Analysis for Nadal-Ferrer (Barcelona)

Head-to-head record 3:1

Nadal´s clay court winning streak hit 70 matches in Barcelona, but his quarterfinal victory over Potito Starace was a bit scratchy. He faced four breaks points in the second set and was broken when serving for the match. Each and every winning streak must end and another Spaniard David Ferrer is one of the few players nowadays on ATP circuit who could be able to end up this singular streak. He is actually playing very simmilar tennis to Rafa and if he manage to get rid of overmuch fear and respect, he could continue in the track of Potito Starace and annoy Nadal in this match. We saw Nadal´s match against Starace yesterday and Spaniard seemed to be unusually tired in that clash. Ferrer could take the advantage of his enourmous fitness today and giant odds above 10.0 are of a certain value. Both players are great at movement on the baseline, they are fast-footed and dispose of dangerous forehand. That is why we expect a tight match which could result in a big surprise.

Final result: 7:5, 6:1 - wager lost