Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will play each other in the final of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 54th time of their career.
Rafael Nadal
Ranked no. 2 Rafael got to the final after beating Jeremy Chardy 6-0 6-1, Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 6-0, Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-0 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4.
The Spaniard best result of the season was reaching the final in the Australian Open.
Nadal has a 24-5 win-loss record in 2019, 13-3 on clay.
Last year result in Rome
Nadal conquered the title last year in Rome after ousting Alexander Zverev 6-1 1-6 6-3.
Novak Djokovic
Currently world no. 1 the Serbian reaches the final after beating Denis Shapovalov 6-1 6-3, Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-0, Juan Martin Del Potro 4-6 7-66 6-4 and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 6-72 6-3.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Madrid where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4.
Djokovic has a 23-4 win-loss record in 2019, 10-1 on clay.
Last year result in Rome
Novak lost in the semifinal 7-64 6-3 to Rafael Nadal.
HEAD TO HEAD and prediction Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic
This will be the 54th time that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic fight. The head to head is 28-25 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but Nadal has a winning record 16-7 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 6-3 in the final in Melbourne back in January 2019.
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 -> 1.50
Novak Djokovic -> 2.62
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