Nadal has been losing a lot lately, but not to players ranked as low as Berdych.

It's Spain versus the Czech Republic and one key match will feature Rafael Nadal attempting to get back on track against an inferior opponent in Tomas Berdych.

For this match, Nadal has come in as a huge favorite across the board.

Sportingbet, for example, has the Spaniard's odds set at -1200 (1/12), odds that are way too short to bet in this case.

Berdych, has come in as a +600 (6/1) underdog to win the match.

There's several things to be mindful with this match.

Firstly, Berdych is 3-5 against Nadal and although that is a losing record it does suggest that he is better than a 6 to 1 underdog in this match.  However another thing to keep in mind with this match is that Berdych is on a 4 match losing streak against Nadal as he, Berdych, hasn't beaten the Spaniard since 2006.

Neither player has been impressive lately and while Nadal is still ranked 2nd in the world, you have to wonder how long he will actually hang on to that ranking once the ranking tournaments begin again in January. 

Still, while Nadal has been losing, routinely, to top 10 players, he has not been losing that often to guys of Berdych's calibre (Berdych is currently ranked 20th) and Nadal looks good to win this match.

However the question to ask is are Nadal's odds worth it?

At -1200 (1/12) the answer is an emphatic "no" but Coral has him priced at
-600 (1/6) which is much better value.

If you prefer set betting to get better odds then visit bet365 where Rafael Nadal is priced at -150 (2/3) to win in straight sets.

To watch the bet365 live stream of Rafael Nadal v Tomas Berdych simply go to the site, sign-in or register (it's free), click on Sports > Live Streaming and watch the game.