Marterer, Maximilian - Botic Van de Zandschulp

Pune ATP

Although Marterer has already won this tournament and has already reached the quarter-finals after qualifying, Botic, in my opinion, is an unassailable opponent waiting for him here. The Dutchman is very good and is one of the better players on the ATP Tour, 27 year old Zandschulp may not be mature enough to be a Top 10 player, but he is very calm with a good serve and very good backhand game and although there are some bad stretches he almost always gets his act together, as he did in both sets against Cobolli, where he was broken both times but won 7-5 6-4. Marterer played several very high-quality matches, but the problem with tennis players of such a rating and skill is stability, which they do not have, so even if he played well, it is almost impossible for him to maintain this form. In Marterer's game, a lot depends on his serve, and here Botic has to manage, so I think the Dutchman will celebrate the victory and the 4-game advantage will come

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