In the Round of 64 at the US Open on Thursday, Botic Van de Zandschulp (ranked No. 74) faces Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3).
Alcaraz defeated Li Tu 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 on Tuesday in the Round of 128 in his last match. Van de Zandschulp’s last match on Tuesday was a three-set win against Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the Round of 128.
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Carlos Alcaraz vs. Botic Van de Zandschulp matchup stats
- Alcaraz has won once, and his match record is 13-3 on hard courts so far this year.
- On hard courts, Alcaraz has an 88.3% winning percentage in service games and a 33% winning percentage in return games (166 service games won out of 188, and 62 return games won out of 188).
- On hard courts, Alcaraz has won 43.0% of break points (58 out of 135, to rank 27th).
- In his previous tournament, the Western & Southern Open, Alcaraz fell in the Round of 32 to No. 46-ranked Gael Monfils, 6-4, 6-7, 4-6 on August 15.
- The 28-year-old Van de Zandschulp, who is looking for his first tournament title on a hard court in 2024, is 3-8 so far this year on that surface.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages on hard courts, Van de Zandschulp has won 67.9% of his games on serve, and 15.3% on return.
- Van de Zandschulp has converted 37.2% of his break-point opportunities on hard courts (16 of 43).
- Van de Zandschulp was eliminated in the Round of 64 of his last tournament (the Winston-Salem Open) on August 18, when he went down 1-6, 6-7 to Arthur Cazaux.
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