Botic Van De Zandschulp is about to go ahead with his bid in the draw in Basel. The previous year in Basel, Botic lost in the 2nd round to Reilly Opelka 7-65 6-77 6-3. In the previous edition of this tournament, he beat Mattia Bellucci 7-6(6) 6-4 and Jiri Lehecka 6-2 6-2.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Botic Van De Zandschulp’s projected draw withhislikely opponents in Swiss Indoors Basel. The Dutch has a good record (5-4) with the projected opponents.
R1 – Alex Michelsen’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Botic Van De Zandschulp
| 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 |
Alex Michelsen has a 37-23 record in 2026, 3-2 on indoor hard courts. As for the last 5 years, the American has a 43-20 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Alex will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Alex’s best result of this season was reaching the final the Bloomfield Hills Challenger.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Michelsen didn’t take part in the competition.
H2H Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Alex Michelsen
This would be the 2nd time that Botic Van De Zandschulp and Alex Michelsen play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Van De Zandschulp (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
R2 – Arthur Fils’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38-14 | 25-8 | 9-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 22-11 | 10-6 | 10-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-28 | 15-9 | 14-10 | 7-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-24 | 5-4 | 13-8 | 21-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-28 | 0-1 | 23-15 | 20-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-26 | 3-2 | 29-17 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Arthur Fils has a 38-14 win-loss record in 2026, 3-3 on indoor hard courts. During the last 7 years, Arthur has a 54-40 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The French player will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Barcelona where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 7-6(2), and in Cincinnati where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Fils didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Arthur Fils
This match would represent the 3rd time that Botic Van De Zandschulp and Arthur Fils face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Van De Zandschulp and Fils (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Botic Van De Zandschulp may compete against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Their H2H is 2-0 for Botic Van De Zandschulp.
1/4 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Botic Van De Zandschulp
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37-20 | 19-12 | 0-2 | 7-3 | 11-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 53-23 | 31-12 | 3-4 | 6-5 | 13-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 54-23 | 23-10 | 15-7 | 6-4 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-24 | 35-11 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-21 | 24-8 | 5-3 | 9-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-22 | 20-13 | 4-5 | 8-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-16 | 11-9 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 40-30 | 17-14 | 12-8 | 4-5 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
Taylor Fritz has a 37-20 record in 2026, 7-3 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the previous 13 years, Fritz has a 73-52 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The American will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His most significant result of the season was winning the competition in Washington where he overcame Rafael Jodar in the final 7-6(2) 6-4.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Taylor lost to Ugo Humbert in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4.
H2H Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Taylor Fritz
This would be the 4th time that Botic Van De Zandschulp and Taylor Fritz clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Van De Zandschulp (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Botic Van De Zandschulp could take on Denis Shapovalov. Their head to head is 2-1 for Botic Van De Zandschulp.
1/2 – Rafael Jodar’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Rafael Jodar
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56-18 | 31-12 | 20-4 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 41-13 | 23-9 | 3-1 | 15-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Rafael Jodar has a 56-18 win-loss record in 2026, 3-1 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 2 years, Rafael has a 18-4 record on indoor hard courts. The Spaniard will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His most significant achievement of this year was winning the competition in Marrakech where he overcame Marco Trungelliti in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Jodar didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Rafael Jodar
This match would represent the 2nd time that Botic Van De Zandschulp and Rafael Jodar square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Jodar (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Botic Van De Zandschulp may play Hubert Hurkacz. Their H2H is 2-0 for Botic Van De Zandschulp.
Final – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40-17 | 21-8 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 40-24 | 23-9 | 7-5 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-26 | 22-13 | 8-4 | 8-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-26 | 21-13 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-11 | 16-9 | 0-0 | 24-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-7 | 7-3 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ben Shelton has a 40-17 record in 2026, 5-2 on indoor hard courts. Regarding the previous 6 years, Shelton has a 48-19 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The American will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best result of this season was conquering the competition in Dallas where he defeated Taylor Fritz in the final 3-6 6-3 7-5, in Munich where he defeated Flavio Cobolli in the final 6-2 7-5, in Stuttgart where he beat Taylor Fritz in the final 6-4 2-6 6-4, and in Montreal where he defeated Brandon Nakashima in the final 6-3 7-6(4).
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Shelton capitulated to Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4.
H2H Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Ben Shelton
This match would represent the 3rd time that Botic Van De Zandschulp and Ben Shelton fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Van De Zandschulp and Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Botic Van De Zandschulp may fight against Novak Djokovic. Their head to head is 2-1 for Novak Djokovic.
