{"id":130896,"date":"2017-01-25T23:54:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T04:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=130896"},"modified":"2017-02-02T00:14:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T05:14:48","slug":"rafael-nadal-vs-grigor-dimitrov-predictions-odds-picks-and-tennis-betting-preview-2017-australian-open-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/rafael-nadal-vs-grigor-dimitrov-predictions-odds-picks-and-tennis-betting-preview-2017-australian-open-semifinals.html","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal vs. Grigor Dimitrov Predictions, Odds, Picks, and Tennis Betting Preview \u2013 2017 Australian Open Semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/28\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145127\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/TENNIS-BANNERS-620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Rafael Nadal vs. Grigor Dimitrov Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Melbourne Park \u2014 Melbourne, Australia<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Thursday, January 26<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong>\u00a0Rafael Nadal (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-australian-open-semifinals\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-225<\/strong><\/a>) vs. Grigor Dimitrov (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-australian-open-semifinals\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+175<\/strong><\/a>) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-australian-open-semifinals\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>view all 2017 Australian Open Men\u2019s Singles lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Broadcast:<\/strong>\u00a0ESPN<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writer\u2019s Pick:<\/strong>\u00a0Rafael Nadal (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-australian-open-semifinals\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-225<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Most Recent Articles<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-presidents-cup-predictions-picks-odds-and-golf-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 Presidents Cup Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-presidents-cup-purse-and-prize-money-breakdown.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n2017 Presidents Cup Purse Breakdown <\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/nfl-2017-week-4-predictions-picks-and-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NFL 2017 Week 4 Predictions, Picks and Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Betting on Rafael Nadal (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-australian-open-semifinals\" target=\"_blank\">-225<\/a><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n<p>Nadal delighted\u00a0fans in Melbourne with recent displays of his prime self. He\u2019s now seen off back-to-back top-10 players\u2014 No. 6 Gael Monfils and No. 3 Milos Raonic\u2014to earn a Grand Slam semifinal ticket for the first time in three years and to a fifth final four berth at the Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p>Against Raonic in the quarterfinal, the ninth-seeded Spaniard needed just three sets to advance, winning 83 percent of his first serve points and 52 percent of his second serve points while never having his serve broken. He also blasted in 40 winners, which gives him a total of 104 in his last three matches.<\/p>\n<p>But Nadal\u2019s service game, by far, has looked the most lethal. He\u2019s only been broken six times in the previous four rounds. It\u2019s hard to see him lose anytime soon as long as he continues playing at such a high level.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old veteran is 7-1 all-time against Grigor Dimitrov.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on Grigor Dimitrov (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-australian-open-rd-of-32\" target=\"_blank\">+175<\/a><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n<p>Dimitrov is up against unfavorable odds here, considering that he has never gone beyond the semifinals at a major event and has only defeated Rafael Nadal once\u2014at the 2016 Beijing Open\u2014in eight career matches. However,\u00a0the 25-year-old Bulgarian\u2019s current form begs to differ.<\/p>\n<p>No one has yet to take him down this year. He\u2019s 10-0 thus far, including consecutive wins over three top-10 names in No. 8 Dominic Thiem, No. 3 Milos Raonic and No. 5 Kei Nishikori en route to his first title in over two years at the Brisbane International.<\/p>\n<p>Dimitrov also got the better of 11<sup>th<\/sup> seed David Goffin in the quarterfinal, blowing past the Belgian in three quick sets (6-3, 6-2, 6-4). Dimitrov has now won his last six sets and at least 75 percent of his first serve points in the last three matches.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Nadal (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-australian-open-semifinals\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-225<\/strong><\/a>) wins it in four close sets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0and put your tennis predictions to the test!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/28\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145127\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/TENNIS-BANNERS-620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"130896\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" 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