Prediction Of Zandschulp Vs Minaur H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Qatar Exxonmobil Open 2025?

What Time Will Botic van de Zandschulp Play Against Alex de Minaur?

Zandschulp and Minaur are on the Day 3 Schedule at Qatar Exxonmobil Open 2025 on Wednesday 19 February 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Botic van de Zandschulp from the Netherlands will be facing off against Alex de Minaur from Australia. De Minaur currently leads the head-to-head matchup 2-0. Their previous encounters took place at the 22 Davis Cup Finals in Spain and the 25 Australian Open in Australia. De Minaur won both matches.

Van de Zandschulp, who is 29 years old, is currently ranked 87th in the world. He achieved his career-high ranking of 22 in August 2022. In 2025, he has a win-loss record of 1-4, with his best performance being in the 2nd round of the Doha tournament. Van de Zandschulp has achieved a new career-high ranking 14 times in 2022 and has been the top-ranked Dutchman for two consecutive seasons.

In the 2021 US Open, he became the third men’s qualifier in the Open Era to reach the quarterfinals and the first Dutchman to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam since 2004. He was also the only player to take a set off the eventual champion Medvedev in that tournament. In 2024, van de Zandschulp had notable victories over Alcaraz in the US Open and Nadal in the Davis Cup Finals. The win against Nadal marked the end of Nadal’s career and helped the Netherlands advance to their first Davis Cup final in history.

Van de Zandschulp has had other significant achievements as well. In Munich, he upset Ruud and Fritz to reach his first ATP Tour final in 2022 and his second final in 2023. However, he lost both times, including squandering four championship points in the 2023 final against Rune. He has also had success in Grand Slam qualifying matches, with an 11-1 record in 2021.

Currently, van de Zandschulp has a tour-level quarterfinal record of 6-6 and is looking to reach his 13th quarterfinal, his first since the 2023 Munich final. He has a head-to-head record of 7-21 against top 10 players and is seeking his first win in that category since defeating Alcaraz in the US Open last August.

The match between van de Zandschulp and de Minaur will take place at the Khalifa Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, from February 17th to 22nd, 2025. De Minaur, who is currently 26 years old, is ranked 8th in the world. He achieved his career-high ranking of 6th in July 2024. He was the first Australian player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in singles since Hewitt in 2004. Throughout his career, de Minaur has won 9 ATP Tour titles, with his biggest victories coming in Acapulco in 2023 and 2024.

De Minaur has achieved various milestones in Grand Slam tournaments, including reaching his first quarterfinal at the 2020 US Open, immediately after winning his first ATP Tour doubles title at the 2020 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati. He has also reached quarterfinals at the 2024 Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and US Open, as well as the quarterfinal, semifinal, and final stages in ATP Masters 1000 events.

Playing for Australia, de Minaur had a successful Davis Cup season in 2022, with a 6-1 record. He led Australia to its first final since 2003 and secured victories against Nadal in 2023 and Djokovic in 2024 at the United Cup. De Minaur has a diverse background, being the son of a Uruguayan father and a Spanish mother. He splits his time between Australia and Spain and is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.

In 2025, de Minaur has had a strong start, with a record of 12-2, including reaching the final in Rotterdam. He aims to extend his record of 31-1 against players outside the top 30 since May. His only recent loss in that category was against Gaston, ranked 77th, in the Antwerp quarterfinals. De Minaur also reached a milestone of recording 200 hard-court wins, becoming the third Australian man in the Open Era to achieve this feat, following Hewitt and Rafter.

In terms of ATP 500 wins since the start of the 2023 season, de Minaur holds the record with 34 wins, including titles in Acapulco in 2023 and 2024. Other players who have achieved significant wins in ATP 500 events include Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, and Alexander Zverev.

Currently, de Minaur is competing in Doha and will be playing in either Doha or Rio de Janeiro action on Wednesday.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Zandschulp will win.
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