Daniil Medvedev is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. Daniil has defeated Dalibor Svrcina 6-1 6-1, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 7-65 and Learner Tien 7-66 6-71 6-4 to reach the quarter where he will face Alex De Minaur.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Daniil Medvedev’s projected draw includinghisprojected opposition in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Russian has a favorable record (19-16) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Dalibor Svrcina (91) – 6-1 6-1
R3 – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (20) – 6-3 7-65
R4 – Learner Tien (36) – 7-66 6-71 6-4
1/4 – Alex De Minaur (7) – H2H 7-4
1/2 – Felix Auger-Aliassime (13) – H2H 7-2
or Arthur Rinderknech (54) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Novak Djokovic (5) – H2H 5-10
or Valentin Vacherot (204) – H2H 0-0
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1/4 – Alex De Minaur’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-4 for Daniil Medvedev

56 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
7
High
6
LWLLLWW
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 50-18 record in 2025, 30-10 on hard. As for the previous 11 years, the Australian has a 201-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Australian won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was conquering the title in Washington where he beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final 5-7 6-1 7-6(3).

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

H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Alex De Minaur

This match would represent the 12th time that Daniil Medvedev and Alex De Minaur play each other. The head to head is 7-4 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-2 for Daniil Medvedev

50 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
5
LWWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 50-25 24-10 3-6 17-5 6-4 0-0
2024 32-25 6-10 17-8 9-5 0-2 0-0
2023 23-19 13-13 1-3 9-2 0-1 0-0
2022 60-27 14-9 11-7 31-7 4-4 0-0
2021 38-24 19-10 4-6 5-5 10-3 0-0
2020 23-19 8-8 1-3 14-8 0-0 0-0
2019 38-25 17-11 13-9 0-2 8-3 0-0
2018 41-28 18-9 21-14 2-5 0-0 0-0

Felix Auger-Aliassime has a 37-20 win-loss record in 2025, 24-9 on hard. Regarding the last 11 years, the Canadian has a 131-92 record on hard (Click here

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

His best result of this current season was winning the tournament in Adelaide where he overcame Sebastian Korda in the final 6-3 3-6 6-1, and in Montpellier where he overcame Aleksandar Kovacevic in the final 6-2 6-7(7) 7-6(2).

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters the Canadian was overcome by Alexandre Muller in the 2nd round 6-3 6-2.

H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime

This match would represent the 10th time that Daniil Medvedev and Felix Auger-Aliassime square off. The head to head is 7-2 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 6-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Daniil Medvedev may compete against Arthur Rinderknech. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Daniil Medvedev.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 10-5 for Novak Djokovic

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 35-10 record in 2025, 21-6 on hard. Talking about the last 22 years, the Serbian has a 562-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current season was conquering the competition in Geneva where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2).

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Novak was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Novak Djokovic

This contest would be 16th time that Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 10-5 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 5-3 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Daniil Medvedev may play Valentin Vacherot. Their head to head is 0-0.