Federer vs Nadal prediction

Shanghai final will be their fourth meeting this year, they met earlier this year at AO, Indian Wells & Miami. Surprisingly, Federer won all three clashes. Two of those were straight-set wins for the Swiss #1. Nadal had to save three set points on serve at *4-5 before winning the first set 7-5 and he was then broken twice in the second set in his straight-set wins over Marin Cilic. Nadal leads the overall H2H 23-14 but his last competitive win against Federer was at AO 2014. Federer currently is on a 4-match winning streak against Nadal (his longest streak ever against Rafa). Shanghai clash will be the duo's 18th meeting in an ATP Masters Event, Nadal leads the H2H 11-7. Nadal has never won the Shanghai Masters Title in his long illustrious career while Federer has lifted the crown twice here and finished as runner-up once.