Rafael Nadal and David Goffin will square off in the 3rd round of the French Open for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3.30 pm (est) on Court Philippe CHATRIER.
Rafael Nadal
Ranked no. 2, the Spaniard reached the 3rd round after defeating Yannick Hanfmann 6-2 6-1 6-3 and Yannick Maden 6-1 6-2 6-4.
His best result of the current season was succeeding in winning the title in Rome where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 6-0 4-6 6-1.
Rafael has a 27-5 win-loss record in 2019, 16-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
The Spaniard won the title last year in Roland-Garros after besting Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-3 6-2.
David Goffin
Ranked no. 29, the Belgian got to the 3rd round after beating Richard Berankis 6-0 6-2 6-2 and Miomir Kecmanovic 6-2 6-4 6-3.
The Belgian best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Estoril and Marseille.
The Belgian has a 14-13 win-loss record in 2019, 6-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
The Belgian lost in the 4th round 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3 to Marco Cecchinato.
Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. David Goffin
This will be the 5th time that Rafael Nadal and David Goffin play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Nadal won 6-4 6-0 in the semifinal in Barcelona back in 2018.
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 -> 1.03
David Goffin -> 15.00
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