Botic van de Zandschulp will face thirteen-time champion Rafael Nadal in the third round of Roland Garros. The tennis match will be played on the Court Suzanne Lenglen.
The match between Van de Zandschulp and Nadal is the third match in the second stadium of Roland Garros. First, two matches from the women’s tournament will be played on Court Suzanne Lenglen. The first game starts at 11 a.m.
Van de Zandschulp (26), moved up to place 29 in the world ranking, is in the third round in Paris for the first time. At the beginning of this year he also reached the last 32 at the Australian Open and last year he even made the last eight at the US Open.
Nadal, 35, is aiming for his 22nd Grand Slam title in Paris. He has won one major more than Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
The last time a Dutchman played against Nadal, Federer or Djokovic was at last year’s US Open. Tallon Greek track lost to Djokovic in the second round in three sets.