World #1 Roger Federer and World #2 Rafael Nadal meet up once again for a tournament title. This time, at stake, the prestigious TMS Monte Carlo tournament. This will mark the 15th time that Federer and Nadal have met.
Despite holding an 8-6 advantage over him h2h. Nadal is currently the world's longest serving #2 ever having been second to RF for over 3 years.
If you follow tennis casually you mighe be shocked to see RF as an underdog. Yet this marks the third straight match that RF has opened an underdog which hasn't happened in forever. This time, he's a sizeable underdog to RN. If you follow tennis closely you know why this is the case.
RN is without doubt the greatest clay court tennis player ever. RF has been the best at everything the past half decade or so with the exception of being the second best clay courter. RN is extemely dominant on this surface having beaten RF in 7 of their 8 meetings on clay including the 2007 Monte Carlo final. The lone blemish is a 2007 final loss at Hamburg which snapped RN's 80 match winning streak on clay.
Nadal has now won an unfathomable 109 of his last 112 matches on clay. The guy is just unbelievable on this surface even against the most difficult of competition.
It's very very difficult to bet against RF and if anyone can beat RN on clay it is Federer, but I am going to take my chances with RN today.
Rafael Nadal -227
Good luck....
Despite holding an 8-6 advantage over him h2h. Nadal is currently the world's longest serving #2 ever having been second to RF for over 3 years.
If you follow tennis casually you mighe be shocked to see RF as an underdog. Yet this marks the third straight match that RF has opened an underdog which hasn't happened in forever. This time, he's a sizeable underdog to RN. If you follow tennis closely you know why this is the case.
RN is without doubt the greatest clay court tennis player ever. RF has been the best at everything the past half decade or so with the exception of being the second best clay courter. RN is extemely dominant on this surface having beaten RF in 7 of their 8 meetings on clay including the 2007 Monte Carlo final. The lone blemish is a 2007 final loss at Hamburg which snapped RN's 80 match winning streak on clay.
Nadal has now won an unfathomable 109 of his last 112 matches on clay. The guy is just unbelievable on this surface even against the most difficult of competition.
It's very very difficult to bet against RF and if anyone can beat RN on clay it is Federer, but I am going to take my chances with RN today.
Rafael Nadal -227
Good luck....
