 Casper Roode vs Rafa Nadal is a final group stage match for the ATP Finals 2022 and both guys have a different road to get to this final match. Casper Roode started the season off at number eight in the world and with two Grand Slam finals had a chance to be world number one but ended up peaking at world number two just after the US Open for settling down to number four in the world to get into these finals. Roode's season record was 48 wins 20 losses again very active on the tour which included three titles from six finals two of those finals being the US Open and the French Open and the three titles he won all clay court events in Gestard, Buenos Aires and Geneva. Best win of the season was against the number four in the world at the time Zverev in Miami a tournament that he ended up making the final of and his worst loss of the season was against the number 229 in the world Shelton in Cincinnati which was a huge upset. Rafa started the year off at number six in the world after missing most of 2021 due to injury and after winning two slams to start the year and a bunch of other titles he set it in at number two in the world heading into these finals. Again it was an injury plague season so Rafa didn't play that many matches winning 38 and losing six to not as many matches as probably some of the younger younger guys but he did make the most of his time on court winning four out of five finals that he played including the Australian Open an event in Melbourne before the Australian Open, Acapulco and of course the French Open but has been on and off the court with injury since then. His best win beating the world number one Novak Djokovic at the French Open in one of the best matches of the tournament and his worst loss was actually in Cincinnati against Borne Chorich who was 152 in the world at the time and we all know Chorich went on to win that tournament maybe in hindsight not his worst loss but still by ranking it is the lowest player that Rafa has lost to this season. These guys have only played the once before that was in the French Open final all the way back in June with Rafa winning easily and also bagling Rood in the final set but this is going to be on a hard court so I don't know maybe Rood feels like he's got a better chance on a faster surface. If Rood's going to win this one he needs to be aggressive like he has been against Felix and against Fritz. He's also going to have to keep the variety going he's been serving very well as well so he needs to keep the serve going against Rafa who's struggled against the bigger hitters. If Rafa's going to win this match he has to be the bigger hitter and to be the more aggressive. He's been pushed around by Fritz and Felix. Rood might push him around on the serve but I think the Rafa can push Rood around especially seeing as that he beat him at the French Open six love in the final set. I think you have a psychological advantage to Rafa. This is going to be a very fun match because we've got Rood who has not lost a match and Rafa who has not won a match who's going to win this match. I'm going to go with Rafa. I think Rafa's going to finish the season with a win. He's going to snap that four match losing streak and because Rood's already in the semis I think he's going to take the foot off the gas a bit maybe take it a bit easier against Rafa. Rafa's going to win this one I reckon in three sets but let me know down in the comments below who do you think is going to win this final match up.