Alex Michelsen and Botic Van De Zandschulp will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Swiss Indoors Basel for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 5:00 pm on Court 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Michelsen who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alex Michelsen is the pick to win this match.
Alex Michelsen -> 1.49
Botic Van De Zandschulp -> 2.6
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Prediction and head to head Alex Michelsen vs. Botic Van De Zandschulp
This will be the 2nd time that Alex Michelsen and Botic Van De Zandschulp square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Van De Zandschulp (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Van De Zandschulp won 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Shanghai back in October 2026.
Alex Michelsen
37 - 23win/loss
34
30
LWWLLLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37-23 | 25-12 | 6-7 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 29-27 | 14-13 | 6-5 | 4-5 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 45-34 | 26-14 | 4-9 | 8-5 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 61-27 | 30-13 | 4-3 | 19-7 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-10 | 14-8 | 0-1 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 34, the American will start his run in Basel after he played his last match in Brussels where he lost 6-4 7-6(12) to Fils in the quarter on the 23rd of October.
The American has an aggregate 37-23 win-loss record in 2026, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Bloomfield Hills Challenger where he beat Jacob Fearnley in the final 7-6(4) 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Michelsen has an overall 195-121 record. He has a positive 43-20 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in Basel
Michelsen has never competed in this tournament before.
Botic Van De Zandschulp
31 - 25win/loss
37
22
LLWWWLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31-25 | 19-12 | 7-7 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 29-32 | 13-11 | 11-10 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 33-33 | 9-11 | 16-12 | 7-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-25 | 10-9 | 4-6 | 12-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-29 | 14-11 | 11-7 | 7-7 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 37, Van De Zandschulp will start his run in Basel after he played his last match in Brussels where he lost 6-1 6-4 to Chidekh in the 1st round on the 20th of October.
Van De Zandschulp has an overall 31-25 win-loss record in 2026, 3-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Botic has an overall 406-264 record. He has a positive 100-63 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in Basel
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. See his history.
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