Rafael Nadal and Denis Shapovalov will clash against each other in the semifinal of BNP Paribas Masters for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4.30 pm on OURT CENTRAL.

Rafael Nadal: results and record

Ranked no. 2, Rafael got to the semifinal after defeating Adrian Mannarino 7-5 6-4, Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4 and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6⁴ 6-1.

His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Rome where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 6-0 4-6 6-1 and in Paris where he overcame Dominic Thiem in the final 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 and in Montreal where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-0 and in New York where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4.

Rafael has a 50-6 win-loss record in 2019, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Paris

Rafael conquered the title last year in Roland-Garros after defeating Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-3 6-2.

Denis Shapovalov: results and record

Ranked no. 28, Denis got to the semifinal after beating Gilles Simon 2-2 ret., Fabio Fognini 3-6 6-3 6-3, Alexander Zverev 6-2 5-7 6-2 and Gael Monfils 6-2 6-2.

His best result of the season was conquering the title in Stockholm where he defeated Filip Krajinovic in the final 6-4 6-4.

Denis has a 33-24 win-loss record in 2019, 11-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

About playing the semifinal

After beating Monfils, Denis didn’t know if he had to face Rafael Nadal or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinal.  However, he didn’t sound very preoccupied with who would be his next opponent to comment:

“I’ve beaten both of them before, but they’re unbelievable players, and they’ve beaten me as well. It’s going to be a tough match. They’ve been having amazing weeks, and they’re both playing some really good tennis. So hopefully we can have an exciting match.”

Last year in Paris

The Canadian lost in the 1^st

round 6-4 7-6³ to Richard Gasquet.

BNP Paribas Masters Live score and result Rafael Nadal vs. Denis Shapovalov

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Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Denis Shapovalov

This will be the 3^rd time that Rafael Nadal and Denis Shapovalov play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Nadal and Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they played each other, Nadal won 6-4 6-1 in the 3^rd round in Rome back in 2018.

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 -> 1.16
Denis Shapovalov -> 5.00

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Tennis Scores in Paris

• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Christian GarinGarin (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Rafael NadalNadal – Jo-Wilfried TsongaTsonga (7-6(4) 6-1) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (8-1) – See H2H details
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Rafael NadalNadal (1-1) – See H2H details