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[yoseph]

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Good tournament in Rome. I am looking forward to QF matches. My predictions for today:
Nadal (1) - Fognini - I am expecting Fognini to put up a good fight today. Will play some kh on him. Fognini has been a tough nut for Nadal to crack several times already on clay.
Carreno-Busta (10) - Cilic (4) - I am going with Cilic win here
Nishikori - Djokovic (11) - This is the one I will probably not bet on, but I am thinking Nisihkori is closer to SF then Djoko
Goffin (9) - Zverev (2) - I am going with Zverev here, he is just playing very solid tennis at the moment and I believe his opponents will have to do something special to get him out of tournament.

All your predictions came true and it was a good choice not to bet on the Nishikori match as he lost against Djokovic.
He will be playing Rafael Nadal in the semis but his form is not like he was when he was winning tournaments.
I don't know what it is when I am watching him play now but that fire to win is not there anymore and just hopes for those big shots to land in the court when he makes them to win a game.

Yeah ever since Djokovic got injured and got back, he is not the same as he used to be.
Nice semi finals that we will see, I think Nadal will win against Djokovic. Zverev - Cilic is a tough match to predict, but I think Zverev (giving his form) is the slight favorite to win the match.

It’s such a humiliating defeat for Djokovic and I can say that even though the outcome of the game was to be expected,I didn’t expect Djokovic to lose in straight sets the way he did.

Looks like Djokovic was drained in the first set and nothing to offer on the second that's why Nadal take exploited the situation and Djokovic never recover after that.

So its going to be Nadal vs Zverev after all, as he defeated Čilić. This will be a preview I guess, the young and hungry vs the experienced and veteran Nadal. Zverev is really showing us good tennis this year but knowing Nadal, I don't think that he will give a inch to the young Alexander. I wouldn't be surprise in Zverev win, but I bet my Nadal will not let this one slip away.

Just because i am a Roger Federer fan, Ido hope that Zverev is going to shock the world of tennis once again by beating Nadal in the finals tomorrow.

[absy]

Zverev is playing great but I don't think he will be able to defeat the king today . Although yesterday match wasn't that "great"(because I was expecting more from Djoker in second set) I guess today will be an one sided match too . My bet goes to Nadal winning in straight sets.

[Baofeng]

Zverev is playing great but I don't think he will be able to defeat the king today . Although yesterday match wasn't that "great"(because I was expecting more from Djoker in second set) I guess today will be an one sided match too . My bet goes to Nadal winning in straight sets.

I still have Nadal winner here as well. Yes, Zverev has a breakout 2018 but Nadal will want to prove that he is still the King and not ready to relinquish it to anyone, not even to the Zverev. First time though I heard Djoker making excuses about the lost, he said that poor scheduling (him playing late at night and coming back early the next day).

What's your thoughts?

[Juggy777]

Zverev is playing great but I don't think he will be able to defeat the king today . Although yesterday match wasn't that "great"(because I was expecting more from Djoker in second set) I guess today will be an one sided match too . My bet goes to Nadal winning in straight sets.

I still have Nadal winner here as well. Yes, Zverev has a breakout 2018 but Nadal will want to prove that he is still the King and not ready to relinquish it to anyone, not even to the Zverev. First time though I heard Djoker making excuses about the lost, he said that poor scheduling (him playing late at night and coming back early the next day).

What's your thoughts?

Nadal was a absolute beast yesterday I had no doubt that he win and he's simply awesome when he comes to play he's a delight to watch I hope he continues with these kind of performances really loved what I saw. Nadal is simply unstoppable and I don't think Zverev has any good chance against him, while he's play good but then when you're up against nadal you don't win lol.

[btc_angela]

Zverev is playing great but I don't think he will be able to defeat the king today . Although yesterday match wasn't that "great"(because I was expecting more from Djoker in second set) I guess today will be an one sided match too . My bet goes to Nadal winning in straight sets.

I still have Nadal winner here as well. Yes, Zverev has a breakout 2018 but Nadal will want to prove that he is still the King and not ready to relinquish it to anyone, not even to the Zverev. First time though I heard Djoker making excuses about the lost, he said that poor scheduling (him playing late at night and coming back early the next day).

What's your thoughts?

