LiontipsRafael Nadal vs Richard Gasquet. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Roland Garros
Command Analysis
Nadal began his quest for the new Roland Garros title with a confident victory over the Australian Alexei Popyrin (6-3, 6-2, 7-6). This is not to say that Rafa had an ideal performance.
The Spanish player had certain difficulties in the third set, but he still managed to finish it in his favor, even though he had to play a tie-break. Definitely, Nadal has room for improvement - we expect to see the best game from the King of the Clay in the matches to come.
Just before the start of Roland Garros, Gasquet gave a good performance at the tournaments in Lyon and Parma, where he reached the quarterfinals. At the French Open, Richard started with a confident victory over his compatriot Hugo Gaston (6-1, 6-4, 6-2).
We believe that if it were not for the matchup with Nadal in the second round, Richard could have gone on for a couple more rounds - the Frenchman is now in really good shape.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Nadal has played two tie-breaks in the last five matches.
Ставка1st Set: Total Under 8.5
Gasquet has played under 8.5 games in the first set in 3 out of 5 matches.
Tip and bets
Nadal beat Gasquet 16 times in his career. The last time the athletes met was at Roland Garros in 2018. Then Rafa defeated the Frenchman in three sets. We expect a similar scenario in this match. We believe that it will be easy for Nadal to score a crushing victory over Gasquet again.
Our prediction is Nadal to win with a handicap (-10) games
Nadal is confidently leading the head-to-head with a score of 16-2. Twice the players met at Roland Garros and Rafa never lost a single set in these matches. We believe that Gasquet will struggle to win a single set.
Second prediction - total under 26 games
