Jannik Sinner vs Tomas Machac – Breakdown and Prediction

Jannik Sinner vs Tomas Machac: ATP Shanghai – Semifinal

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will take on Tomas Machac in the semifinal of the ATP Shanghai.

Jannik Sinner Profile

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is 65-6 for the season and 40-3 on hard surface. The Italian is coming off a 6-1, 6-4 win over Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinal. Earlier in the tournament, he defeated Ben Shelton, Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Taro Daniel.

Sinner won six tournaments this season including the Australian Open and the US Open. Besides the two Grand Slams, he won in Cincinnati, Halle, Miami and Rotterdam.

This is his second appearance in Shanghai. Last year he lost toe Ben Shelton in the round of 16.

Tomas Machac Profile

Tomas Machac has the highest career ranking being No. 33 in the world. The player from the Czech Republic is 34-20 for the season and 22-10 on hard surface.

He is coming off a 7-6, 7-5 win over Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinal. Earlier in the tournament, he defeated Tommy Paul, Aleksandar Vukic and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Machac’s best result of the season was the final in Geneve where he lost to Casper Ruud.

This is his first appearance in Shanghai.

Head-to-Head Sinner leads 1-0

Sinner vs Machac 6-4, 6-2 (2024 ATP Miami, quarterfinal)

Prediction and Conclusion

Jannik Sinner is on top of the rankings and will stay there at the end of the year no matter what. He is going for his seventh title of the season and has an unexpected rival in the semis. Tomas Machac is coming off the biggest win in his career, defeating Carlos Alcaraz. This is another major opportunity for the player from the Czech Republic. However, it would be pretty much for anyone to beat Alcaraz and Sinner in back-to-back days, so we go with the Italian to win this by covering the -4.5-point spread.