I think its a valid argument by Djokovic. But If I'm not mistaken, we have heard this issues before I'm assuming its was resolved years ago, but I might be wrong.

@Juggy777, yeah Nadal is on a beast mode will Zverev needed to push himself a bit. Although he is young, maybe he is somewhat feels tired in his win against Goffin.

[Trofo]

Zverev is playing great but I don't think he will be able to defeat the king today . Although yesterday match wasn't that "great"(because I was expecting more from Djoker in second set) I guess today will be an one sided match too . My bet goes to Nadal winning in straight sets.

I am not so sure about that straight sets bet. Zverev is probably quite tired from playing day after day for two weeks with lots of difficult matches. But today is the final against king of clay and he will want to show his best side. He is aware that he doesn't have a real chance if it comes to third set so I am expecting him to enter the match with all guns firing. I think I will play something like kh on first set or maybe even that Zverev takes 1. set and hope he will not choke under heavy expectations. It would be prudent to maybe wait for a match to start and than place a live bet.

[Lionidas]

Zverev is playing great but I don't think he will be able to defeat the king today . Although yesterday match wasn't that "great"(because I was expecting more from Djoker in second set) I guess today will be an one sided match too . My bet goes to Nadal winning in straight sets.

I am not so sure about that straight sets bet. Zverev is probably quite tired from playing day after day for two weeks with lots of difficult matches. But today is the final against king of clay and he will want to show his best side. He is aware that he doesn't have a real chance if it comes to third set so I am expecting him to enter the match with all guns firing. I think I will play something like kh on first set or maybe even that Zverev takes 1. set and hope he will not choke under heavy expectations. It would be prudent to maybe wait for a match to start and than place a live bet.

This would be the most favourable thing to do if betting on a finals matchup in tennis.
To see which way the match goes for either player after the first set then view which one has the confidence to close the second.
Nadal against Fognini was hard to see who had the upper hand because Fabio broke Nadal early and took the first set. He also had the roar of the crowd behind him as he is playing on home court. Having lost to Thiem in Madrid during the last tournament, those memories are still fresh in Nadal's mind.

I bet on Nadal during a finals last year for the Australian Open when he was playing against Federer. And he lost it late into the match.
After Roger took a medical timeout he came back and beat Nadal.
So waiting to bet later into the second set would be the best option if you are planning on wagering any amount on either Zverev or Nadal to win this one.

[yoseph]

It was definitely not meant to be for Zverev after he lost out to Rafael Nadal by 2-1 losing 6-1 1-6 and 6-3. This win ended up with Nadal retaking the No.1 position from Federer after this win against Zverev.

[Trofo]

It was definitely not meant to be for Zverev after he lost out to Rafael Nadal by 2-1 losing 6-1 1-6 and 6-3. This win ended up with Nadal retaking the No.1 position from Federer after this win against Zverev.

Zverev actually surprised me with the level of tennis against Nadal today. You don't see Nadal loosing a set 6:1 on clay very often. Zverev was up 3:1 in final set as well before rain delay. If there hasn't been a delay I think Zverev would have won this one, he had Nadal on the ropes. This way, after a break of more than 1 hour all the fatigue from 3 weeks of playing tennis every day probably kicked in and Nadal used his chance to win another master.

Congrats to Nadal and I expect another meeting between these two on Roland Garros.

[joebrook]

It was definitely not meant to be for Zverev after he lost out to Rafael Nadal by 2-1 losing 6-1 1-6 and 6-3. This win ended up with Nadal retaking the No.1 position from Federer after this win against Zverev.

Zverev actually surprised me with the level of tennis against Nadal today. You don't see Nadal loosing a set 6:1 on clay very often. Zverev was up 3:1 in final set as well before rain delay. If there hasn't been a delay I think Zverev would have won this one, he had Nadal on the ropes. This way, after a break of more than 1 hour all the fatigue from 3 weeks of playing tennis every day probably kicked in and Nadal used his chance to win another master.

Congrats to Nadal and I expect another meeting between these two on Roland Garros.

I can actually see a legend in the making in Zverev, even though Nadal is past his prime and Zverev is still lacking some experience. Zverev did very well and i believe as he accumulate a lot of experience through the games that he plays, he will one day become a very formidbale player.

