Novak Djokovic is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Shanghai. Djokovic has defeated Marin Cilic 7-62 6-4, Yannick Hanfmann 4-6 7-5 6-3, Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-3 5-7 6-2 and Zizou Bergs 6-3 7-5 to reach the semifinal where he will face Valentin Vacherot.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw includinghisplausible opposition in Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Serbian has a winning record (10-5) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Marin Cilic (94) – 7-62 6-4
R3 – Yannick Hanfmann (150) – 4-6 7-5 6-3
R4 – Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (41) – 6-3 5-7 6-2
1/4 – Zizou Bergs (44) – 6-3 7-5
1/2 – Valentin Vacherot (204) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Daniil Medvedev (18) – H2H 10-5
or Arthur Rinderknech (54) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

1/2 – Valentin Vacherot’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

45 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
31
High
30
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 45-24 18-9 24-12 3-2 0-1 0-0
2024 34-13 19-3 15-9 0-0 0-1 0-0
2023 55-32 6-4 49-25 0-3 0-0 0-0
2022 46-22 27-12 18-8 1-2 0-0 0-0
2021 39-14 36-8 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0
2020 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 12-6 4-1 8-5 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 13-6 11-5 0-0 2-1 0-0 0-0

Valentin Vacherot has a 40-22 win-loss record in 2025, 16-9 on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, Valentin has a 122-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Vacherot will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.

Valentin’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the final the Francavilla Challenger.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Valentin didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Valentin Vacherot

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Valentin Vacherot since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 10-5 for Novak Djokovic

41 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
1
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 41-23 20-12 6-4 10-4 5-3 0-0
2024 46-21 28-9 11-5 1-5 6-2 0-0
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0

Daniil Medvedev has a 34-20 win-loss record in 2025, 20-11 on hard. In the last 13 years, the Russian has a 267-90 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 8 of his last 10 matches.

Daniil’s most significant achievement of this current season was reaching the final Halle.

Last year in Shanghai Rolex Masters Daniil surrendered to Jannik Sinner in the quarter 6-1 6-4.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Daniil Medvedev

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

Yet, Novak Djokovic could fight against Arthur Rinderknech. Their H2H is 0-0.