Rafael Nadal and Nikoloz Basilashvili will face off in the 3rd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 3rd time of their career.
Rafael Nadal
Ranked no. 2 the Spaniard demolished Jeremy Chardy in the opening match 6-0 6-1 in just 67 minutes to save precious energy for the next match. Nadal has a 21-5 win-loss record in 2019, 10-3 on clay where he hasn’t managed to win a title yet in the season after his semifinals in Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, and Madrid.
Nadal best result of the season was reaching the finals in Australian-Open.
Last year result
Rafael won the title last year in Rome after downing Alexander Zverev 6-1 1-6 6-3.
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Ranked no. 18 the Georgean qualified to the 3rd round after defeating Marton Fucsovics 6-1 7-62 and Laslo Djere 7-5 6-4 and he was lucky that he played both matches before the rain hit the tournament on Wednesday.
Last year result
The Georgean lost in the 2nd round 6-4 6-2 to Novak Djokovic.
HEAD TO HEAD and prediction Rafael Nadal vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
This will be the 3rd time that Rafael Nadal and Nikoloz Basilashvili play in. The head to head is 2-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Nadal won 6-3 6-3 6-76 6-4 in the 4th round in US Open 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 -> 1.050
Nikoloz Basilashvili -> 11.00
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