[vella85]

It was definitely not meant to be for Zverev after he lost out to Rafael Nadal by 2-1 losing 6-1 1-6 and 6-3. This win ended up with Nadal retaking the No.1 position from Federer after this win against Zverev.

Zverev actually surprised me with the level of tennis against Nadal today. You don't see Nadal loosing a set 6:1 on clay very often. Zverev was up 3:1 in final set as well before rain delay. If there hasn't been a delay I think Zverev would have won this one, he had Nadal on the ropes. This way, after a break of more than 1 hour all the fatigue from 3 weeks of playing tennis every day probably kicked in and Nadal used his chance to win another master.

Congrats to Nadal and I expect another meeting between these two on Roland Garros.

I agree with you that I think Zverev would have won if it wasn't for this rain delay as he had all the momentum and Nadal looked down for the count. It does show though that Zverev can match it with the best on clay and that is why I give him a high chance at upstaging Nadal in the French Open. I'm going to put a small amount of money on Zverev to win the Open even though Nadal will most likely win but his odds don't offer much value.

[Jating]

It was definitely not meant to be for Zverev after he lost out to Rafael Nadal by 2-1 losing 6-1 1-6 and 6-3. This win ended up with Nadal retaking the No.1 position from Federer after this win against Zverev.

Zverev actually surprised me with the level of tennis against Nadal today. You don't see Nadal loosing a set 6:1 on clay very often. Zverev was up 3:1 in final set as well before rain delay. If there hasn't been a delay I think Zverev would have won this one, he had Nadal on the ropes. This way, after a break of more than 1 hour all the fatigue from 3 weeks of playing tennis every day probably kicked in and Nadal used his chance to win another master.

Congrats to Nadal and I expect another meeting between these two on Roland Garros.

I agree with you that I think Zverev would have won if it wasn't for this rain delay as he had all the momentum and Nadal looked down for the count. It does show though that Zverev can match it with the best on clay and that is why I give him a high chance at upstaging Nadal in the French Open. I'm going to put a small amount of money on Zverev to win the Open even though Nadal will most likely win but his odds don't offer much value.

I agree as well, he has all the momentum going and I'm sure that those watching thought that he will bet Nadal, however, it wasn't meant to be as the rain delay chance the complexion of the game, he lost his momentum and Nadal took over because of his experience.

Yes, I'm sure that when the betting line opens for the French Open, Zverev's odd will offer us a good value and we won't regret betting on him so we might as go and take the chance.

[Pettuh4]

It was definitely not meant to be for Zverev after he lost out to Rafael Nadal by 2-1 losing 6-1 1-6 and 6-3. This win ended up with Nadal retaking the No.1 position from Federer after this win against Zverev.

Zverev actually surprised me with the level of tennis against Nadal today. You don't see Nadal loosing a set 6:1 on clay very often. Zverev was up 3:1 in final set as well before rain delay. If there hasn't been a delay I think Zverev would have won this one, he had Nadal on the ropes. This way, after a break of more than 1 hour all the fatigue from 3 weeks of playing tennis every day probably kicked in and Nadal used his chance to win another master.

Congrats to Nadal and I expect another meeting between these two on Roland Garros.

I agree with you that I think Zverev would have won if it wasn't for this rain delay as he had all the momentum and Nadal looked down for the count. It does show though that Zverev can match it with the best on clay and that is why I give him a high chance at upstaging Nadal in the French Open. I'm going to put a small amount of money on Zverev to win the Open even though Nadal will most likely win but his odds don't offer much value.

Experience is indeed the best teacher because Nadal schooled him on clay today, at a point though i thought Zverev had a great chance but Nadal proved too strong eventually under some favorable weather conditions i must admit but that also makes you a champion because you need to adapt, no matter the circumstances you may face on the turf.

[vella85]

It was definitely not meant to be for Zverev after he lost out to Rafael Nadal by 2-1 losing 6-1 1-6 and 6-3. This win ended up with Nadal retaking the No.1 position from Federer after this win against Zverev.

Zverev actually surprised me with the level of tennis against Nadal today. You don't see Nadal loosing a set 6:1 on clay very often. Zverev was up 3:1 in final set as well before rain delay. If there hasn't been a delay I think Zverev would have won this one, he had Nadal on the ropes. This way, after a break of more than 1 hour all the fatigue from 3 weeks of playing tennis every day probably kicked in and Nadal used his chance to win another master.

