Botic van De Zandschulp opened up about the emotional and challenging nature of his 2024 US Open Round 2 match against a top player in a press conference following his victory.
He admitted to being on edge throughout the game, anticipating his opponent’s aggressive and difficult-to-face shots. Van De Zandschulp also reflected on a past loss at Roland Garros and the subsequent struggles he faced in regaining his confidence and form. He took time off and played in Challenger tournaments to build up his experience and boost his confidence, acknowledging the initial challenges but ultimately seeing it as an opportunity to continue playing and winning.
Looking back, he expressed gratitude for the experiences and lessons learned during that period. In the press conference, van De Zandschulp also discussed his past thoughts of retirement due to injury and the emotions he experienced during the match against Carlos Alcaraz.
He emphasized the importance of getting to the net early in his game and expressed confidence in his abilities despite the upcoming challenges against Jack Draper and the tough competition remaining in the tournament.
Van De Zandschulp at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWLLWWWLL Now ranked no.74, the Dutch has an overall 24-24 record in 2024. Van De Zandschulp is now having a run at the U.S. Open where he overcame the world no.105 Denis Shapovalov 6-4 7-5 6-4 and the world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz 6-1 7-5 6-4.
Botic Van De Zandschulp will come up against the world no.25 Jack Draper in the 3rd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now on the main tour.
The Dutch was the runner-up in the Braunschweig Challenger and in the Luedenscheid Challenger.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
WLWLLWLWWW Now the world no.3, Carlos played his last match on the 29th of August when he lost to world no.74 Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-1 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
This year Carlos owns an overall 39-9 record. Carlos conquered 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon. The Spaniard was the finalist in Paris.
Botic Van De Zandschulp and Carlos Alcaraz clashed against each other 3 times. Their head to head is 2-1 for Alcaraz.
