Jannik Sinner is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. Sinner has defeated Daniel Altmaier 6-3 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Tallon Griekspoor.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Jannik Sinner’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opposition in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Italian has a positive record (21-9) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Daniel Altmaier (49) – 6-3 6-3
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 Francisco Cerundolo (21) – H2H 3-2
Fin – Alexander Zverev (3) – H2H 3-4
or Alex De Minaur (7) – H2H 11-0
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R3 – Tallon Griekspoor’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-0 for Jannik Sinner

32 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
25
High
21
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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. As for the previous 11 years, the Dutch has a 136-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Griekspoor won 2 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season 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 the Dutch was defeated by Alexander Zverev in the 3rd round 7-6(6) 2-6 7-6(5).

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
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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. During the previous 9 years, the Czech has a 87-41 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 5 of his last 10 matches.

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

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Tomas capitulated to Jannik Sinner in the semifinal 6-4 7-5.

H2H Jannik Sinner vs. Tomas Machac

This contest would be 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.

On the other hand, Jannik Sinner may play 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
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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 50-18 record in 2025, 31-11 on hard. Talking about the previous 12 years, Taylor has a 267-132 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Taylor won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the season was winning the competition in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4), in Stuttgart where he defeated 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 the American lost to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-4 7-6(6).

H2H Jannik Sinner vs. Taylor Fritz

This match would represent the 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.

On the other hand, Jannik Sinner may take on Holger Rune. Their H2H 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
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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 win-loss record in 2025, 18-6 on hard. Talking about the last 22 years, Novak 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 achievement of this year was conquering the title in Geneva where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2).

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Novak was overcome by 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 come up against Francisco Cerundolo. Their head to head is 3-2 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
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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 48-20 record in 2025, 24-8 on hard. As for the previous 13 years, the German has a 226-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year 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 surrendered to David Goffin in the 4th round 6-4 7-5.

H2H Jannik Sinner vs. Alexander Zverev

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

Possibly, Jannik Sinner could take on Alex De Minaur. Their H2H is 11-0 for Jannik Sinner.