Congrats to Nadal and I expect another meeting between these two on Roland Garros.

I agree with you that I think Zverev would have won if it wasn't for this rain delay as he had all the momentum and Nadal looked down for the count. It does show though that Zverev can match it with the best on clay and that is why I give him a high chance at upstaging Nadal in the French Open. I'm going to put a small amount of money on Zverev to win the Open even though Nadal will most likely win but his odds don't offer much value.

Experience is indeed the best teacher because Nadal schooled him on clay today, at a point though i thought Zverev had a great chance but Nadal proved too strong eventually under some favorable weather conditions i must admit but that also makes you a champion because you need to adapt, no matter the circumstances you may face on the turf.

True and that is something that Zverev will need to do if he wants to become a great player, adapt to all things that could come his way and in this case it was the rain delay. In time with experience he will adapt to these things that happen, as he looks like that type of player with a good mentality.   

[peter0425]

It was definitely not meant to be for Zverev after he lost out to Rafael Nadal by 2-1 losing 6-1 1-6 and 6-3. This win ended up with Nadal retaking the No.1 position from Federer after this win against Zverev.

Zverev actually surprised me with the level of tennis against Nadal today. You don't see Nadal loosing a set 6:1 on clay very often. Zverev was up 3:1 in final set as well before rain delay. If there hasn't been a delay I think Zverev would have won this one, he had Nadal on the ropes. This way, after a break of more than 1 hour all the fatigue from 3 weeks of playing tennis every day probably kicked in and Nadal used his chance to win another master.

Congrats to Nadal and I expect another meeting between these two on Roland Garros.

I agree with you that I think Zverev would have won if it wasn't for this rain delay as he had all the momentum and Nadal looked down for the count. It does show though that Zverev can match it with the best on clay and that is why I give him a high chance at upstaging Nadal in the French Open. I'm going to put a small amount of money on Zverev to win the Open even though Nadal will most likely win but his odds don't offer much value.

Experience is indeed the best teacher because Nadal schooled him on clay today, at a point though i thought Zverev had a great chance but Nadal proved too strong eventually under some favorable weather conditions i must admit but that also makes you a champion because you need to adapt, no matter the circumstances you may face on the turf.

Experience can't be thought and I'm sure that game really give Zverev a good experience playing against Nadal. I wouldn't say schooled him but give him valuable lessons because after the rain, Nadal is more focus as he overcome Zverev. Nadal adapted while Zverev wasn't and that cost him a big win. Going to be interesting in the next coming years if Nadal stays in form and Zverev gaining the needed experience, not just physical but mental toughness as well.

[joebrook]

It was definitely not meant to be for Zverev after he lost out to Rafael Nadal by 2-1 losing 6-1 1-6 and 6-3. This win ended up with Nadal retaking the No.1 position from Federer after this win against Zverev.

Zverev actually surprised me with the level of tennis against Nadal today. You don't see Nadal loosing a set 6:1 on clay very often. Zverev was up 3:1 in final set as well before rain delay. If there hasn't been a delay I think Zverev would have won this one, he had Nadal on the ropes. This way, after a break of more than 1 hour all the fatigue from 3 weeks of playing tennis every day probably kicked in and Nadal used his chance to win another master.

Congrats to Nadal and I expect another meeting between these two on Roland Garros.

I agree with you that I think Zverev would have won if it wasn't for this rain delay as he had all the momentum and Nadal looked down for the count. It does show though that Zverev can match it with the best on clay and that is why I give him a high chance at upstaging Nadal in the French Open. I'm going to put a small amount of money on Zverev to win the Open even though Nadal will most likely win but his odds don't offer much value.

Experience is indeed the best teacher because Nadal schooled him on clay today, at a point though i thought Zverev had a great chance but Nadal proved too strong eventually under some favorable weather conditions i must admit but that also makes you a champion because you need to adapt, no matter the circumstances you may face on the turf.

