Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal will fight in the 1/2 of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2.30 pm.
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Ranked no. 7 (career high), Stefanos got to the 1/2 after defeating Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-2, Fabio Fognini 6-4 6-3 and following Roger Federer retirement in the quarters. Having a free pass for the semifinal was great news for the Greek that will arrive fresh in his clash against Nadal.
His best result of the season was the title in Marseille and Estoril, and he is still chasing his first ATP1000.
Stefanos has a 29-10 win-loss record in 2019, 12-3 on clay.
Last year result
Stefanos lost in the 2nd round 7-5 6-3 to Juan Martin Del Potro.
Rafael Nadal
Ranked no. 2 Rafael got to the semifinal in fantastic fashion after beating Jeremy Chardy 6-0 6-1, Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 6-0 and Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-0.
The Spaniard best result of the season was when he reached the final in Australian-Open as he is still chasing his first title of the season.
Nadal has a 23-5 win-loss record in 2019, 12-3 on clay.
Last year result
Nadal won the title last year in Rome after defeating Alexander Zverev 6-1 1-6 6-3.
HEAD TO HEAD and prediction Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Rafael Nadal
This will be the 5th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Tsitsipas won 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Madrid last week.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rafael Nadal who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rafael Nadal is the pick to win this match.
Rafael Nadal -> 1.25
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 4.00
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