Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer: Shanghai Masters final betting odds, TV, head to head

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will collide once again in a mouthwatering Shanghai Rolex Masters final on Sunday (October 15) as two legends of the game meet for the 38th time.

Ahead of Sunday's showdown, which will be screened live by Sky Sports at 0930 BST, we have all you need to know including their head-to-head record, Sky Bet odds and a look back at their classic matches.

Nadal v Federer: Start time & TV details

Start time: 0930 BST

UK TV coverage: Sky Sports Arena & Main Event

Venue: Shanghai

Surface: Outdoor hard

Nadal v Federer: Latest betting odds

Nadal is 4/6 favourite to win the latest battle of the two great champions, with Andy Schooler's 11/4 antepost tip Federer 6/5. Federer has won their last four meetings, and all three in 2017. Nadal hasn't beaten Federer since the 2014 Australian Open semi-final.

Nadal v Federer: Head-to-head record

Scroll further down for full details of their classic encounters & all results

Overall: Nadal 23-14

On hardcourts: Federer 10-9

In finals: Nadal 14-9

In ATP Masters 1000 events: Nadal 12-6

In ATP Masters 1000 finals: Nadal 7-4

In Shanghai: 0-0

Nadal v Federer: Tale of the tape

Rafael Nadal

Age: 31
Nationality: Spanish
Height: 6ft 1ins
Plays: Left-handed
Ranking: 1
Career titles: 75
Grand Slam titles: 16 (Aus x 1, French x 10, Wimbledon x 2, US x 3)
Shanghai Masters best: Runner-up 2009

Roger Federer

Age: 36
Nationality: Swiss
Height: 6ft 1ins
Plays: Right-handed
Ranking: 2
Career titles: 93
Grand Slam titles: 19 (Aus x 5, French x 1, Wimbledon x 8, US x 5)
Shanghai Masters best: Winner 2014

Nadal v Federer: Classic matches

Sunday's Shanghai Masters final sees two of the great rivals in tennis meet once again. Here, our Andy Schooler takes a trip down memory lane to look back at five of their most memorable meetings.

Miami, 2005, F (outdoor hard) - Federer 2-6 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-1

In what was just their second match against each other, Federer came from two sets down to claim the Masters title in Miami. Already a multiple Grand Slam winner, Federer knew all about the rising star of Nadal, who had beaten him at the same venue 12 months earlier when he was only 17. Yet he was unable to fend off the teenager in the early stages and when he fell 4-1 down in the third set, the game looked up. However, using his greater experience to the maximum effect, Federer dug deep and managed to turn the match around, Nadal wilting in the final stages. This remained the only match Nadal had lost from two sets up until his 2015 US Open defeat to Fabio Fognini.

Rome, 2006, F (outdoor clay) - Nadal 6-7 7-6 6-4 2-6 7-6

The best claycourt match these two greats have played came not at Roland Garros but in the Eternal City. The contest certainly went on and on - it lasted more than five hours - but it kept an enthralled crowd on the edge of their seats. There was rarely little between the pair as they traded from the baseline, although Federer did have plenty of success when he came forward. The Swiss had the momentum when he took control in the fourth set. He went a break up in the decider but Nadal's ability to run all day was already well known and he would not stay down. He did, however, stand on the brink at 5-6 15-40 only to save two match points and then claim the resultant tie-break, again after Federer led. The victory was Nadal's 53rd in a row on the clay. His streak would finally stop at 81.

Wimbledon, 2008, F (outdoor grass) - Nadal 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7

For me, and many others, this is not only the greatest match Federer and Nadal have ever played but also the best tennis match of all time. Bar none. The quality was staggeringly high, reaching a peak in the fourth-set tie-break as Federer fought back from two sets down to level the match. With Nadal having missed two championship points - more accurately Federer saved them - the five-time defending champion looked the more likely winner heading into a decider which was interrupted by rain. The gloom was gathering when the players returned but on they went, both refusing to relent. Federer finally cracked in the 15th game. Nadal duly served out, clinching victory after four hours and 48 minutes of sensational tennis at 9.15pm.

Australian Open, 2009, F (outdoor hard) - Nadal 7-5 3-6 7-6 3-6 6-2

Six months on from their classic Wimbledon encounter came another epic in the Melbourne final. It actually challenged the SW19 clash in terms of quality - the high-bouncing hardcourt allowing both players to show off their full array of shotmaking skills. However, having twice fought back from a set down, Federer looked weary in the decider as Nadal took control, pushing on to add another notch to his tally of wins over Federer. Having previously taken Federer down on the clay and the grass, this win confirmed Nadal as the new king of the court.

