Rafael Nadal vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Betting Tip [Bet] – 19th November 2020

Nadal can recover from Thiem setback to race through aginast Tsitsipas

Rafael Nadal / Spain ©imago images / Xinhua 11/21/2020

Spain Rafael Nadal vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Greece
19th November 2000hrs
Tennis – London – ATP World Tour Finals 2020
Pick Draw
Bookmaker Bet365
Odds: 62/25 odds taken 21:24 GMT Wednesday, 18th November

With one win and one loss for both Nadal and Tsitsipas at the 2020 ATP World Tour Finals, this is a match of high importance on Thursday.

The winner likely will be the one to move ahead to the semi finals, so everything is still on the line and the pressure is high.

Nadal lost in a superb match against Dominc Thiem on Tuesday, while Tsitsipas recovered from an opening defeat to beat Andrey Rublev.

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Rafael Nadal Preview – Can Nadal pick himself up?

Rafael Nadal easily won his opening match of the 2020 ATP World Tour Finals. He crushed Andrey Rublev in straight sets.

It looked as if that had been a good workout for Nadal, a chance to sharpen up ahead of having to face Dominic Thiem in the second round robin match.

Nadal lost in straight sets to Thiem however, having been the match favourite.

It was a close, brilliant match however that Thiem and Nadal played on Tuesday, with both sets going to tense tie-breakers.

So there’s really nothing wrong with the form of Nadal to suddenly think about abandoning him.

The bookmakers have him as the 4/9 odds-on favourite to collect the match win against Tsitsipas on Thursday.

A win here, it’s worth reminding, will put the victor through to the semi finals of the competition, so the pressure and stakes are high.

Nadal does hold a positive head to head record against the Greek player Tsitsipas.

He will also have seen Tsitptas worked over very hard by Andrey Rublev on Tuesday, Tsitsipas winning a final set tiebreak.

Our betting prediction:
Both teams to score
12/1

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(odds taken 21:24 GMT Wednesday, 18th November)

 

A good statistic for tennis betting on this match comes from the head to head.

Nadal holds a W5 L1 record against Tsitsipas and this will be the first meeting between them this year.

The last meeting that Nadaland Tsistipas had, interestingly, was in last year’s ATP Finals, Nadal winning in three sets.

A Nadal 2-1 set betting option for this fixture is at 11/4* (odds taken 21:24 GMT Wednesday, 18th November).

 

Stefanos Tsitsipas Preview – Can Tsitstipas keep his title defence alive?

The title defence for Stefanos Tsitipas at the ATP Finals got off to a disappointing start for the Greek star.

He lost to Alexander Zverev which immediately heaped some pressure on him to respond.

In the second match of the round robin stage, Tsitpatis did indeed respond, but the win that he took over Andrey Rublev was not an easy win.

Tisitipas had been in great form in the first set of that match, taking a 6-1 score to open with.

But then Rublev came back at him hard to level things up.

The match was then settled on a tiebreaker at the end of the third set in a thrilling conclusion.

So that win keeps the Tsitsipas’s chances alive in London and a win of course, puts him through to the next round at the expense of Nadal.

But both matches for Tistitpas have now gone to three sets and that’s the kind of thing that can take its toll a little bit.

Tsitsipas is the 2/1 underdog to pick up the win in this match* (odds taken 21:24 GMT Wednesday, 18th November).

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Stefanos Tsitsipas collected his only win over Rafael Nadal at the ATP Masters 1000 Madrid last year.

That was one of four meetings that the Greek star had with Nadal last year.

Last year’s meeting here at the ATP Finals is the only previous indoor hard court match that the two have played.

Tstitpas has then at least got a set on the board in two of his last three matches against Rafael Nadal.

Can he take a win?

For tennis betting in the games handicap market, a Tsitsipas +2.5 is at 21/20* (odds taken 21:24 GMT Wednesday, 18th November)

 

Rafael Nadal vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Betting Advice

Rafael Nadal has to be favoured to get the win in this one. He was nearly on the board against Thiem on Tuesday and we expect a big fightback from him.

There is part of us that expects him to be back to his ruthless best.

Therefore for tennis betting we are going to push for a Nadal 2-0 in set betting at 11/10* (odds taken 21:24 GMT Wednesday, 18th November).

 

Key Facts – Rafael Nadal vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Betting Tip

  • Rafael Nadal is W5 L1 in the head to head against Tsitsipas
  • Rafael Nadal lost to Dominic Thiem on Tuesday
  • Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Nadal in last year’s ATP Finals

 

Tsitsipas is more than capable of mixing it up, but that was a tough match that he had to get past Rublev and that has to taken taken something out of him.

We see the Greek star coming up short, especially with Nadal looking to avoid a repeat of last year’s group stage exit at the ATP Finals.

Nadal’s likely to be fired up and the Spaniard should win it.

 

The best betting odds for Rafael Nadal vs Stefanos Tsitsipas

Rafael Nadal to win: 2/5 at Bet365
Stefanos Tsitsipas to win: 2/1 at Bet365