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19 May 2019 - 10:00 

- Final

ATP - Rome, Italy

ATP 1 Serbia
Novak Djokovic
VS
ITF Men 3 Spain
Rafael Nadal

Prediction :

Rafael Nadal wins the match

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Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Prediction & Betting Tips - Rome, Italy

 by Steve Ashfield | in Tennis Predictions

It's not something that gets written many times but in his first three clay court tournaments this season Rafael Nadal failed to reach a final, let alone win the title. The King of Clay was knocked out in the semi-finals in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid but he's come good this week in Italy. Nadal has reached his first final and done so without dropping a set. In his first three matches, the Spaniard only lost six games and that included a win over 14th seed Nicoloz Basilashvili for the loss of just one game. The semi-final saw him get revenge on Stefanos Tsitsipas who beat him in Madrid.

Novak Djokovic is the number one seed but has struggled in some of his matches this week. The world number one has won one clay court title this season winning in Madrid. Before that he lost in the Monte Carlo quarter finals to Daniil Medvedev.  This week saw him win his first two matches in straight sets against unseeded opposition. The quarter-final wasn't so easy as he had to go to three sets to defeat seventh-seeded Juan Martin del Potro after losing the first set. His semi-final also went to three sets as he beat the unseeded Diego Schwartzman after dropping the second set on a tie-break. The tip here is for a Rafael Nadal win over his great rival.

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Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Form

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal Last Matches

Novak Djokovic Last matches
W L W W W W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

18 May 2019 - Rome, Italy

Novak Djokovic
2 :  1
Diego Sebastián Schwartzman

17 May 2019 - Rome, Italy

Novak Djokovic
2 :  1
Juan Martín Del Potro

12 May 2019 - Madrid, Spain

Novak Djokovic
2 :  0
Stefanos Tsitsipas

11 May 2019 - Madrid, Spain

Novak Djokovic
2 :  0
Dominic Thiem

26 Mar 2019 - ATP Miami

Novak Djokovic
1 :  2
Roberto Bautista-Agut

24 Mar 2019 - ATP Miami

Novak Djokovic
2 :  1
Federico Delbonis
Rafael Nadal Last matches
L W W W L W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

18 May 2019 - Rome, Italy

Stefanos Tsitsipas
0 :  2
Rafael Nadal

11 May 2019 - Madrid, Spain

Stefanos Tsitsipas
2 :  1
Rafael Nadal

10 May 2019 - Madrid, Spain

Stan Wawrinka
0 :  2
Rafael Nadal

9 May 2019 - Madrid, Spain

Frances Tiafoe
0 :  2
Rafael Nadal

8 May 2019 - Madrid, Spain

Felix Auger Aliassime
0 :  2
Rafael Nadal

27 Apr 2019 - Barcelona, Spain

Rafael Nadal
0 :  2
Dominic Thiem

Novak Djokovic against Rafael Nadal : Head to Head (H2H)

Novak Djokovic

67 %

Rafael Nadal

33 %

27 Jan 2019 - ATP Australian Open

Novak Djokovic
3 :  0
Rafael Nadal

13 Jul 2018 - Wimbledon Qualification, England

Novak Djokovic
3 :  2
Rafael Nadal

19 May 2018 - Rome, Italy

Rafael Nadal
2 :  0
Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic - Rafael Nadal Key Points

  1. Rafael Nadal has reached the final without losing a set.
  2. Rafael Nadal has won his last two games against Novak Djokovic that were played on clay including last year's semi-final.
  3. Rafael Nadal has won this title eight times.
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Our Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Prediction

Novak Djokovic hasn't won this title since 2015 and faces a battle royale to win it this year. He's not been in commanding form this week whereas Rafael Nadal seems to be coming right just in time for Paris. Nadal has yet to drop a set and the tip here is for him to win this match.

Prediction :

Rafael Nadal wins the match

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