Players Under the Microscope / Editor / 07 June 2007 /

Rafael Nadal's recent performances have cemented his favourite tag with Betfair customers for the French Open and Carlos Moya believes the Spaniard remains the man to beat.

Moya was defeated by the defending champion in Wednesday's quarter-final, going down 6-4 6-3 6-0 at Roland Garros.

Nadal, looking for his third consecutive French Open crown, is yet to lose a set in the tournament and is now preparing to face Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.

The 30-year-old Moya feels his fellow countryman is looking in exceptional form going into the last-four stage of the year's second Grand Slam event.

Moya, the 1998 French Open champion, insisted: "If he's focused the whole match, I don't see many players who can get a set. Roger Federer's one of them, and Novak Djokovic can be one of them.

"To beat Rafa, you need to dictate the play, to dominate. But in a best-of five-set match, that is difficult."

Having traded to small stakes at 2.76, Nadal is now on offer at 1.63 to lift the trophy on Sunday. Top seed Federer can be backed at 2.9, with Nikolay Davydenko trading at 34 and Djokovic available at 44.

Despite Djokovic claiming a victory over Nadal earlier this season, a 3-0 whitewash for the Spaniard is the 1.88 favourite in Betfair's 'Set Betting' for the semi-final.

'.$sign_up['title'].'

'; } } ?>