Holger Rune is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. The Dane has defeated Sebastian Baez 7-5 6-4 and Ugo Humbert 6-4 6-4 to reach the 4th round where he will face Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Holger Rune’s projected draw alongsidehislikely opponents in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Dane has a losing record (7-9) against the plausible opposition.
R4 – Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23-26 | 12-13 | 6-6 | 4-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 48-25 | 15-9 | 10-5 | 13-7 | 10-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-27 | 21-12 | 9-9 | 5-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-23 | 0-0 | 31-18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-22 | 5-6 | 15-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has a 20-21 record in 2025, 12-12 on hard. In the course of the last 3 years, Mpetshi Perricard has a 48-33 record on hard. The French player won 6 of his last 10 matches.
The French player most significant achievement of this season was getting to the final the Bordeaux Challenger.
Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Mpetshi Perricard was defeated by Stan Wawrinka in the 1st round 7-6(2) 7-6(6).
H2H Holger Rune vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
This contest would be 3rd time that Holger Rune and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Rune on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Tallon Griekspoor’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Tallon Griekspoor
| 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 30-21 record in 2025, 10-10 on hard. As for the previous 11 years, the Dutch has a 137-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Dutch won 3 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of the season was conquering the title in Mallorca where he defeated 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).
H2H Holger Rune vs. Tallon Griekspoor
This contest would be 4th time that Holger Rune and Tallon Griekspoor face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Griekspoor (see full H2H stats), but Rune has a winning record of 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Holger Rune may take on Valentin Vacherot. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-2 for Novak Djokovic
| 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 33-10 win-loss record in 2025, 19-6 on hard. Regarding the previous 22 years, Djokovic has a 560-94 record on hard (Click here
to see full career record). Novak won 8 of his last 10 matches.His most significant achievement of the year was winning 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 the Serbian lost to Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(4) 6-3.
H2H Holger Rune vs. Novak Djokovic
This would be the 7th time that Holger Rune and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
However, Holger Rune may come up against Gabriel Diallo. Their head to head is 0-0.
Final – Alex De Minaur’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Holger Rune
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56-24 | 30-11 | 10-5 | 13-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-21 | 19-6 | 10-5 | 11-9 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-26 | 26-12 | 4-5 | 10-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-25 | 19-10 | 9-6 | 12-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-25 | 10-10 | 4-5 | 3-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-10 | 6-5 | 0-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 41-20 | 25-10 | 1-4 | 13-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 51-30 | 24-13 | 9-9 | 5-4 | 13-4 | 0-0 |
Alex De Minaur has a 49-18 record in 2025, 29-10 on hard. In connection to the last 11 years, Alex has a 200-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Australian won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the current year was conquering the tournament in Washington where he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final 5-7 6-1 7-6(3).
Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters De Minaur didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Holger Rune vs. Alex De Minaur
This would be the 6th time that Holger Rune and Alex De Minaur fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Rune (see full H2H stats), but De Minaur leads 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Holger Rune could compete against Lorenzo Musetti. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Holger Rune.