2016 China Open, Beijing: Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov

Rafael Nadal won the Beijing Open in 2005

Rafael takes Grigor Dimitrov in the men's individual quarter-finals clash of 2016 China open on Friday (October 7).

The game starts at 12:30 BST. Live broadcast of the game 1 HD is available in the UK on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports. Click here for live streaming of the game.

Overview

World number four Nadal is not the best of times in 2016, struggling with injuries and loss of form for most of the year. He was with the problem of persistent wrist to fight, which led to a number of experts, saying his career.

Hispanic looks but fits in Beijing to thrash Paolo Lorenzi 6-1, 6-1 in the first round and looked set for a repeat of the second round against Adrian Mannarino finally tiebreaker match to win 6-1 7-6 (6 ). In Beijing, Nadal once won the title in 2005.

Dimitrov has reached in 2015 a few resurgent year after the nightmare of the Bulgarian finished second in Sydney and Istanbul and the semifinals of Cincinnati discovered. He has lost all seven games Dimitrov and Nadal have played together.

Bids (888sport)

Rafael Nadal to win: 2/7
Grigor Dimitrov to win: 28/11

Head to head

The duo have each other seven times on the ATP Tour and Grand Slam events, faced with Nadal winning all the meetings. They met with the opening of the Spanish come out on top in the last 16 round 6-4, 4-6 Basel, 6-3.

The history of China Open

Dimitrov and Nadal never faced open in the past with each other in China.

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