Rafa Nadal has got to be feeling like he’s on top of the world. With his biggest threat to the title, Kevin Anderson, gone, Nadal can see the finish line, he can taste it. Obviously everyone else is just playing for prize money, because Nadal’s gonna win, let’s not kid ourselves. So today I’m going to predict the four semi finalists at the French.

Rafael Nadal vs. Diego Schwartzman

Do I even have to explain this. Rafa has never lost to Schwartzman, and the top spin of Rafa’s Ball will prove extremely tough for the vertically challenged Schwartzman to handle. Rafa in three.

Alexander Zverev vs. Dominic Thiem

Now this is a more interesting matchup. Thiem has been solid at the French, making the semifinals the past two years, but Zverev has been in career form as of late, even beating the Austrian in straight sets in the final of Madrid. But as we all know, Zverev sucks in a best of five scenarios. Taking five sets to beat Sousa isn’t really a good sign, if you catch my drift. Zverev has already played three five-set matches thus far, and has yet to play anyone competent like Thiem. I say that Thiem takes this match in four sets.

Marco Checchinato vs. Novak Djokovic

Look, I’m all for new guys coming up and challenging the big guns but cmon now. Checchinato is a 25 year old who has been stuck in the challenger tour for years. He got some good wins against good players, but Novak is a whole nother beast. Checcinato’s one-hander will get eaten up by Novak’s stable and heavy backhand. Novak in three.

Juan Martin Del Potro vs. Marin Cilic

I feel like this will be the closest matchup of them all. Both players play an aggressive game, one that involves taking the ball early and striking it very flat. Delpo holds a commanding 10-4 lead in the H2H, and is 2-0 against Cilic on clay, both defeats in straight sets. Clay is obviously Cilic’s worst surface, and I feel like Delpo is more of an all-rounder than Cilic in general. Delpo in four.

What do you guys think of these predictions? The prophet will profit with these picks, I can tell you that much.