Prediction Of Paul Vs Fognini H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024?

What Time Will Tommy Paul Play Against Fabio Fognini?

Paul and Fognini are on the Day 3 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Friday 4 October 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

With the head-to-head series between Tommy Paul and Fabio Fognini tied at 1-1, they will face each other in the 2R of the ATP Masters 1000 Montreal on hard court. In their previous encounters, Fognini won in straight sets at the 2019 Montreal tournament, while Paul had a dominant victory on clay at the 2024 Roland Garros.

Tommy Paul, 27 years old and currently ranked world No. 13, reached a career-high ranking of No. 12 in October 2023. He made history as the first American man to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open since Andy Roddick in 2009. Paul has a record of 39-16 in 2024, including two titles. He has a 2-1 record in Shanghai, reaching the fourth round in 2023.

Paul has a 7-12 record against top 5 players and his biggest career win came against world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, which helped him advance to his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final in 2023 Toronto. He defeated fellow American players Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe on his way to his first ATP Tour final and title in Stockholm in 2021. Paul also achieved success in 2024, winning his second ATP Tour title in Dallas and reaching the semi-finals of ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Rome, where he defeated the defending champion, world No. 4 Daniil Medvedev.

Notable upsets in Paul’s career include defeating Rafael Nadal in the second round of the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 event in Paris, Alexander Zverev in the second round of Indian Wells in the same year, and Alcaraz in Montreal.

In the junior circuit, Paul won the boys’ singles title at the 2015 Roland Garros, defeating Taylor Fritz. He also reached the boys’ doubles final with William Blumberg at the same tournament and the boys’ singles final at the 2015 US Open, where he lost to Fritz.

Paul aims to achieve his 40th win of the season, which would be the second consecutive year he reaches this milestone. He has a 10-6 record in ATP Masters 1000 events in 2024, with notable runs to the semi-finals in Indian Wells and Rome.

On the other hand, Fabio Fognini is 37 years old and currently ranked world No. 81. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 9 in 2019, becoming the oldest player to break into the top 10 for the first time. Fognini also became the first Italian ATP Masters 1000 champion, defeating Nadal on clay to win the 2019 Monte Carlo title. He holds the record for the most victories by an Italian man in the Open Era, with 426 wins. Fognini achieved his biggest career win over world No. 1 Andy Murray at the 2017 Rome tournament.

In addition to his singles success, Fognini has also had success in doubles, winning 8 titles and breaking through as a doubles player in 2015 by winning the Australian Open, reaching 3 ATP Masters 1000 finals, and qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals with Simone Bolelli.

Fognini is married to Flavia Pennetta, the 2015 US Open women’s singles champion, and they have three children together.

In the current season, Fognini has a record of 12-10, including two quarter-final appearances. He seeks his first back-to-back wins on hard courts this year and his second top 20 win of 2024, with his previous top 20 win coming against world No. 8 Casper Ruud in the second round of Wimbledon. Fognini’s last top 20 win on hard courts was against world No. 16 Pablo Carreno Busta at the 2021 ATP Cup.

It is worth noting that this is Fognini’s 11th appearance in the main draw of the Shanghai tournament, which is tied for the most with Marin Cilic, Richard Gasquet, Gilles Simon, and Stan Wawrinka.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Paul will win.
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