Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Prediction & Betting Tips - Roland Garros

Prediction published on 05/06/2019, 08:56  by amy | Modified on 05/06/2019 at 10:36 in Roland Garros Prediction

Rafael Nadal is only two wins away from his 12th French Open triumph but he may well have to beat both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic to claim the title. He faces Roger Federer in the semi-final and comes into this match in sparkling form. He has only dropped one set in this tournament on his way to the last four. That was to David Goffin in the third round but aside from that, he has been sweeping his opponents away with convincing straight sets wins. The quarter final saw him beat Kei Nishikori in three sets and the number seven seed only took five games off Nadal. The Spaniard has lost his last six matches against Roger Federer but all have been on a hard court. On clay, Nadal has 13 of their last 15 meetings with no losses since 2009.

Roger Federer hasn't been playing the clay court season in the past few years. He decided to play it this year but hasn't reached any finals. He last reached the French Open final in 2011 and his sole victory at Roland Garros was ten years ago, He had to go to four sets to get past compatriot Stan Wawrinka in the quarter finals and as just mentioned, he's got a poor record against Nadal on this surface just like almost every other tennis player out there. Nadal is in sparkling form on his favourite surface and the tip here is for under 36.5 games to be played in this match.