Prediction Of Zandschulp Vs Shelton H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Bmw Open By Bitpanda 2025?

What Time Will Botic van de Zandschulp Play Against Ben Shelton?

Zandschulp and Shelton are on the Day 3 Schedule at Bmw Open By Bitpanda 2025 on Wednesday 16 April 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?

[LL] Botic van de Zandschulp from the Netherlands will be facing [2] Ben Shelton from the USA, marking their first tour-level meeting. They previously met in the 2021 US Open qualifiers, where van de Zandschulp won with a score of 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Here are some insights from their 52-week averages:
– Van de Zandschulp has a 22% attack conversion score, 68% steal score, 35% serve quality, 7.6 forehand quality, and 6.8 backhand quality.
– Shelton has a 27% attack conversion score, 69% steal score, 27% serve quality, 8.5 forehand quality, and 6.3 backhand quality.
– The tour average is 24% attack conversion score, 69% steal score, 31% serve quality, 7.9 forehand quality, and 6.5 backhand quality.

Botic van de Zandschulp is 29 years old and currently ranked World No. 89. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 22 in August 2022 and has ended the past two seasons as the No. 1 Dutchman. 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 a Grand Slam quarterfinal since 2004. He was also the only player to win a set against the eventual champion, Medvedev. In 2024, he achieved significant victories over No. 3 Alcaraz in the US Open and Nadal in the Davis Cup Finals, helping the Netherlands advance to their first Davis Cup final. In Munich, he upset No. 7 Ruud on his way to his first ATP Tour final in 2022 and defeated No. 10 Fritz to reach his second final in 2023. However, he unfortunately lost on both occasions, missing out on four championship points in the 2023 final. Van de Zandschulp had an impressive performance in Grand Slam qualifying matches in 2021, going 11-1 and qualifying for the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and the US Open. He also entered Wimbledon as a lucky loser. In his match against Shelton, van de Zandschulp will be seeking his 100th tour-level win and his 13th tour-level quarterfinal, which would be his first since this event in 2023. He is aiming for his fifth Top 20 win on clay, with his last one being against No. 10 Fritz in the 2023 semifinals at this venue.

The Dutch tour-level win leaders on the ATP Tour include players like Tom Okker, Richard Krajicek, Sjeng Schalken, and Botic van de Zandschulp, who has a current record of 99-98.

Ben Shelton is 22 years old and currently ranked World No. 15. He achieved his career-high ranking of No. 12 in March 2025 after reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open. He broke into the top 200 in August 2022, the top 100 in November 2022, and the top 20 in September 2023. Shelton had notable victories over countrymen Paul and Tiafoe at the 2023 US Open, becoming the youngest American man to reach the US Open semifinals since Chang in 1992. He also defeated No. 4 Sinner to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the 2023 Shanghai. Shelton won his first ATP Tour title at the 2023 Tokyo, joining his father Bryan Shelton as the fourth father-son duo to win a tour-level championship in the Open Era. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Australian Open at the age of 20, marking his first trip outside the USA. This made him the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals since Giammalva Jr. in 1982 and the youngest American man to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal since Roddick at the 2002 US Open. Shelton had an impressive singles record of 65-10 in his two seasons for the University of Florida, winning the 2021 NCAA team title and the 2022 NCAA singles title while being coached by his father, Bryan, a former World No. 55. In his match against van de Zandschulp, Shelton saved three match points in the first round and will be aiming for his 16th tour-level quarterfinal, his second on clay after winning the Houston title in April.

If Shelton reaches the quarterfinals in Munich, he would be the youngest American quarterfinalist since Courier in 1990.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Zandschulp will win.
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