Australian Open, 2017, F (outdoor hard) - Federer 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3

Federer finally clinched an 18th grand slam title by winning a five-set thriller against Nadal to become Australian Open champion. Federer and Nadal produced one of the finest contests their rivalry has ever seen but it was the Swiss who prevailed after three hours and 38 minutes inside Rod Laver Arena. Nadal twice came back from a set down, and then led by a break in the fifth, but Federer drew on all his powers of brilliance - in particular being very aggressive on his backhand - to win one of the most unpredictable finals in recent memory. The 35-year-old's achievement was all the more remarkable given he arrived in Melbourne having not played a single official match for six months, after taking the second half of 2016 off to recover from injury.

Nadal v Federer: Full past results

2017: Miami (Masters 1000), Outdoor Hard

Federer bt Nadal 6-3 6-4 (Final)

2017: Indian Wells (Masters 1000), Outdoor Hard

Federer bt Nadal 6-2 6-3 (Last 16)

2017: Australian Open (Grand Slam), Outdoor Hard

Federer bt Nadal 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 (Final)

2015: Basel, Indoor Hard

Federer bt Nadal 6-3 5-7 6-3 (Final)

2014: Australian Open (Grand Slam), Outdoor Hard

Nadal bt Federer 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3 (SF)

2013: London (ATP World Tour Finals), Indoor Hard

Nadal bt Federer 7-5 6-3 (SF)

2013: Cincinnati (Masters 1000), Outdoor Hard

Nadal bt Federer 5-7 6-4 6-3 (QF)

2013: Rome (Masters 1000), Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 6-1 6-3 (Final)

2013: Indian Wells (Masters 1000), Outdoor Hard

Nadal bt Federer 6-4 6-2 (QF)

2012: Indian Wells (Masters 1000), Outdoor Hard

Federer bt Nadal 6-3 6-4 (SF)

2012: Australian Open (Grand Slam), Outdoor Hard

Nadal bt Federer 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4 (SF)

2011: London (ATP World Tour Finals), Indoor Hard

Federer beat Nadal 6-3 6-0 (RR)

2011: French Open (Grand Slam), Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 7-5 7-6(3) 5-7 6-1 (Final)

2011: Madrid (Masters 1000), Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 5-7 6-1 6-3 (SF)

2011: Miami (Masters 1000), Outdoor Hard

Nadal bt Federer 6-3 6-2 (SF)

2010: London (ATP World Tour Finals), Indoor Hard

Federer bt Nadal 6-3 3-6 6-1 (Final)

2010: Madrid (Masters 1000), Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 6-4 7-6(5) (Final)

2009: Madrid (Masters 1000), Outdoor Clay

Federer bt Nadal 6-4 6-4 (Final)

2009: Australian Open (Grand Slam), Outdoor Hard

Nadal bt Federer 7-5 3-6 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2 (Final)

2008: Wimbledon (Grand Slam), Outdoor Grass

Nadal bt Federer: 6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(8) 9-7 (Final)

2008: French Open (Grand Slam), Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 6-1 6-3 6-0 (Final)

2008: Hamburg (ATP Masters Series), Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 7-5 6-7(3) 6-3 (Final)

2008: Monte Carlo (ATP Masters Series), Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 7-5 7-5 (Final)

2007: China (Tennis Masters Cup), Indoor Hard

Federer bt Nadal 6-4 6-1 (SF)

2007: Wimbledon (Grand Slam), Outdoor Grass

Federer bt Nadal 7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2 (Final)

2007: French Open (Grand Slam), Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 (Final)

2007: Hamburg (ATP Masters Series), Outdoor Clay

Federer bt Nadal 2-6 6-2 6-0 (Final)

2007: Monte Carlo (ATP Masters Series), Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 6-4 6-4 (Final)

2006: China (Tennis Masters Cup), Indoor Hard

Federer bt Nadal 6-4 7-5 (SF)

2006: Wimbledon (Grand Slam), Outdoor Grass

Federer bt Nadal 6-0 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-3 (Final)

2006: French Open, Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(4) (Final)

2006: Rome (Masters 1000), Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 6-7(0) 7-6(5) 6-4 2-6 7-6(5) (Final)

2006: Monte Carlo (ATP Masters Series), Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(5) (Final)

2006: Dubai, Outdoor Hard

Nadal bt Federer 2-6 6-4 6-4 (Final)

2005: French Open (Grand Slam), Outdoor Clay

Nadal bt Federer 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3 (SF)

2005: Miami (Masters 1000), Outdoor Hard

Federer bt Nadal 2-6 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 6-1 (Final)

2004: Miami (Masters 1000), Outdoor Hard

Nadal bt Federer 6-3 6-3 (Last 32)