Rome Masters Tennis Betting: Final tips

Events / Ben Caudell / 03 May 2009 / Leave a Comment

The two best clay court players in the world battle it out for the 2009 Rome Master Series title this afternoon. Novak Djokovic is the reigning champion and Rafael Nadal is a three time winner in Rome and the greatest player to have ever graced the clay surface. Ben Caudell can't wait but where is he putting his money?

World number one Rafael Nadal attempts to record a fourth title in Rome as he takes on the defending champion Novak Djokovic in today's final that kicks off at 15:00 UK time.

Nadal was yesterdays tip to defeat Fernando Gonzalez 2-0 @ [1.26] and by more than 5.5 games @ [1.9]. The Spaniard didn't disappoint as he recorded a 6-3 6-3 win over the Chilean.

The other semi-final of the day was an intense affair between number two seed Roger Federer and number three seed Novak Djokovic. Djokovic will have the opportunity to defend his Rome Masters crown after recovering from a set and a break down to defeat Federer 4-6 6-3 6-3. Their head-to-head now stands at 7-4 in Federer's favour.

Today's Selection

Rafael Nadal (SPA) v Novak Djokovic (SRB)
This is the final that we all predicted, the two best clay court players in the world will battle it out for the 2009 Rome Master Series title, Djokovic the reigning champion vs. Rafael Nadal a three time winner and simply the greatest player to have ever graced the clay surface.

Rafael leads their head-to-heads 12-4 , winning the last three times they have played, two of which were played on clay. Novak Djokovic managed to get a set off the Spanish Bull during their last outing a few weeks ago at the Monte Carlo Masters. Nadal not surprisingly went on to win the tournament, his dominance on the surface is non-comprehendible. Coming into this match the Spaniard has won 29 straight matches on clay (15 in a row this year, 34-1 in sets)

Novak Djokovic will be confident and bullish in the knowledge that he has already managed to win a set off Nadal on clay. He will also be in positive spirits having defeated Roger Federer in the previous round. Nadal will no doubt win this match, the question is will the Serb be able to take another set off him?