Fognini defeated Nadal two times this season, but Rafael took vengeance in Hamburg final where he won 7-5 7-5. All matches were on clay, now it is different - Grand Slam and hard courts, where it is not the favorite surface for Fognini or Nadal, but of course Nadal plays better a bit on the cement.
I like Nadal to win 100%, I do not see a way for him to lose this match. Fognini is not so dangerous on hard. He beat Johnson in a very hard first round 3-1, beat Cuevas 3-0 in second round. He played well, but Nadal is another challenge alltogether. Fognini never beat Nadal on hard. He never passed 3rd round in New York.
But Nadal was looking like an animal of prey in the 1st round with Coric, one of the best matches of the tournament so far. Amazing tennis from both, 3-1 win for Nadal. Then came 3-0 with Schwartzmann.
Nadal will probably not go further than the QF's, but he is looking better than he did so far this season and his motivation looks trough the roof, he is pumped up like in the good old days.
I am sure Nadal will not let Fognini beat him again, and for sure not in a Grand Slam.
Probably first 2 sets will be very spectacular and close but then Fognini will see the match slip away, begin his stupid antics and lose in 3 or 4 sets.
Nadal all the way for me.
Pick: Nadal -1,5 sets
Odds: 1.57
Bookmaker: ➾ Youwin
Stake: 10 units
Tipster: Aceburner
TIPSTER: Aceburner | Total profit: -21.01 | Tips won: 30 |
Country: Romania | Total yield: -4.57% | Tips lost: 27 |
Speciality: Tennis | Total picks: 58 | Tips pushed: 1 |
27.03 | • Coco Vandeweghe - Monica Niculescu | 2.62 | 9 | ❌ | -9 |
18.11 | • Stan Wawrinka - David Ferrer | 2.38 | 8 | ❌ | -8 |
06.10 | • Ana Ivanovic - Venus Williams | 1.91 | 9 | ❌ | -9 |
05.09 | • Fabio Fognini - Rafael Nadal | 1.57 | 10 | ❌ | -10 |
02.09 | • Milos Raonic - Fernando Verdasco | 1.75 | 8 | ✅ | +6 |
04.08 | • Jurgen Melzer - Daniel Gimeno-Traver | 1.81 | 7 | ❌ | -7 |
02.08 | • John Isner - Marcos Baghdatis | 1.45 | 10 | ✅ | +4.5 |
06.07 | • Timea Bacsinszky - Monica Niculescu | 1.9 | 8 | ❌ | -8 |
29.06 | • Dudi Sela - Dominic Thiem | 1.57 | 8 | ✅ | +4.56 |
29.06 | • Donald Young - Marcos Baghdatis | 2.73 | 3 | ❌ | -3 |