Australian Open 2022: Rafael Nadal vs Denis Shapovalov Prediction, Preview, Head to Head and Live Stream

In a battle of southpaws, Rafael Nadal will be up against Denis Shapovalov in the quarterfinal of the 2022 Australian Open. Nadal is ranked 5th in the world while Shapovalov is the world no.14.

Rafael Nadal vs Denis Shapovalov: Match Details

• Tournament: Australian Open 2022
• Date: 25 January, 2022
• Match: Rafael Nadal vs Denis Shapovalov
• Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne
• Round: Quarterfinal
• Surface: Hard Court
• Prize Money: USD 386,000

Rafael Nadal vs Denis Shapovalov: Preview

Ever since recovering from the foot injury, Rafael Nadal has shown signs of improvement with each passing match. He started his season at the Melbourne Summer Set and won the title without dropping a set. This week at the Australian Open, he defeated Marcos Giron in the opening round before getting the better of Yannick Hanfmann in the second round. He then was tested in the third round by Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Karen Khachanov, whom he defeated in four sets. In his Round of 16 match against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, Nadal survived an early test before winning the match in straight sets 7-6(14),6-2,6-2.

Denis Shapovalov has definitely had to work hard to secure a maiden Australian Open quarterfinal berth. He defeated the likes of Laslo Djere and Soonwoo Kwon in the opening rounds in 4 and 5 sets respectively before beating 23rd seed Reilly Opelka in 4 tight sets. He then played flawless tennis to upset 3rd seed Alexander Zverev in straight sets 6-3,7-6(5),6-3 in the fourth round.

Rafael Nadal vs Denis Shapovalov: Head-to-Head

This will be the 5th meeting between the duo. Nadal leads the H2H 3-1. They last played in Rome last year where Nadal won in three tight sets.

Rafael Nadal vs Denis Shapovalov: Prediction

Nadal and Shapovalov have played some incredible matches against each other in the past and expect this one too to be full of drama. Nadal will enter the favorite on paper but given that Shapovalov has beaten one of the tournament favorites in the Round of 16, one cannot rule him out. Nadal’s return against Shapovalov’s angling serve will be the key. Expect a lot of winners from both men with Nadal using his experience to make it to the semifinal.

Prediction: Nadal to win in 4 sets.

Rafael Nadal vs Denis Shapovalov: Broadcast and Live Stream Details

Also read: ‘I’m happy that I survived,’ Rafael Nadal edges past Adrian Mannarino to reach the Australian Open quarterfinal for the 14th time

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