On Saturday, Botic Van de Zandschulp (No. 82 in the world) faces Alex de Minaur (No. 8) in the Round of 128 at the Australian Open.
In Van de Zandschulp’s most recent action, he fell to Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 4-6 in the Round of 32 at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships on September 25, 2024. de Minaur was beaten in three sets the last time he played, falling 3-6, 5-7, 2-6 to Jack Draper at the quarterfinals of the US Open on September 4, 2024.
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Botic Van de Zandschulp vs. Alex de Minaur matchup stats
- Van de Zandschulp is 17-16 on hard courts over the past year.
- On hard courts over the past 12 months, Van de Zandschulp has won 74.5% of his service games and 22.4% of his return games.
- Van de Zandschulp has converted 40.3% of his break-point opportunities on hard courts (75 of 186) over the past year.
- In the the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Van de Zandschulp’s previous tournament, he was beaten 3-6, 4-6 by No. 45-ranked Berrettini on September 25 in the Round of 32.
- de Minaur has come out on top in one tournament on hard courts over the past year, putting up a 26-10 match record on that surface.
- de Minaur has 340 wins in 423 service games while playing on hard courts (80.4%), and 138 wins in 442 return games (31.2%).
- de Minaur has won 43.0% of break points on hard courts (128 out of 298) to rank 40th.
- On September 4, de Minaur lost to No. 25-ranked Draper, 3-6, 5-7, 2-6, in the quarterfinal of the US Open, his last tournament.
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