/35	35/57
% 2nd pts	50%	69%	61%
Breaks
Won	4	2	6
Converted	4/10	2/4	6/14
Converted %	40%	50%	43%
Conceded	2	5	7
Saved	0/2	4/5	4
Saved %	0%	80%	80%
Times Broken	2	1	3

Tennis Scores in Shanghai

• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Quentin HalysHalys (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Francisco ComesanaComesana (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Andrey RublevRublev (2-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Valentin RoyerRoyer (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Jesper De JongDe Jong – Jakub MensikMensik (4-6 7-6² 6-4) – See score progression
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Christopher O Connell
  O Connell (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• David GoffinGoffin – Ben SheltonShelton (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (7-6³ 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Marin CilicCilic (7-6² 6-4) – See score progression
• Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-7⁹ 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
• Zizou BergsBergs – Casper RuudRuud (3-6 7-5 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Holger RuneRune – Sebastian BaezBaez (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (6-1 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Luca NardiNardi (6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Flavio CobolliCobolli (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – Benjamin BonziBonzi (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Valentin VacherotVacherot – Alexander BublikBublik (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Tomas MachacMachac – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Taylor FritzFritz – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (2-6 7-6⁴ 7-6¹) – See score progression
• Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Valentin RoyerRoyer (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Christopher O’ConnellO’Connell (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Quentin HalysHalys (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Jesper De JongDe Jong – Jakub MensikMensik (4-6 7-6(2) 6-4) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Francisco ComesanaComesana (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Andrey RublevRublev (2-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Corentin MoutetMoutet – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Aleksandar VukicVukic (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Jannik SinnerSinner (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Jesper De JongDe Jong (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• David GoffinGoffin – Gabriel DialloDiallo (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Zizou BergsBergs (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-4) – H2H and prediction
• Valentin VacherotVacherot – Tomas MachacMachac (0-0) – H2H and prediction