Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal Australian Open Final tennis betting odds & preview

Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal Australian Open Final tennis betting sees the world number one and two scrap it out for honours. Novak Djokovic, the current defending champion set up himself up for the defence of his title in the final, with an epic five set win over Britain’s Andy Murray in the semi final. Djokovic had to dig deep as Murray pushed him all the way, the Serbian taking the deciding set 7-5. That was Djokovic pushed hard and he still prevailed and he will know that he will have another tough encounter coming his way in the final against Rafael Nadal. The semi final will have been an exhausting affair against Murray, and Djokovic’s fitness has fully been tested now. He will have had a day’s less rest than Nadal will have had. After back problems at the end of last year, a suspected pulled hamstring and breathing problems during the action at Melbourne Park, there seems little sign of anything stopping the world number one. This time last year Novak Djokovic was about to embark on an incredible season of success. If he gets out to another strong start, it will be even harder to stop him collecting Grand Slam titles this year. It is just so difficult to get on top of Novak Djokovic to take three sets off him in a match. Murray came close, but the defence and determination which Djokovic pulled out was remarkable. That was a sign of a true champion, as if anyone didn’t know that anyway. While he fires off some remarkable winners, the defence which Novak Djokovic has is really the back bone of his game. Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal Australian Open Final tennis betting is going to be a test of endurance and it is the defence which will keep Djokovic in the games when the momentum is largely going against him. He is the complete player and will look forward to playing Nadal in the final more than anyone else. Djokovic has great respect for Nadal and knows that once again he will have to go through the great one to make it.

Rafael Nadal saw off the challenge of Roger Federer in the semi, overcoming his old foe in one of the great epic rivalries. While the Nadal v Federer rivalry is always a thrill to watch, seeing Nadal go up against Djokovic is probably the best final which the tournament could have produced. World number one v world number two for the honours, again. This is a repeat of last year’s Wimbledon final. A repeat of last year’s US Open final, and in both events the Spaniard came off second best. So Nadal will be looking for some revenge, even though he is going into the final as underdog and he is apparently quite enjoying that status. At the start of the new season, Rafael Nadal knew that he was playing catch up to Novak Djokovic in terms of ability and fitness. It was a difficult year for Nadal, losing his world number one status, battling with some injury and motivation issues and watching Novak Djokovic surpass him. So can Nadal can get a strike back early in the new season against Djokovic? Nadal has to get behind his first service game, because if that is not working, then Djokovic will be all over the Spaniards second serve, a big deciding factor in previous matches between the two. Rafael Nadal looked fit and strong in his semi final against Federer so we don’t see any issue with him keeping pace with Djokovic. However, the longer the match goes on, it is hard not to back the Serbian in endurance. Nadal’s biggest weapon is going to be his incredible forehand, and like Djokovic, reaching into the depths of his incredible defence (which was brilliant at times against Federer in the semi). All credit due to Nadal, who went into the Australian Open as fourth favourite behind Djokovic, Federer and Nadal. This is such an important match for him, can he break the cycle of Djokovic victories over him.

Have to look at some Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal head to head stats for your Australian Open Final tennis betting. In an incredible year last year, the two players met six times, all in the finals of tournaments. The outcome, well, six straight victories for Novak Djokovic. That is the hold which the Serbian has over Nadal at the moment and that really can’t be ignored. Which is the stronger will? Novak Djokovic defending his title, or Nadal getting some revenge and trying to avoid a seven game losing streak against the world number one. If this goes the way of Djokovic, who is favourite, then it will be a huge dent of confidence for Nadal, who has been working on improvements in his game in order to get closer to the Serbian.

Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal Australian Open Final tennis betting
Djokovic 4/6 at SkyBet
Nadal 6/4 at BetFred

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