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Botic Van De Zandschulp vs Christopher Eubanks: ATP Madrid – First round

Christopher Eubanks will make his debut at the ATP Madrid tournament against Botic Van De Zandschulp.

Botic Van De Zandschulp Profile

Botic Van De Zandschulp is 115th in the ATP rankings, while his career high was No. 22 in the world. The Dutch is 7-12 for the season and 2-3 on clay courts.

He is coming off a 7-6, 6-4 loss to Jan-Lennard Struff in the round of 16 in Munich. Previously in the tournament, he defeated Ivan Gakhov 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.

The week before in Monte Carlo, Van De Zandschulp retired in the qualifying match against Jaume Munar.

Van De Zandschulp has yet to win two matches in the same tournament this season. This is his third consecutive appearance in Madrid, and he lost in the second round in both appearances so far.

Christopher Eubanks Profile

Christopher Eubanks is 44^th in the ATP rankings and his career high was No. 29 in the world. The American is 4-8 for the season and 0-1 on clay surface.

Eubanks is coming off a 7-6, 7-6 first round loss at the ATP Houston. Previously, he reached the second round in Miami, losing to Alexander Zverev after defeating Daniel Evans.

Eubanks’ best result of the season is the second round at the Australian Open where he lost to Andrey Rublev.

Head-to-Head – Van De Zandschulp leads 1-0

• Van De Zandschulp vs Struff 7-6, 6-2 (2024 ATP Auckland, first round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Both players have had a difficult season as they have yet to win two matches in the same tournament. Van De Zandschulp has played before in Madrid, while Eubanks will make his first appearance. The American is back in action after sitting out the previous three weeks. He has very limited experience on clay surfaces, with a total of 6–12 career record. Van De Zandschulp has a 170-103 record on clay, meaning that all the circumstances go in his favor and the Dutch will win this match in straight sets.