Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Rafael Nadal Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Australian Open

Prediction published on 23/01/2019, 10:24  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 23/01/2019 at 11:25 in ATP Australian Open Predictions

Rafael Nadal is chasing his second Australian Open title but it's ten years since his previous success. He's seeded second for this tournament and has been impressive on his way to his first semi-final here since 2017. He's yet to lose a set and his opponents have only won five games in a set on two occasions. Nadal has only lost 29 games in his last four matches here but has only had to face one seed, Alex de Minaur, who was number 27 on the list and only took seven games off Nadal in his straight sets defeat.  He's met his opponent on two previous occasions, once on a hard court, the other on his beloved clay and won both in straight sets (best of three).

Stefanos Tsitsipas is seeded 14th and this is by far his best performance in a Grand Slam event. He'd never previously made it past the second round here and had never made it to the quarter-final stage of any other Grand Slam. He's one of the rising players in the game looking to take over from the old guard and last year won the Next Gen Finals. Whearas his opponent has yet to drop a set in this tournament, Stefanos Tsitsipas has lost one set in each of his games. He beat Roger Federer in the last sixteen, one of two games in which he has had to win after losing the first set. The quarter-final saw him defeat Roberto Bautista Agut  in four sets. His matches have included six tie-breaks and three others went to 7-5. A bet on over 33.5 games looks the one to go for here.