Francisco Cerundolo vs Jakub Mensik Prediction & Picks - ATP Shanghai Masters

Prediction published on 10/9/26, 8:54 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 10/9/26 at 9:29 AM in ATP Shanghai Masters Picks

Argentine Francisco Cerundolo’s run continues at the Shanghai Masters 1000 as he faces Czech Jakub Mensik in the round of 16, treating the local crowd to a matchup between two top-20 players!

Francisco Cerundolo made a smooth start to the tournament in China, defeating R. Safiullin in straight sets in the round of 32. And in this round of 16, the 28-year-old should feel fairly comfortable, as he faces an opponent he already defeated just a few days ago at the Beijing tournament. In fact, he won their round of 16 match 6-3, 6-3 in under 1 hour and 20 minutes before falling to D. Medvedev in the quarterfinals. Although he struggled at the previous Masters 1000 tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati, the Argentine reached the round of 16 at the US Open for the first time and seems to be riding a wave of confidence following that run.

Jakub Mensik, for his part, won a tough first-round match 6-3, 6-3 in just 60 minutes against M. Kecmanovic. It was a strong start that could signal a successful run in this Masters 1000 tournament. However, the player who won the Miami Masters 1000 in 2025 has not strung together two consecutive wins in several weeks and needs to rebuild his confidence at this Shanghai tournament, where he reached the quarterfinals in 2024.