I believe Shapovalov can surprise Nadal in his game, but the winner will be of course the spanish player
Yes, Shapovalov is an interesting young player and is in great shape but Nadal wants to get back first in the Atp ranking and has a draw too easy to waste.
I think Nadal will win
Yes, clamorously Shapovalov quoted at 10 won against Nadal! Nadal rarely lets out these opportunities. Now Federer winning the tournament can get close to the top spot in the ranking!
If federer wins the tournament the new ranking will be:
1) Murray 7750
2) Nadal 7555
3) Federer 7545
Wow that was very surprising. As I said, Shapovalov did surprise Nadal, But I didnt really believed that he wil win this match. Its worth to keep watching this great young player.
Amazing Shapovalov is 18 years old!
Finally there are new interesting young players!
Other strong young players are (in addition to the very strong A. Zverev): Rublev, Khachanov, Medvedev (all Russian players), Coric, Chung, Tsitsipas