The 2022 French Open has reached the quarterfinal round, and on Tuesday the tournament features arguably the greatest quarterfinal matchup of all-time: a blockbuster collision between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The match is the first in tennis history between two players with at least 20 grand slam titles. Nadal has a record 21 grand slam victories, one more than Djokovic and Roger Federer. The winner of Tuesday’s quarterfinal will face the winner of the quarterfinal between Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz.
For Tuesday, Djokovic is a -230 favorite (risk $230 to win $100) in the latest Djokovic vs. Nadal odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while Nadal is a +175 underdog. The over-under for total games is 36.5. The match will not begin before 2:45 p.m. ET. Before making any 2022 French Open picks, be sure to see the latest tennis predictions from SportsLine’s Sean Calvert.
Calvert is the handicapper who called Stan Wawrinka winning the 2014 Australian Open at 60-1. In the Miami Open in 2018, he did even better, correctly calling 100-1 long shot John Isner to win the title. And in 2019, Calvert took down a huge score on Dominic Thiem winning Indian Wells at 80-1. Anyone following his picks is way up.
Now, Calvert has locked in on the 2022 French Open men’s quarterfinal matchup featuring Djokovic vs. Nadal and revealed his best bets. Head to SportsLine to see them.
Top Djokovic vs. Nadal predictions
The top seed in the tournament, Djokovic has been dominant on the clay in his last two tournaments. Across his last nine matches in Rome and Paris, Djokovic has not even given up a set. Through four matches at Roland Garros, he has given up more than three games in a set only once: in the second round against Alex Molcan, who extended Djokovic to a third set tiebreaker.
Djokovic enters Tuesday’s match with the edge in serving, on paper. So far in this tournament, the 35-year-old Serbian has hit 31 aces, has landed 71 percent of his first serves in and has converted 77 percent of points behind his first serve. By contrast, Nadal has just seven aces, has landed 65 percent of his first serves in and has converted 73 percent of points behind his first serve.
However Nadal has owned the all-time series between the two rivals on clay. The Spaniard, who’s No. 5 in the world, has won 18 of the 26 completed matches on the clay, including six of eight at Roland Garros. On other surfaces, Djokovic leads 22-10.
How to make Nadal vs. Djokovic picks
Calvert is leaning under 36.5 total games (+100), but he has two even stronger bets, including a prop that returns almost 2-1. Be sure to see Calvert’s picks and analysis before making your French Open 2022 picks for the men’s quarterfinal.
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