Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco will clash in the quarter of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 20th time of their career on Friday as the second match of the day on Campo Centrale (2 pm?)
Rafael Nadal
Ranked no. 2 Rafael reached the quarter after defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 6-0 and Jeremy Chardy 6-0 6-1 after spending just a little bit more of 2 hours on court.
Nadal’s best result of the season was qualified to the finals in Australian-Open.
Last year result
The Spaniard won the title last year in Rome after besting Alexander Zverev 6-1 1-6 6-3.
Fernando Verdasco
Ranked no. 38 Verdasco qualified to the quarter after beating Kyle Edmund 4-6 6-4 6-2, Dominic Thiem 4-6 6-4 7-5, and Karen Khachanov 7-5 3-6 6-3.
Last year result
The Spaniard lost in the 1st round 6-3 6-1 to Damir Dzumhur.
HEAD TO HEAD and prediction Rafael Nadal vs. Fernando Verdasco
This will be the 20th time that Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco played each other. The head to head is 16-3 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 7-1 on clay, 7-0 on red clay as the only time that Fernando beat Rafa on the dirt was on blue clay back in Madrid 2012.
The last time that they locked horns, Nadal won 6-3 7-5 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells back in 2017. Besides being a better player, Nadal will also the advantage that on Thursday he played just 2 hours while Fernando was on court for almost 5 hours.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rafael Nadal who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rafael Nadal is the pick to win this match.
Rafael Nadal -> 1.050
Fernando Verdasco -> 11.00
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