2022 Australian Open SF: [6] Rafael Nadal vs [7] Matteo Berrettini

[threehandedbackhand]

There's no Nadal vs Djokovic, we have Nadal vs Berrettini instead.
Quite significant match, how will it go?

H2H
Nadal 1-0 Berrettini

Road To The SF

Vegas odds
(as of 26 January)

Sources:
atptour.com
oddsportal.com

What do you think?

 

[Forgive Me Father]

It's 40-0 mate why the rush

 

[Forgive Me Father]

40-15 lol

 

[tennis_pro]

Unfortunately I have other plans on Friday like taking out the garbage, washing dishes and watching paint dry.

 

[I Am Finnish]

 

[threehandedbackhand]

It's 40-0 mate why the rush

Is your live streaming in delay?

 

[tennis_pro]

Is your live streaming in delay?

@Forgive Me Father
MONFILS JUST BROKE BERRETTINI FOR A 3RD TIME AND IS SERVING FOR THE MATCH!

 

[Forgive Me Father]

Is your live streaming in delay?

mate you and I both know you started this at 40-0 lol. no harm done but at least be honest.

 

[DSH]

Nadal at 35 years old has better mobility than the Italian and his backhand is a great shortcoming that I am sure the Spanish player will know how to take advantage of.
Nadal in four sets!

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Hyped.

 

[NeutralFan]

Imo , Berettini with an improved BH will be heavy favourite against Rafa . He is in form of his life.

 

[NeutralFan]

Nadal at 35 years old has better mobility than the Italian and his backhand is a great shortcoming that I am sure the Spanish player will know how to take advantage of.
Nadal in four sets!

Nadal's short return will be feasted by Berettini's fh

 

[Checkmate]

BERRE BERRY INTERESTING MATCH!

Diarrhoea dripped NADAL vs Backhand less Matteu.

i say the upset stomach takes the physical toll on Nads and HUGO BOSS takes it in 5.

 

[NeutralFan]

BERRE BERRY INTERESTING MATCH!

Diarrhoea dripped NADAL vs Backhand less Matteu.

i say the upset stomach takes the physical toll on Nads and HUGO BOSS takes it in 5.

You really think he can win ?

 

[threehandedbackhand]

mate you and I both know you started this at 40-0 lol. no harm done but at least be honest.

40-0? You really should double check your internet connection condition.

 

[Kralingen]

A real Nadal who we can be certain is not a zombie would be the big favorite and likely beat Berrettini in straights.

This Nadal though still has multiple zombie allegations. He will not have a good time if Berrettini keeps his 1st serve % high

I expect a full recovery from Rafa after 2 days. But if his explosiveness is off, we could see a couple TB sets and it could get interesting.

Nadal in 4.

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

Nadal is going to spend 4 hours destroying MUGitinis backhand or lack thereof

 

[yokied]

Diarrhoea dripped NADAL vs Backhand less Matteu.

Knees will be strapped. Clocks will be stopped.

 

[DSH]

Nadal's short return will be feasted by Berettini's fh

As Nadal progresses through the rounds, he plays better and better.
Neverless, we will see who of the two is correct in his prediction.

 

[NeutralFan]

A real Nadal who we can be certain is not a zombie would be the big favorite and likely beat Berrettini in straights.

This Nadal though still has multiple zombie allegations. He will not have a good time if Berrettini keeps his 1st serve % high

I expect a full recovery from Rafa after 2 days. But if his explosiveness is off, we could see a couple TB sets and it could get interesting.

Nadal in 4.

Lol you said the same bs for Shapo match and Nadal almost lost the match. Stop over hyping Nadal. Berettini will be heavy favourite and his BH has improved .

 

[Martin J]

BERRE BERRY INTERESTING MATCH!

Diarrhoea dripped NADAL vs Backhand less Matteu.

i say the upset stomach takes the physical toll on Nads and HUGO BOSS takes it in 5.

It would be foolish to go against you after the Cecchinato prediction and I hope you are right. Just can't see it happening with all my efforts, lol.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Explosive. hmmmm

Yes, I can now see the similarities.

 

[junior74]

Berry berry tough!

 

[weakera]

Nadal from first two sets against Shapovalov wins 3-0, Nadal from final three sets against Shapovalov loses 0-3.

Thinking it's somewhere in the middle and will predict Nadal in 4.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

I think Nadal will win.

 

[Forgive Me Father]

40-0? You really should double check your internet connection condition.

We know we can check you on your ********, right? Lol

You opened the match thread at :41.

Now go check google time stamps, flashscore, bbc, or even twitter reactions.

