{"id":374478,"date":"2025-10-10T14:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=374478"},"modified":"2025-10-11T11:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T15:02:06","slug":"shanghai-masters-predictions-and-best-bets-semifinal-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/shanghai-masters-predictions-and-best-bets-semifinal-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai Masters semifinal picks and predictions: Best bets on Djokovic vs. Vacherot, Medvedev vs. Rinderknech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The semifinals at the Shanghai Masters goes down on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pre-match narrative:<\/strong> Novak Djokovic welcomes an unlikely foe in Monaco&#8217;s Valentin Vacherot in the semis. After that, Daniil Medvedev looks to advance to his second final of the season, but he&#8217;ll need to beat a streaking Arthur Rinderknech to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my top Shanghai Masters predictions for the semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shanghai Masters predictions: Semifinal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Djokovic\/Vacherot under 21.5 games (-105)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vacherot entered this event ranked No. 204 and is the second-lowest rank ever to reach a semifinal at a Masters 1000 event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s in unprecedented territory and faces  Djokovic with a spot in the final on the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is only the second ATP event that Vacherot has qualified for this season. He&#8217;s played most of his time on the Challenger Tour and holds a 40-22 record.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He has played seven matches in Shanghai, and five of them have gone all three sets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Because of that, Vacherot has played just under 15 hours of tennis in the last two weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In comparison, Djokovic has been on the court for nine hours and seven minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Serbian struggled with the conditions in Shanghai for two matches, but he bounced back to grab a clean win over Zizou Bergs in straight sets in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Djokovic is arguably the best to ever do it, and his 562-94 record on hard courts is unmatched. He should be able to get past Vacherot quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Even at 38 years old, Djokovic is having an incredible season. He is 35-10 overall and 21-6 on hard courts \u2014 including 9-1 in his last 10 matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/tennis\">Full tennis betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tennis best bet: Medvedev vs. Rinderknech<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Medvedev -1.5 sets (-105):<\/strong> I admittedly faded Medvedev in his quarterfinal match against Alex de Minaur, and he made me look foolish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In late August, he got a new coach, and it helped him turn a corner. Medvedev has won eight of 10 matches since the change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He showcased his skill and new guidance, smoking a scorching-hot de Minaur in the semifinal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His opponent, Rinderknech, has taken out Alexander Zverev and Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Shanghai Masters, which is worth noting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I can&#8217;t look past his overall weak season. He has a sub-.500 record (30-31) and is 13-14 on this playing surface, even after his five-match winning streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Medvedev&#8217;s in form, he&#8217;s a legit top-five talent, and he looks to be peaking ahead of this match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tennis predictions made at 11:09 a.m. on 10\/10\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The semifinals at the Shanghai Masters goes down on Saturday morning. The pre-match narrative: Novak Djokovic welcomes an unlikely foe in Monaco&#8217;s Valentin Vacherot in the semis. After that, Daniil Medvedev looks to advance to his second final of the season, but he&#8217;ll need to beat a streaking Arthur Rinderknech to get there. 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