Ben Shelton and Botic Van De Zandschulp will face off in the 2^nd round of the BMW Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ben Shelton who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.666
Botic Van De Zandschulp -> 2.21

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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Botic Van De Zandschulp

This will be the 2^nd time that Ben Shelton and Botic Van De Zandschulp face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Van De Zandschulp (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Van De Zandschulp won 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the qualifications in at the U.S. Open back in 2021.

Ben Shelton

Ranked no. 15, Shelton reached the 2^nd round after beating Borna Gojo 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(3).

In the 1^st round against Gojo, Shelton recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-6⁶ 7-6³).During the match, Shelton scored less points (3) than Gojo. In fact, the world no. 15 won 104 points vs Gojo’s. That means that Shelton was more focused during the important points. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 48 winners.

Regarding the service games, Shelton fired 9 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Ben Shelton was very efficient on serve to win 77% (48/62) of his 1st serve and 69% (36/52) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once.

Shelton has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 64% of his matches (139-77). 1-1 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shelton has a composed18-15 win-loss record in the last 5 years on clay.

Ben’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open .

The American has a composed 11-7 win-loss record in 2025, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Munich

The American has never competed in this tournament before.

Botic Van De Zandschulp

Ranked no. 89, Van De Zandschulp reached the 2^nd round after defeating Max Hans Rehberg 6-3 6-1, Learner Tien 6-2 6-2

and Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 3-6 6-4.

In the 1^st round, Botic defeated Bautista-Agut (6-4 3-6 6-4). During the match Van De Zandschulp scored 92 points vs Bautista-Agut’s 88. The Dutch was pretty aggressive to blast 46 winners.

Talking about serving, Van De Zandschulp fired 11 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Botic Van De Zandschulp lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Van De Zandschulp put 72% of his first serves in, winning 77% (46/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (10/23) on the 2nd serve. The Dutch broke Bautista-Agut twice after converting 18% of his break points (2/11).

Botic has an overall 9-11 win-loss record in 2025, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Munich

Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2022 and 2023. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Shelton	Van De Zandschulp
Match played	1	2
Tot Set	3	5
Tot Games	36	45
Pts	104-107	148-123
Total Points	211	271
Winners	48	67
%Winners	46%	45%

Shelton played 1 match while Van De Zandschulp competed in 2 matches. Van De Zandschulp started his run from the qualifications while Shelton had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Ben Shelton surrendered 1 set, while Botic Van De Zandschulp lost 1 set. Shelton has played 2 set(s) less than Van De Zandschulp (3 vs 5). Therefore, Shelton played 9 games less than Van De Zandschulp. Ben scored 48 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Botic struck 67 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Shelton	Van De Zandschulp
Aces	9	14
Avg per match	9	7
1st in	62/114	85/128
%1st in	54%	66%
1st pts	48/62	67/85
%1st pts	77%	79%
2nd pts	36/52	23/43
%2nd pts	69%	53%

Shelton blasted 9 aces . Van De Zandschulp managed to score 14 aces (7 per match). Shelton won 77% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Van De Zandschulp won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Shelton	Van De Zandschulp
Won	0	6
Converted	0/3	6/16
% Converted	0%	38%
Conceded	10	4
Saved	9	2
% Saved	90%	50%
Times Broken	1	2

The American hasn’t manged yet to break his opponent. He didn’t manage to even clinch a single break point. The American surrendered his serve once and he saved 90% of the break points that he conceded. The Dutch broke his opponents 6 times with a 38% conversion rate. Botic conceded his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.

Shelton
	R1 Gojo	Total
Score	4-6 7-66 7-63
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	36	36
pts	104-107	104-107
Total points	211	211
Winners	48	48
%Winners	46%	46%
SERVE
Aces	9	9
Double Faults	5	5
1st in	62/114	62/114
% 1st in	54%	54%
1st pts	48/62	48/62
% 1st pts	77%	77%
2nd pts	36/52	36/52
% 2nd pts	69%	69%
Breaks
Won	0	0
Converted	0/3	0/3
Converted %	0%	0%
Conceded	10	10
Saved	9/10	9
Saved %	90%	90%
Times Broken	1	1

Van De Zandschulp
	Q1 Hans Rehberg	Q3 Tien	R1 Bautista-Agut	Total
Score	6-3 6-1	6-2 6-2	6-4 3-6 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	16	16	29	61
pts	56-35	–	92-88	148-123
Total points	91	0	180	271
Winners	21		46	67
%Winners	38%	0%	50%	45%
SERVE
Aces	3	0	11	14
Double Faults	2		4	6
1st in	25/45	/	60/83	85/128
% 1st in	56%	0%	72%	66%
1st pts	21/25	/	46/60	67/85
% 1st pts	84%	0%	77%	79%
2nd pts	13/20	/	10/23	23/43
% 2nd pts	65%	0%	43%	53%
Breaks
Won	4		2	6
Converted	4/5	/	2/11	6/16
Converted %	80%	0%	18%	38%
Conceded	1		3	4
Saved	1/1	0/	1/3	2
Saved %	100%	–	33%	133%
Times Broken	0		2	2

Tennis Scores in Munich

• Diego Dedura-PalomeroDedura-Palomero – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (7-6² 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-7² 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Nicolas JarryJarry (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (7-6³ 7-6³) – See score progression
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Justin EngelEngel (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Jakub MensikMensik (7-6⁴ 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Learner TienTien (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (7-6⁵ 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Andre Goransson/Sem VerbeekGoransson/Sem Verbeek – Francisco Cerundolo/Flavio CobolliCerundolo/Flavio Cobolli (3-6 6-4 10-6) – See score progression
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Marcos GironGiron (6-2 6-7² 7-6⁹) – See score progression
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Sander Gille/Jan ZielinskiGille/Jan Zielinski – Andreas Mies/Jan-Lennard StruffMies/Jan-Lennard Struff (6-3 3-6 10-3) – See score progression
• Ben SheltonShelton – Borna GojoGojo (4-6 7-6⁶ 7-6³) – See score progression
• David GoffinGoffin – Billy HarrisHarris (6-2 6-7² 6-4) – See score progression
• Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Jakub MensikMensik (7-6(4) 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Nicolas JarryJarry (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Justin EngelEngel (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Diego Dedura-PalomeroDedura-Palomero – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (7-6(2) 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
• Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-7(2) 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Christopher O’ConnellO’Connell (7-6(3) 7-6(3)) – See score progression
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Alexander ZverevZverev – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Zizou BergsBergs – Alexander BublikBublik (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Mariano NavoneNavone – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-0) – H2H and prediction