French Open 2022: Rafael Nadal vs Felix Auger Aliassime Prediction, Head-to-Head, Preview, and Live Stream for Roland Garros


French Open 2022: Rafael Nadal vs Felix Auger Aliassime Prediction, Head-to-Head, Preview, and Live Stream for Roland Garros

Rafael Nadal vs Felix Auger Aliassime

In the battle of two top 10 players, Rafael Nadal will face Felix Auger Aliassime in the fourth round of the 2022 French Open. Nadal is ranked 5th in the world while Felix is the World No.9.

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Rafael Nadal vs Felix Auger Aliassime: Match Details

  • TournamentFrench Open 2022
  • Match: Rafael Nadal vs Felix Auger Aliassime
  • Date: 29th May 2022
  • Venue: Paris, France
  • Round: Fourth Round
  • Surface: Claycourt
  • Prize Money: €220,000

Rafael Nadal vs Felix Auger Aliassime: Preview

Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal had a dream start to his 2022 season where he won 3 consecutive titles- Melbourne Summer Set, Australian Open, and the Mexican Open. But unfortunately, after his runner-up finish at the Indian Wells Masters, Nadal was ruled out for 4 weeks due to a hairline rib fracture. He returned to Madrid where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinal and then bowed out in the Round of 16 at Rome.

At the French Open, he defeated the likes of Jordan Thompson and Corentin Moutet in the early rounds before beating Botic van de Zandschulp in the third round in straight sets 6-3,6-2,6-4.

Canadian youngster Felix Auger Aliassime started his season by winning his maiden tour title at Rotterdam. He also made it to the quarterfinal of the Australian Open. He also reached the final at ATP Marseille but since then, he has struggled a lot. He didn’t manage to win a single match at the Golden Swing and won just one match at Morocco and Monte Carlo. A string of quarterfinal outings followed at Barcelona, Estoril, Madrid, and Rome.

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This week in Paris, he survived a first-round scare by Juan Pablo Varillas and eased past Camilo Ugo Carabelli in the second round. He defeated Filip Krajinovic in the third round in straight sets 7-6(3),7-6(2),7-5 to book a date with Nadal.

Rafael Nadal vs Felix Auger Aliassime: Head-to-Head

Felix Auger Aliassime
Felix Auger Aliassime

This will be the second meeting between the duo. Nadal leads the H2H 1-0. They met in Madrid 3 years ago where Nadal won in straight sets.

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Rafael Nadal vs Felix Auger Aliassime: Prediction

Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal at the Roland Garros 2022

Nadal will be the favorite going into the match for obvious reasons. He looks very comfortable on the red dirt this week and is looking physically fine too. He will also fancy playing a quality opponent like Felix before his potential quarterfinal clash against Djokovic. Felix will be benefited from the fact that Toni Nadal is coaching him. He has the guns to beat anyone and is capable of pushing Nadal to his limit. Having said that, expect a thrilling match with Nadal reaching the last 8.

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Prediction: Nadal to win in 4 sets.

Rafael Nadal vs Felix Auger Aliassime: Live Stream Details for Roland Garros

  • France – France TV sport, Amazon Prime Video
  • Europe (All territories) – Eurosport
  • Austria – Servus TV
  • Belgium – rtbf.be
  • Switzerland – SRG SSR
  • United Kingdom – Eurosport, discovery+
  • USA – NBC Sports, Peacock TV, Tennis Channel, Bally Sports
  • Canada – RDS, TSN
  • Latin America – ESPN
  • Brazil – SporTV
  • North Africa & Middle East – beIN Sports
  • Sub-Saharan Africa – Super Sport, Canal+
  • Asia (All Territories) – beinSPORTS
  • China – CMG, Tencent Sports
  • Taiwan – ELTA TV
  • Vietnam – vtvcab.vn
  • Japan – WOWOW
  • India – Sony TEN
  • Australia – Nine Network

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