Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori will square off in the quarter of the French Open for the 13th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 1 pm (est) on Court Philippe CHATRIER.
Rafael Nadal
Ranked no. 2, Nadal reached the quarter after beating Yannick Hanfmann 6-2 6-1 6-3, Yannick Maden 6-1 6-2 6-4, David Goffin 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3 and Juan Ignacio Londero 6-2 6-3 6-3.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Rome where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 6-0 4-6 6-1.
Nadal has a 29-5 win-loss record in 2019, 18-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
The Spaniard won the title last year in Roland-Garros after ousting Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-3 6-2.
Kei Nishikori
Ranked no. 7, Nishikori got to the quarter after beating Quentin Halys 6-2 6-3 6-4, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4, Laslo Djere 6-4 6-76 6-3 4-6 8-6 and Benoit Paire 6-2 6-78 6-2 6-78 7-5.
His best result of the current year was succeeding in winning the title in Brisbane where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2.
Kei has a 23-9 win-loss record in 2019, 10-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Kei lost in the 4th round 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4 to Dominic Thiem.
Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Kei Nishikori
This will be the 13th time that Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori fight against each other. The head to head is 10-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Nadal won 6-3 6-2 in the final in Monte Carlo 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 -> 1.025
Kei Nishikori -> 17.00
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