Daniil Medvedev is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. The Russian has defeated Dalibor Svrcina 6-1 6-1, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 7-65, Learner Tien 7-66 6-71 6-4 and Alex De Minaur 6-4 6-4 to reach the semifinal where he will face Arthur Rinderknech.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Daniil Medvedev’s projected draw includinghislikely opponents in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Russian has a unfavourable record (6-10) against the projected opponents.
1/2 – Arthur Rinderknech’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Daniil Medvedev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-35 | 14-15 | 9-10 | 2-5 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-33 | 16-13 | 6-7 | 12-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-30 | 5-9 | 10-6 | 8-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-23 | 18-11 | 6-4 | 12-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-30 | 3-3 | 18-10 | 26-15 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 51-28 | 32-13 | 13-11 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 35-15 | 17-9 | 14-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Arthur Rinderknech has a 30-31 win-loss record in 2025, 13-14 on hard. During the previous 10 years, the French player has a 113-75 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The French player will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.
Rinderknech’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal Kitzbuhel.
Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Arthur capitulated to Alejandro Tabilo in the 2nd round 6-3 6-2.
H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Arthur Rinderknech
This would be the 2nd time that Daniil Medvedev and Arthur Rinderknech face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 10-5 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 35-10 win-loss record in 2025, 21-6 on hard. In connection to the last 22 years, Novak has a 562-94 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this season was winning 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 the Serbian was overcome by Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(4) 6-3.
H2H Daniil Medvedev vs. Novak Djokovic
This match would represent the 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.
Notwithstanding, Daniil Medvedev could compete against Valentin Vacherot. Their head to head record is 0-0.