Shanghai
Djokovic in Sinner’s half at Rolex Shanghai Masters
4-time Shanghai champion returns to motion for first time since US Open
September 29, 2025
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Novak Djokovic is a four-time champion in Shanghai.
By ATP Employees
Novak Djokovic is on a semi-final collision course with World No. 2 and defending champion Jannik Sinner following the discharge of the Rolex Shanghai Masters draw Monday.
Djokovic, who fell to the Italian within the semi-finals of Roland Garros and Wimbledon this season, returns to competitors for the primary time since shedding to Carlos Alcaraz within the US Open semi-finals.
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The fourth-seeded Serbian and four-time Shanghai champion will play the winner of Frenchman Corentin Moutet and Marin Cilic in his opening match. He’s seeded to satisfy Frances Tiafoe within the third spherical, Andrey Rublev within the fourth spherical and Ben Shelton or Casper Ruud within the quarter-finals.
Djokovic, No. 4 within the PIF ATP Rankings, is 31-11 on the 12 months in response to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss index after reaching all 4 Grand Slam semi-finals this season.Â
Sinner, who leads Djokovic 6-4 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head collection and beat the 40-time ATP Masters 1000 champion in final 12 months’s Shanghai remaining, opens in opposition to German Daniel Altmaier or a qualifier. The previous No. 1 is seeded to satisfy Tallon Griekspoor within the third spherical, Alexander Bublik within the fourth spherical and Taylor Fritz or Holger Rune within the quarter-finals.
Within the high half, World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz is seeded to satisfy Alexander Zverev within the semi-finals. However first he’ll give attention to a gap match in opposition to American teen Learner Tien and Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic. He’s seeded to satisfy Cameron Norrie within the third spherical, Daniil Medvedev within the fourth spherical and Alex de Minaur or Karen Khachanov within the quarter-finals.
Zverev leads the second quarter of the draw and opens in opposition to a qualifier or Argentine Mariano Navone.
Foremost draw motion begins Wednesday. The ultimate is scheduled for Sunday, 12 October.
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