PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Van De Zandschulp, Gea, Carreno-Busta and Machac to play on Tuesday – China Open

BEIJING ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Botic Van De Zandschulp, Arthur Gea, Pablo Carreno-Busta and Tomas Machac will play on Tuesday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Botic Van De Zandschulp, Arthur Gea, Pablo Carreno-Busta and Tomas Machac are going to play on Tuesday at the China Open.

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Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Jie Cui China Open

Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Jie Cui

Head to head 0-0

Botic Van De Zandschulp will compete against Jie Cui in the qualifications for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on Court 5.

Botic Van De Zandschulp: ranking and results

Ranked no. 40, Van De Zandschulp reached the qualifications after defeating Valentin Royer 4-6 6-2 6-4.

Botic has a 27-22 win-loss record in 2026, 15-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Beijing Botic had to surrender in the qualifications 7-6(5) 7-6(7) to Terence Atmane.

Jie Cui: ranking and results

Ranked no. 458, Cui reached the qualifications after defeating Daniel Altmaier 6-4 6-1.

The Chinese has a 23-21 win-loss record in 2026, 17-18 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Chinese’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Maanshan.

Last year in Beijing Cui didn’t play in Beijing in 2025.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Botic Van De Zandschulp and Jie Cui since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Botic Van De Zandschulp who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Botic Van De Zandschulp is the pick to win this match.
Botic Van De Zandschulp -> 1.147
Jie Cui -> 4.65

 

 

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Arthur Gea vs. Tomas Machac

Head to head 1-0 for Gea

Arthur Gea will face Tomas Machac in the qualifications for the 2nd time of their career.

Arthur Gea: ranking and results

Ranked no. 58 (career high), the French player reached the qualifications after beating Rigele Te 6-2 6-3.

Gea has a 43-17 win-loss record in 2026, 24-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title the Noumea Challenger where he beat Jurij Rodionov in the final 6-3 4-6 7-5 and in Los Cabos where he defeated Denis Shapovalov in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Beijing Gea didn’t play in Beijing in 2025.

Tomas Machac: ranking and results

Ranked no. 75, Machac got to the qualifications after beating Yannick Hanfmann 7-6(7) 6-7(6) 6-4.

The Czech has a 15-13 win-loss record in 2026, 9-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Adelaide where he overcame Ugo Humbert in the final 6-4 6-7(2) 6-2.

Last year in Beijing Tomas didn’t compete in Beijing in 2025.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Arthur Gea and Tomas Machac play each other. Their current record is 1-0 for Gea (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Gea won 6-3 4-5 ret. in the 2nd round in Montpellier back in February 2026.

Pablo Carreno-Busta vs. Adrian Mannarino China Open

Pablo Carreno-Busta vs. Adrian Mannarino

Head to head 2-0 for Carreno-Busta

Pablo Carreno-Busta will fight against Adrian Mannarino in the qualifications for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 2:30 pm on Court 4.

Pablo Carreno-Busta: ranking and results

Ranked no. 66, Pablo got to the qualifications after beating Yi Zhou 7-5 6-3.

Carreno-Busta has a 29-19 win-loss record in 2026, 9-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Pablo’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Murcia Challenger.

Last year in Beijing The Spaniard didn’t compete in Beijing in 2025.

Adrian Mannarino: ranking and results

Ranked no. 81, Mannarino reached the qualifications after beating Miomir Kecmanovic 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(5).

The French player has a 19-30 win-loss record in 2026, 7-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). The French player best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Montpellier.

Last year in Beijing Adrian lost in the 2nd round 6-3 6-3 to Lorenzo Musetti.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Pablo Carreno-Busta and Adrian Mannarino play each other. Their actual record is 2-0 for Carreno-Busta (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Previously, the last time they squared off, Carreno-Busta won 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 in the 1st round in Rotterdam back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Pablo Carreno-Busta who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Pablo Carreno-Busta is the pick to win this match.
Pablo Carreno-Busta -> 1.727
Adrian Mannarino -> 1.97

 

 

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Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the China Open