Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will square off in the final of the ATP Cup for the 55th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 8.30 pm on Centre Court.
Rafael Nadal: results and record
Currently world no. 1 Rafael got to the final after defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3 7-5, Pablo Cuevas 6-2 6-1, Yoshihito Nishioka 7-64 6-4 and Alex De Minaur 4-6 7-5 6-1.
Previous match vs. Alex De Minaur
In the semifinal against De Minaur, The Spaniard recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-1). During the match Nadal scored 86 points vs. De Minaur’s 73. Nadal was extremely aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about serving, Nadal blasted 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Rafael Nadal lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Nadal put 73% of his first serves in, winning 79% (48/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (10/23) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke De Minaur 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rafael has conceded 3 sets in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Nadal winning performance
Nadal has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 81% of his matches (1056-246). 4-1 on hard in 2020 In connection with his performance on same surface of tournament, Nadal has a 500-96 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
Nadal’s best result of the year was getting to the semi-finals in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney.
Rafael has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2020, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Novak Djokovic: results and record
Ranked no. 2, the Serbian got to the final after beating Kevin Anderson 7-65 7-66, Gael Monfils 6-3 6-2, Christian Garin 6-3 6-3, Denis Shapovalov 4-6 6-1 7-64 and Daniil Medvedev 6-1 5-7 6-4.
Previous match vs. Daniil Medvedev
In the semifinal, Djokovic defeated Medvedev (6-1 5-7 6-4). During the match Djokovic scored 117 points vs. Medvedev’s 102. Djokovic was extremely aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Talking about serving, Djokovic blasted 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Novak Djokovic lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 68% of his first serves in, winning 71% (53/75) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (16/36) on the 2nd serve. Novak broke Medvedev 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Djokovic has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Djokovic winning performance
Djokovic has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (1397-208). 5-0 on hard in 2020 In connection with his performance on same surface of tournament, Djokovic has a 563-81 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
The Serbian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney.
The Serbian has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2020, 5-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
ATP Cup Live score and result Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic
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Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic
This will be the 55th time that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 28-26 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 15-5 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Nadal won 6-0 4-6 6-1 in the final in Rome back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 3 sets.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.40
Rafael Nadal -> 2.75
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