Joao Fonseca and Botic Van De Zandschulp will square off in the 1st round of the European Open

for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 8:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Joao Fonseca who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Joao Fonseca is the pick to win this match.
Joao Fonseca -> 1.53
Botic Van De Zandschulp -> 2.49

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Prediction and head to head Joao Fonseca vs. Botic Van De Zandschulp

This will be the 2nd time that Joao Fonseca and Botic Van De Zandschulp face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Fonseca (see full H2H stats

), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they fought against each other, Fonseca won 6-4 7-6(3) in the Rubber 1 in Davis Cup, Group A, Bologna back in 2024.

Joao Fonseca

Joao Fonseca

34 - 15win/loss

Hard
22-6
I Hard
1-1
Clay
8-5
Grass
3-3
Rank
24
High
24
LWWWWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-17 22-6 8-5 6-3 3-3 0-0
2024 37-23 8-3 14-11 13-5 2-4 0-0
2023 11-6 1-1 10-5 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 5-4 0-0 5-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 45,he will start his run in Brussels after he played his last match in the Laver Cup where he beat 6-4 6-3 to Cobolli in the round robin on the 19th of September.

Joao has a compiled 34-15 win-loss record in 2025, 1-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Canberra Challenger where he beat Ethan Quinn in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Buenos Aires where he defeated Francisco Cerundolo in the final 6-4 7-6(1) and the Phoenix Challenger where he defeated Alexander Bublik in the final 7-6(5) 7-6(0).

Talking about his overall career, The Brazilian has an overall 87-48 record. He has a positive 14-6 record on indoor hard courts.

Previously in Brussels

Fonseca has never competed in this tournament before.

Brussels
Fonseca's Record

Botic Van De Zandschulp

Botic Van De Zandschulp

25 - 27win/loss

Hard
13-11
I Hard
0-4
Clay
11-10
Grass
1-2
Rank
77
High
22
LLWLWLWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
2021 53-23 17-5 24-10 9-5 3-3 0-0

Ranked no. 86, the Dutch will start his run in Brussels after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 7-6(5) 7-6(5) to Borges in the 1st round on the 2nd of October.

Van De Zandschulp has a compiled 25-27 win-loss record in 2025, 0-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Botic’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Salem.

In terms of his career, The Dutch has an overall 371-234 record. He has a positive 93-55 record on indoor hard courts.

Brussels
Van De Zandschulp's Record

Tennis Scores in Brussels

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