Alex De Minaur vs Rafael Nadal prediction and betting tips on April 17, 2024
The prestigious tennis tournament in Barcelona is gaining momentum, in the second round we are waiting for an interesting pair of Alex De Minaur - Rafael Nadal, prediction for the match is made by our analysts.
Alex De Minaur
The Australian tennis player this season looks good, not allowing obvious failures, the athlete took one title in Acapulco, and the lineup there was not bad. De Minaur started the dirt season in Monte Carlo, where he managed to reach the quarterfinals, where he lost to world number one Novak Djokovic. In Barcelona, the athlete starts from the second round, thanks to the high seeding, De Minaur is the 11th racket of the world. The Australian is 25 years old and in the prime of his career.
Rafael Nadal
Rafa has hardly played for the last year and a half, so his return to the court in Barcelona was a big event. In the first round, Nadal defeated a rather comfortable young Italian Flavio Cobolli 6:2, 6:3. It's too early to judge the first match, but the battle against De Minaur will already be a good test. "King of the soil" returned to his coverage, even though he is soon 38 years old, it is the games with his participation that will arouse great interest among fans.
Interesting facts about the match and the history of head-to-head meetings
- The history of face-to-face confrontations of athletes has four matches, the score is 3:1 in favor of Nadal, the only meeting De Minaur won in the team tournament.
- Previously, the tennis players have never played each other on the ground.
Alex De Minaur vs Rafael Nadal Prediction
We expect a confrontation with an attractive poster, bookmakers did not risk to single out the favorite, it is unclear how Nadal will look against a top-level tennis player. Such a match can certainly drag on, but we will not get into totals, and risk betting on the success of the legendary Spaniard.