You bloody wanker.

 

[Arak]

The Nadal I watched today won’t beat anyone in the top 10.

 

[Kralingen]

Lol you said the same bs for Shapo match and Nadal almost lost the match. Stop over hyping Nadal. Berettini will be heavy favourite and his BH has improved .

shapo choked and UE'd himself to death which is exactly what I predicted.

I think the 2 days off/night match will help Nadal a lot. I've seen that Majorcan special sauce rejuvenate him all his career.

Plus his gameplan here is simple. Topspin to da BH, no? I will give the benefit of the doubt to Rafa. That being said Berrettini does have a real chance, but the real chance is mainly centered around Nadal falling apart physically.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Nadal should destroy this guy. He’s very erratic with the UEs. Anyway rafaelito in straights.

 

[El_Yotamo]

Going with Rafa in 4, I think he slumps at some point to gift Berra a set but the gameplan here is straightforward enough for him to pick it back up

 

[NeutralFan]

shapo choked and UE'd himself to death which is exactly what I predicted.

I think the 2 days off/night match will help Nadal a lot. I've seen that Majorcan special sauce rejuvenate him all his career.

Plus his gameplan here is simple. Topspin to da BH, no? I will give the benefit of the doubt to Rafa. That being said Berrettini does have a real chance, but the real chance is mainly centered around Nadal falling apart physically.

You talked about some easy peasy victory for Rafa lol .didn't you ?
Berettini's bh looks improved and can rally , albeit his movement can be exploited .

 

[Linelicker]

If Nadal doesn't beat Berrettini, there is no way he is beating Medvedev. That's two different leagues.

 

[Picmun]

Is your live streaming in delay?

There is some kind of delay there, obviously ....

 

[weakera]

Damn, I see skypad voted Berrettini 3-0

 

[Picmun]

I think Nadal will win.

The Djoke fans will be insufferable if he doesn't...................................................Or if he does.....

 

[Poisoned Slice]

The Djoke fans will be insufferable if he doesn't....

So what's the difference?

 

[aldeayeah]

I expect a couple tiebreaks and the outcome of those will largely decide the match. Coinflip IMO.

I'll go with Nadal in 4, maybe 3 - I don't trust Berrettini's BH to hold up, and his serve can only take him so far.

 

[Picmun]

So what's the difference?

In before my edit ! LOL !

 

[Nadal15thslam]

The Djoke fans will be insufferable if he doesn't...................................................Or if he does.....

Djokovic won a slam against Berrettini in the final so they better stfu

 

[threehandedbackhand]

You opened the match thread at :41.
Now go check google time stamps, flashscore, bbc, or even twitter reactions.

And what's the result of your forensic investigations?

We know we can check you on your ********, right? Lol

You bloody wanker.

You are nervous a bit, Sir.

 

[alexio]

 

[Poisoned Slice]

In before my edit ! LOL !

 

[Forgive Me Father]

And what's the result of your forensic investigations?



You are nervous a bit, Sir.

Congratulations, you're either successfully trolling or lying to yourself. Must be nice to live like that, no brain no pain after all.

 

[aldeayeah]

We know we can check you on your ********, right? Lol

You opened the match thread at :41.

Now go check google time stamps, flashscore, bbc, or even twitter reactions.

You bloody wanker.

you're right but that's no reason to lose your s*** like that

 

[Sambuccashake]

Nadal will pepper the Berretini backhand and force enough errors to break once per set.

A totally uneventful smooth sailing affair.

 

[aldeayeah]

Berrettini will be trying to complete the Armada scalp collection after Alcatraz and Printed Circuit Board

 

[ibbi]

Berrettini is at that stage of his career where he still appears to be getting better, so you never know what to expect, but as long as Nadal can live with/keep up with his opponents serving I think the old topspin into the backhand trick, and the fact that he eats slice for breakfast makes this a pretty great matchup for him back in the haven of the lefty/righty patterns.

Monfils also would have made him play more long points than Berrettini will, and he doesn't want to get into either at this stage in the game. So on paper it looks like it's all upside for Nadal...

 

[MichaelNadal]

Cmon Rafa!!

 

[Picmun]

Djokovic won a slam against Berrettini in the final so they better stfu

Djoke fans are like Brexit Remoaners - They just can't accept it's over.....

 

[aman92]

If Nadal doesn't beat Berrettini, there is no way he is beating Medvedev. That's two different leagues.

I mean yeah if he doesn't beat Berretini he will be out of the tournament.. Unless you mean beating Berrettini in an actual fist fight?