Botic Van De Zandschulp vs Alex De Minaur Prediction & Picks - ATP Qatar Open

Prediction published on 2/19/25, 1:51 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 2/19/25 at 1:53 AM in Tennis Picks

Alex De Minaur of Australia will attempt to follow his scintillating run in Rotterdam with another deep campaign in Qatar. The top-ranked Aussie is set to play Botic Van De Zandschulp of the Netherlands in the second round of the 2025 Qatar Open. After finishing runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz following a competitive three-set duel at the 2025 ABN-AMRO Open, De Minaur was back to his winning ways, smashing Roman Safiullin of Russia 6-1 7-5. He showed once again why he’s one of the more consistent players on the tour, demonstrating dominance in the first set and grace under pressure in a toe-to-toe second set. Van De Zandschulp has strung up three wins in a row to reach the round of 16 in Qatar. The Dutch dispatched Abedallah Shelbayh of Jordan 7-5 6-3 by scoring 32 points off his first serves and converting 4 of 10 break points. Van De Zandschulp will be playing in the second round for the first time since reaching the same stage at the 2024 Basel Swiss Indoor.