Rolex Shanghai Masters Draw 2025

The 2025 Shanghai Masters is right here, and what was initially a packed draw bringing collectively all the highest gamers who began their Asian swing in both Beijing or Tokyo has now been dampened by the late withdrawal of Carlos Alcaraz.

The Spaniard had simply captured the title in Tokyo by defeating Taylor Fritz, however the ankle harm he sustained earlier within the event was giving him some points, and he’s determined to drag the plug on Shanghai.

As an alternative, defending champion Jannik Sinner headlines the sphere alongside Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, and a number of rising stars desperate to make their mark.

With a 96-player draw and a prize pool north of $9 million, the stakes are sky-high with Djokovic chasing a fifth crown and the prospect to remind the tour of his enduring dominance. Sinner, in the meantime, appears to proceed his hard-court dominance and turn out to be the primary man since Djokovic in 2013 to defend the Shanghai title.

Add in harmful floaters like Ben Shelton, Holger Rune, native favourites Wu Yibing and Zhang Zhizhen, and a wildcard for Stan Wawrinka, the 2025 version needs to be a superb one.

Whether or not that’s sufficient to beat the issue of two-week Masters 1000 occasions and a Monday last is unlikely, however we will see.

Event Data

Shanghai Rolex Masters Seeds 2025

Carlos Alcaraz
Jannik Sinner
Alexander Zverev
Novak Djokovic
Taylor Fritz
Ben Shelton
Alex de Minaur
Lorenzo Musetti
Karen Khachanov
Holger Rune
Casper Ruud
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Andrey Rublev
Alexander Bublik
Jiří Lehečka
Daniil Medvedev
Jakub Menšík
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Francisco Cerúndolo
Tomáš Macháč
Ugo Humbert
Flavio Cobolli
Denis Shapovalov
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Frances Tiafoe
Luciano Darderi
Tallon Griekspoor
Alex Michelsen
Brandon Nakashima
Cameron Norrie
Gabriel Diallo
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

Wild Playing cards

Protected Rating

Withdrawals

Qualifiers

2025 Shanghai Masters Draw

Prime Half

Backside Half

Ideas on the Draw

Prime Quarter

Seeded gamers:  (7) Alex de Minaur, (9) Karen Khachanov, (16) Daniil Medvedev, (18) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, (24) Stefanos Tsitsipas, (29) Brandon Nakashima, (30) Cameron Norrie

Projected Quarterfinal: Daniil Medvedev vs. Alex de Minaur

The draw initially featured Carlos Alcaraz within the prime half, however his withdrawal on Tuesday after successful the Tokoy last means a fortunate loser takes his spot and receives a bye into spherical two.

That opens up alternatives for Daniil Medvedev, the sixteenth seed, however the Russian additionally had bodily points in Beijing, retiring in his semi-final towards Learner Tien.

The quarterfinals challenge a matchup with Meddy vs Alex de Minaur, however the Aussie faces a gauntlet to get there, navigating previous Brandon Nakashima, Stefanos Tsitsipas, or Karen Khachanov.

Nonetheless, you’d again him to get there and he’s prone to face Medvedev, Fokina or Norrie within the final eight.

Second Quarter

Seeded gamers: (3) Alexander Zverev, (8) Lorenzo Musetti, (12) Felix Auger-Aliassime, (15) Jiri Lehecka, (17) Jakub Mensik, (23) Denis Shapovalov, (26) Luciano Darderi, (28) Alex Michelsen

Projected Quarterfinal: Alexander Zverev vs. Lorenzo Musetti

Alexander Zverev started 2025 with excessive expectations after his runner-up end on the Australian Open, however the German has but to succeed in one other Main or Masters 1000 last this yr.

Actually, he’s solely bagged two top-10 wins this season; have the balls used on tour contributed to his plight, together with Medvedev?

Zverev’s draw appears navigable early on, with Mariano Navone within the second spherical, Alex Michelsen within the third, and both Denis Shapovalov or Jiri Lehecka within the fourth.

Nonetheless, the quarterfinals may pose an issue. Lorenzo Musetti, who holds a 3-0 edge of their current conferences, together with a win at this yr’s Italian Open, looms as a possible opponent.

Though the Italian will probably must cope with the gang who aren’t his largest followers after the media blew some feedback he made on court docket throughout Beijing out of proportion. And he’s additionally a health concern, given his retirement from one other match when he was shedding badly within the third set.

Alternatively, Felix Auger-Aliassime, contemporary off a shock US Open run together with a win over Zverev, poses a major menace on this part.

Third Quarter

Seeded gamers: (4) Novak Djokovic, (6) Ben Shelton, (11) Casper Ruud, (13) Andrey Rublev, (19) Francisco Cerundolo, (22) Flavio Cobolli, (25) Frances Tiafoe, (31) Gabriel Diallo

Projected Quarterfinal: Novak Djokovic vs. Ben Shelton

Novak Djokovic was runner-up in Shanghai final yr, and he’s again once more within the Far East to attempt to land a fifth title.

I wasn’t certain whether or not he’d make the journey, however he’s extraordinarily well-liked in China, speaks a few of the lingo, and has performed an element in plenty of nice matches on the Qizhong, notably towards Federer and Murray.

His marketing campaign opens towards both Marin Cilic or Corentin Moutet, with Frances Tiafoe a possible third-round foe.

A fourth-round conflict with Andrey Rublev or Flavio Cobolli awaits, however Djokovic’s beneficial head-to-head towards all probably opponents makes him the clear favorite to succeed in the quarterfinals.

Ben Shelton, returning after a US Open third-round retirement, faces a tough opener towards David Goffin or Alexandre Muller.

Goffin already outplayed him in Mexico this yr, and any lingering health considerations may see Shelton exit early.

Sebastian Korda, a 2023 Shanghai semifinalist, can also be a harmful however perennially injured participant. In the meantime, Casper Ruud, additionally on this part, is enjoying higher recently, presumably as a result of a racket change that has given him a lift.

Fourth Quarter

Seeded gamers: (2) Jannik Sinner, (5) Taylor Fritz, (10) Holger Rune, (14) Alexander Bublik, (20) Tomas Machac, (21) Ugo Humbert, (27) Tallon Griekspoor, (32) Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

Projected Quarterfinal: Jannik Sinner vs. Taylor Fritz

Jannik Sinner is on a mission to turn out to be the primary participant since Novak Djokovic in 2013 to defend the Shanghai Masters title, and he’s effectively poised to do it

The World No. 1 has been a hardcourt juggernaut, reaching the ultimate of each hardcourt occasion he has performed because the 2024 Cincinnati Open.

His title defence begins towards both Daniel Altmaier or a qualifier. Jenson Brooksby, a possible darkish horse, may emerge within the third spherical, whereas Alexander Bublik, certainly one of solely two gamers (alongside Alcaraz) to defeat Sinner this yr, looms as a doable fourth-round check.

Taylor Fritz is favoured to succeed in the quarterfinals from his part, with Holger Rune the opposite major menace, and he faces Fritz within the fourth spherical, offered he navigates previous gamers like Stan Wawrinka or Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

Fritz, who was buoyed by a current win over Alcaraz on the Laver Cup however then fell brief within the Tokyo last, ought to nonetheless fancy his possibilities of difficult Sinner if his left thigh isn’t an issue (taped up within the Tokyo last after an harm)MTO)

Nonetheless, Sinner’s 4-1 head-to-head lead, together with victories in final yr’s US Open and ATP Finals finals, tilts the scales closely in his favour, and it’s arduous to see the Italian not figuring in Monday’s last. Monday?!??

Attention-grabbing First Spherical Matches