Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal are going to clash in the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship. The Greek had an outstanding run in Abu Dhabi after he dismissed Andrey Rublev in straight sets and Novak Djokovic in 3. Stefanos impressed against the world no.2 especially for the fact that he was fully aware that he had the tennis to beat him and his win didn’t come at all as a surprise for him.
On the other side, Rafa was in majestic form against Karen Khachanov to concede just 4 games to the Russian.
H2H, preview Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Rafael Nadal
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Nadal.
The last time that they squared off, Rafael Nadal won 6-74 6-4 7-5 in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 15th of November 2019.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nadal who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nadal is the pick to win this match.
Nadal -> 1.44
Tsitsipas -> 2.62
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Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 17th of November when he overcame Dominic Thiem 6-76 6-2 7-64 in the final in London to win his 4th career title.
At the moment, this season the Greek has a 53-25 win-loss record. The Greek clinched 3 titles in 2019 in Marseille, in Estoril and in London. The Greek was the finalist in Dubai, in Madrid and in Beijing.
Nadal’s ranking, and results in 2019
Currently ranked no.1, Nadal has a 52-7 win-loss record in 2019.
