LiontipsAdrian Mannarino vs Rafael Nadal. Prediction and Betting Tips for 2022 Australian Open (January 23, 2022).
Command Analysis
For many years, Adrian Mannarino didn't do well at the courts of Australia, and his best result and the Australian Open was the third round of the tournament. This year, the French tennis player was eliminated in the first rounds of the competitions in Sydney and Melbourne, but at the major he has been very impressive. Mannarino defeated James Duckworth in his opener (6:4, 2:6, 3:6, 6:2, 6:1), got a landslide victory over Hubert Hurkacz (6:4, 6:2, 6:3) and outplayed Aslan Karatsev (7:6, 6:7, 7:5, 6:4).
Rafael Nadalhasn't lost a single match in 2022. The Spaniard started the tour by winning the Melbourne Summer Set. In the final match, Rafa crushed Maxime Cressy (6:3, 7:6). At the Australian Open, Nadal lost his first set, to Karen Khachanov in the previous round of the tournament. Nevertheless, the Spanish athlete won confidently (6:3, 6:2, 3:6, 6:1). In the other two matches, he beat Marcos Giron (6:1, 6:4, 6:2) and Yannick Hanfmann (6:2, 6:3, 6:4).
Trends
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5 games
In the last 3 matches of Nadal, no more than 9 games were played in the first set.
СтавкаTie-break - no
In the last 3 matches of Nadal, no tie-breaks were played.
Tip and bets
Mannarino had two difficult matches at this tournament, and his last battle against Karatsev went on for almost five hours. We think he won't have the firepower to put up a fight against Nadal and expect the Spaniard to get a landslide victory.
Our prediction - handicap (-8.5) to Nadal
Mannarino has never won a single set against Nadal, and we don't think it will happen today.
Second bet - total under 30.5 games
