World number 41 Botic van de Zandschulp will face the 42nd-ranked Maxime Cressy in the first round of the 2023 ATP Eastbourne International on Sunday, June 25. Get the predictions and odds of this Botic van de Zandschulp v Maxime Cressy match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Botic van de Zandschulp v Maxime Cressy Head to Head
There has been one previous meeting between these two players and vand e Zandschulp had won that 2022 Cincinnati Masters match in three sets.
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That van de Zandschulp reached a career-high of 22nd in the world speaks volumes about his pedigree in today’s highly competitive tennis world but in more recent times his results have suffered horribly.
In fact things seemed to be going his way till as recently as the Munich Open in the last week of April where he reached the final. And while Holger Rune ended his journey there, he would have come out of it thinking a good run ahead could help him recapture a spot in the top-25.
Two months on and van de Zandschulp has done virtually nothing of note.
Since losing to Rune in that final, he has gone down in four successive matches including one on the grass courts of Queen’s earlier this week. And across these five matches that van de Zandschulp has lost, he has won just two sets.
At Queen’s van de Zandschulp faced Frances Tiafoe and while one expected the American to win, a 6-2, 6-4 scoreline underlined the Dutchman’s struggles.
Can he now turn his woes around against another player who has not had the best of seasons?
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Cressy Looks to Have Forgotten Winning
A finalist at the Montpellier Open right in the early part of February, Cressy looked to have started off the season on the kind of note he would have liked.
Since then, however, things on court have capitulated so horribly that the American would be wondering what’s gone wrong.
It’s hard to explain too. Not too often do you find a player who has made the final of an ATP tournament following it up with 13 defeats from 15 matches including 11 in a row. Yes, that’s right, Cressy enters this tournament on the back of 11 successive losses including two on grass.
He has struggled to win sets too, needing tie-breakers to clinch the odd one here and there and which is also why he has been forced to now feature in his third grass court competition before Wimbledon. Given how Cressy has played all season it seems difficult he will have too many answers but against him is player who is in a bit of a rut too.
van de Zandschulp v Cressy Prediction and Tip
While both start off at 10/11 odds we would like to go with Cressy here. We believe that at some point he will start winning again, or at least break his streak and what better opportunity than against another player in a semi-rut like him. And at those odds, could be an interesting call.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Cressy to win: 10/11
The 2023 ATP Eastbourne International will be played from June 25 to July 1. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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