Van de Zandschulp, who had his new coach Raemon Sluiter with him, is number 86 in the world rankings. The 19-year-old Fonseca is in 45th place. In the first set, Van de Zandschulp was the first to give up his serve, but he came back. In a long game at 6-5, he used his sixth set point for the set win.
Still without new coach Raemon Sluiter: Botic van de Zandschulp loses in the first round in China
In the second set, Fonseca took a break lead at 3-3, but Van de Zandschulp leveled the score at 5-5. In the tiebreak, the Dutchman made it 5-0. At 6-2 he struck on the first of four match points.
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“I served well and the return also went quite well,” Van de Zandschulp summarized his match in a short interview on the court. “This is the first tournament we are doing together and I am enjoying it,” he said about his collaboration with Sluiter.
In the second round, Van de Zandschulp will face Eliot Spizzirri. The American qualifier won in the first round against Spaniard Pedro Martínez in two sets (6-4 6-1).
