ATP Montreal Tennis Review

Another set of matches continue today at the ATP tournament in Montreal.

Many of the sports top players descended on Montreal this year with the only big name missing being Roger Federer.

We are at the Quarter Final stage now and one match catches the eye today.

This is the match up between Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori.

Can Nadal Get The Better Of His
Quarter Final Opponent Today?

For the normal bettor who takes the odd 'fleeting' look at tennis, it may come as a bit of a surprise that Rafael Nadal is not favourite to win later today. But if we looks in to some of the stats and data is this a mistake on behalf of the bookmakers or have they got it correct once more?

Nadal has been a star player in the past but has suffered badly with injuries in the past few years. Where as Kei Nishikori is getting better and better and has youth on his side.

Looking at the head to head record of the two players, we can see that Nadal as a 7-0 win record over Nishikori.

The ATP Montreal tournament is played on outdoor 'hard' courts. Nadal has a win record of 3-0 over Nishikori, with his latest win being in the Australian Open in March 2014 in straight sets.

Nadal's win record on hard courts in 2015 is a slightly poor record of 10 wins to 4 (71%). 

Last year Nadal's record on hard courts was 20 wins and 6 losses (77%)

Nadal's 2013 record on hard courts was 36 wins and 4 losses (90%).

Therefore we can see that Nadal's win strike rate on hard courts has steadily declined.


What about Kei Nishikori?

As we mentioned earlier he has never beaten Nadal, but what has his record been like on hard courts this year?

Nishikori has won 24 matches and lost 5 to date giving him a win strike rate of 83%.

Last year Nishikori's hard court record stood at 39 wins and 10 losses (80%)

Nishikori's 2013 record on hard courts was 26 wins and 13 losses (67%)

Therefore we can see that Nishikori has improved in the past two years on this surface.


Conclusion

It looks set to be a hard fought match. If Nadal can provide the goods he should keep his 100% record against Nishikori. But with Nadal seeming to be steadily in decline, and Nishikori getting better it will be a match that will be intriguing to watch but will hold no investment from me!

For Your Interest - Our proofing tipster who works on tennis, darts & snooker has advised a Nadal win here. Check out all our proofing tipsters HERE


Have a great day.