Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will fight against each other in the semifinal of the French Open for the 39th time of their career. They are going to compete on Friday.
Rafael Nadal
Ranked no. 2, the Spaniard got to the semifinal after defeating 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, Juan Ignacio Londero 6-2 6-3 6-3 and Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-1 6-3.
His best result of the year was managing to win the title in Rome where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 6-0 4-6 6-1.
Nadal has a 30-5 win-loss record in 2019, 19-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Nadal won the title last year in Roland-Garros after defeating Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-3 6-2.
Roger Federer
Ranked no. 3, Federer reached the semifinal after beating Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 6-4 6-4, Oscar Otte 6-4 6-3 6-4, Casper Ruud 6-3 6-1 7-68, Leonardo Mayer 6-2 6-3 6-3 and Stan Wawrinka 7-64 4-6 7-65 6-4.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in Dubai where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Miami where he beat John Isner in the final 6-1 6-4.
Roger has a 27-3 win-loss record in 2019, 9-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Roger didn’t compete at the French Open in 2018.
Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer
This will be the 39th time that Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer square off. The head to head is 23-15 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 13-2 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Federer won w/o in the semifinal in Indian Wells back in March 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rafael Nadal who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rafael Nadal is the pick to win this match.
Rafael Nadal -> 1.14
Roger Federer -> 5.50
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