Djokovic v Nadal predictions, tips, odds and free bets (French Open quarter-final - 3.6.2015)

Wednesday, 03 June 2015 09:27
Written by David Bet

Novak Djokovic is set to meet Rafael Nadal at the French Open for the fourth straight year. From the moment the draw was made, this is the match the tennis world has been awaiting. The two champions will clash in the Quarter Finals at Roland Garros on Wednesday 3rd June 2015. Who will win? This article contains our Djokovic vs Nadal betting preview, including tips, predictions, best odds, betting promotions and no deposit bonuses available on the match!

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DJOKOVIC v NADAL BETTING PREVIEW

Djokovic is undefeated on clay so far, winning titles in Monte Carlo and Rome. In Monte Carlo he beat Nadal in two straight sets (6-3, 6-3). The Serb has been by some distance the best player this year, losing just 2 matches and winning the title at the Australian Open. At the moment, he is on a 26-match unbeaten run. In the last-16 round, the World No. 1 brushed aside Richard Gasquet in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, in a match that lasted just two hours. He has yet to drop a set in this tournament.

Nadal has endured his worst ever clay-court season coming into the French Open. The Spaniard was beaten four times, failing to win a title and his ranking tumbled to No. 7, his worst in a decade. He advanced out of the fourth round on Monday with a 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Jack Sock, a young, unseeded American whose power and hustle helped turn a rout into a contest. He has dropped just one set this tournament.

For Nadal it is a chance to stay in the running to win an unprecedented 10th French Open title, becoming the only man ever to make it to double digits in titles at a single Grand Slam. He has been unstoppable here at the French Open, winning 70 of his last 71 matches. Nadal is 6-0 against Djokovic here in the French Open. For the past three years, the Spaniard has eliminated Djokovic from the tournament, preventing the World No. 1 from winning the career Grand Slam. In fact, Nadal beat Djokovic in the 2012 and 2014 finals in Paris as well as the 2013 semi-finals.

Djokovic's win in the direct match in Montecarlo has reduced his deficit in their head-to-head series to 23-20. The Serbian is 5-1 against Nadal in their last six matches, winning 2 of 3 matches on clay in that streak. Surprisingly only one of the last six meetings have gone the distance to, a meeting in the 2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 going to three sets.