Experience can't be thought and I'm sure that game really give Zverev a good experience playing against Nadal. I wouldn't say schooled him but give him valuable lessons because after the rain, Nadal is more focus as he overcome Zverev. Nadal adapted while Zverev wasn't and that cost him a big win. Going to be interesting in the next coming years if Nadal stays in form and Zverev gaining the needed experience, not just physical but mental toughness as well.

I can say that he lost his focus after the rain and that cost him very dearly, Hopefully he is going to learn a lot from it and evolve into an even better player in the near future.

[Baofeng]

It was definitely not meant to be for Zverev after he lost out to Rafael Nadal by 2-1 losing 6-1 1-6 and 6-3. This win ended up with Nadal retaking the No.1 position from Federer after this win against Zverev.

Zverev actually surprised me with the level of tennis against Nadal today. You don't see Nadal loosing a set 6:1 on clay very often. Zverev was up 3:1 in final set as well before rain delay. If there hasn't been a delay I think Zverev would have won this one, he had Nadal on the ropes. This way, after a break of more than 1 hour all the fatigue from 3 weeks of playing tennis every day probably kicked in and Nadal used his chance to win another master.

Congrats to Nadal and I expect another meeting between these two on Roland Garros.

I agree with you that I think Zverev would have won if it wasn't for this rain delay as he had all the momentum and Nadal looked down for the count. It does show though that Zverev can match it with the best on clay and that is why I give him a high chance at upstaging Nadal in the French Open. I'm going to put a small amount of money on Zverev to win the Open even though Nadal will most likely win but his odds don't offer much value.

Experience is indeed the best teacher because Nadal schooled him on clay today, at a point though i thought Zverev had a great chance but Nadal proved too strong eventually under some favorable weather conditions i must admit but that also makes you a champion because you need to adapt, no matter the circumstances you may face on the turf.

Experience can't be thought and I'm sure that game really give Zverev a good experience playing against Nadal. I wouldn't say schooled him but give him valuable lessons because after the rain, Nadal is more focus as he overcome Zverev. Nadal adapted while Zverev wasn't and that cost him a big win. Going to be interesting in the next coming years if Nadal stays in form and Zverev gaining the needed experience, not just physical but mental toughness as well.

I can say that he lost his focus after the rain and that cost him very dearly, Hopefully he is going to learn a lot from it and evolve into an even better player in the near future.

Right. it seems he went back as a different play and because he wasn't able to come back after leading the set and just watch Nadal took over. Everyone agrees that he has a bright future ahead, but he needs to stay really sharp in this kind of situations and not to succumb to it. Hopefully he really learn his very lesson and make him one of the best tennis players in the future.

[vella85]

Not long now before the French Open starts and like I have been saying on here, I'm going to be looking for some value as Nadal is too short at $1.40 to win. I decided to put two small bets on Alexander Zverev @ $9.00 and Dominic Thiem @ $11, I think these two offer great value as they have performed well in the lead up tournaments and they seem to be the main challenge to beating Nadal. Djokovic is also good at $13 but just not sure if his fitness is 100% to challenge Nadal. I bet with Bet365.

[Baofeng]

Not long now before the French Open starts and like I have been saying on here, I'm going to be looking for some value as Nadal is too short at $1.40 to win. I decided to put two small bets on Alexander Zverev @ $9.00 and Dominic Thiem @ $11, I think these two offer great value as they have performed well in the lead up tournaments and they seem to be the main challenge to beating Nadal. Djokovic is also good at $13 but just not sure if his fitness is 100% to challenge Nadal. I bet with Bet365.

Thanks mate for letting us know what the line is for Zverev and Thiem as they are the one who likely challenge Nadal for the French crown. Probably Nadal will go around $1 - $1.2 once the tournament started because he is really the favorite.

Or maybe we can see someone getting into the picture. I don't think that Djokovic will have the stamina to put up a good show in this tournament. Might take some time for him to recover to his old form.

[buwaytress]

Football season is over so thank god for Tennis. Opening my bets with a single parlay on today's French Open matches:

Dusan Lajovic vs Jiri Vesely @1.45
David Ferrer vs 8117Jaume Munar @1.45
Novak Djokovic (-2.5 Sets) vs Rogerio Dutra Silva @1.46

For a 3-game parlay @3.1

Too early for risky underdog bets, and this win will give me some legroom for juicy gambles later on.