Internazionali BNL D'Italia 2012: Rafael Nadal Will Cruise to Title Win

It's tough to pick against Rafael Nadal in any instance, but it's nearly impossible to pick against him when he's playing on clay.

Yes, even if his opponent is Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic.

Nadal has moved on to the final round of the Rome Masters Final, and he did so in impressive fashion by beating David Ferrer 7-6 (8/6), 6-0 in a semifinal match that he ultimately controlled.

Ferrer worked hard in the first set to push Nadal to a tiebreaker, but Nadal roared back in the second set to put on an incredible performance. Here's a take on said second set via Eurosport.com:

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The second set had no such drama, as Nadal simply blew his increasingly error-prone adversary away. It was virtually flawless stuff from the clay-court legend, who won 32 of 48 second-set points.

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Like I said, it's nearly impossible to pick against Nadal when he's on clay, and that's exactly why I'm picking him to cruise to a title win in Rome.

To be fair, both Federer and Djokovic are more-than-qualified opponents and we know both players are able to beat Nadal—consider that Djokovic and Fed are one and two in the ATP World Rankings respectively. Federer has obviously had his fair share of feuds with Nadal, and we all know that Djokovic has had his number as of late.

It would seem as if Nadal would be at a disadvantage then, and he would, if it weren't for that one simple factor: the Clay.

Aside from the blue clay that plagued many players at the Madrid Open, there is very little Nadal can't do when he's playing on clay.

He's nearly unstoppable, as he proved in his incredible second set against Ferrer, and he'll have the advantage of an easy semifinal, especially if Djokovic and Federer beat each other up in theirs.

Everything is lined up very nicely for Nadal. He's looking good, he's playing on clay, and there's a chance whichever opponent he faces will have had to fight through a grueling semifinal.

Nadal for the win? It's hard to pick against.