World number three Carlos Alcaraz faces the 84th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp in the first round of the 2025 Rotterdam Open which will be played on Monday, February 3. Get all the Carlos Alcaraz v Botic van de Zandschulp predictions, betting tips and odds for this encounter in the section below.
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Carlos Alcaraz v Botic van de Zandschulp Head to Head
This is an interesting one with Alcaraz leading 2-1 but van de Zandschulp going into this match knowing that the last time they had met, he had beaten the world number three in straight sets at the 2024 US Open.
Alcaraz’s wins have come at the 2021 Australian Open and the 2022 Basel Indoors.
Alcaraz Looking to Put Oz Disappointment Behind
Carlos Alcaraz had opted not to feature in any of the ATP tune-up tournaments leading up to the Australian Open. And by the looks of it, the tactic did not work too well for him as he fell to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinal of the competition.
While that would be an over-simplification of the analysis behind Alcaraz’s defeat – you got to give Djokovic a lot of credit as well – the fact is that Alcaraz has now gotten knocked out twice at that stage in the season’s first major after not playing beforehand.
Also, Alcaraz had opted not to feature in any of these indoor tournaments before the Golden Swing down in South America last year. This time around, the Spaniard is here taking part in this tournament, which he would like to go deep and bag the first title of the year.
Over the last three years, Alcaraz has won 15 titles at the highest level and as he guns for his 16th, he will know he has never won one indoors.
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van de Zandschulp in a Shocking Lack of Form
Botic van de Zandschulp will enter this match knowing he had beaten Alcaraz the last time they played but the more pressing question for him is how to overturn the lack of form that he is enduring right now.
While he ended the last season with a couple of wins in the Davis Cup, van de Zandschulp had lost two successive matches at the ATP level before that.
Add the three-match losing streak he has endured this season already and we are looking at van de Zandschulp having lost all five of his matches at the highest level.
This includes defeats to Nishesh Basavareddy in Auckland, Alex de Minaur at the Australian Open and then a straight-set loss at the hands of Tallon Griekspoor in Montpellier.
And now facing the world number three won’t be improving that record too much by the looks of it.
Alcaraz v van de Zandschulp Prediction
Alcaraz might not have been at his best against Novak Djokovic but he will be looking to turn things around quickly here and will be a big favourite to win this in straight sets against a struggling van de Zandsculp.
Alcaraz v van de Zandschulp Tips
- Alcaraz to win in straight sets: 3/5
