ATP - SINGLES: Davis Cup - World Group (World)
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Alexander Zverev pushed Rafael Nadal all the way in their first two meetings at the Indian Wells and Australian Open (Nadal leads H2H 3-0), but Nadal secured a thumping win in their recent and only clay court meeting, 6-1 6-1, at Monte Carlo in 2017.

Rafael Nadal Tennis Prediction

The quarterfinal clash between Germany and Spain is perfectly balanced after Tim Puetz and Jan Lennard Struff gave Germany the lead (2-1) by defeating the Spanish pair, Marc Lopez and Feliciano Lopez, in the doubles rubber on Saturday.
This is now a must-win rubber for the hosts. Banking on Rafael Nadal on the clay court in a do-or-die situation isn’t a bad option after all. Earlier this week, the World #1 defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets to level the tie for Spain (1-1).
Rafael Nadal is currently on a 23-match winning run in this competition. Apart from losing his Davis Cup debut match to Jiri Novak in 2004, Nadal has won the remaining 23 matches.
Spain have failed to reach the semifinal of the Davis Cup since 2012. They lost their most recent quarterfinal match to Serbia in 2017 (4-1), and they are just one defeat away from facing a second consecutive quarterfinal defeat in two years.

Alexander Zverev Tennis Pick

Alexander Zverev faces a daunting task in his bid to become only the second player to beat Rafael Nadal on clay since the start of 2017 season. The Spaniard has played 26 matches on clay in this period with his only defeat coming against Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinal of Rome Masters.
Zverev probably would not be feeling as much pressure as Rafael Nadal knowing a defeat here won’t be a huge blow for the visitors as they still have one more chance to secure the progression (fifth rubber).
The dominant straight sets win over David Ferrer on Friday was Alexander Zverev’s third straight win in the Davis Cup. Before 2018, he had played four matches in this competition but could win just one match, against Arthur De Greef in 2017.
Germany leads the H2H 10-6, and the most recent meeting between these two nations ended 4-1 in favor of Germany in 2014 (at Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany).

Tennis Prediction : Rafael Nadal to win 3-0 SETS
Odds: 2.55