Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Australian Open

Prediction published on 25/01/2019, 18:55  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 25/01/2019 at 19:55 in ATP Australian Open Predictions

The Australian Open was a key moment for Novak Djokovic. An early exit was followed by elbow surgery and it took him a while to get back to his sublime and dominant best. He'd achieved that by summer and went on to win both Wimbledon and the US Open. He returned to world number one and has again been in top form in this tournament. He's only dropped one set on the way to his seventh Australian Open and he's won the past six. The semi-final saw him drop just four games against Lucas Pouille.

Rafael Nadal has only won the Australian Open once in his career and that was ten years ago. He has yet to drop a set in this tournament and only conceded 15 games in his quarter and semi-finals. This is one of the great rivalries in modern-day tennis and currently Djokovic leads 27-25.  On hard/grass courts, Djokovic has won their last seven meetings with his last loss being at the 2013 US Open. Djokovic is just so hard to beat when he's in form and the tip here is for him to win the Australian Open for a record seventh time.