Botic van de Zandschulp happy with the development of Dutch tennis: ‘We are going in the right direction’ | Tennis

“I think we are doing pretty well for a country like the Netherlands. We are also used to slightly different times from the past, but I think we are going in the right direction”, said Van de Zandschulp after his convincing victory over the German Jan-Lennard Struff (6-4 6-3 6-2).

“I started a bit stiffer and the first set was the hardest of the three”, he looked back on his match. „I had some trouble getting into it, but that is also because he plays quite ‘full’ and tries to keep the points short. But after I won the first set, after one difficult service game I walked through it fairly smoothly and easily. He also helped me a bit with that every now and then,” said Van de Zandschulp, who saw his opponent record quite a few drop-offs.

Wind

“There was a lot of wind and it was a bit cooler than in the past few days. As a result, the circumstances were slightly different than you are used to here. But it can also differ per hour here.”

Van de Zandschulp will meet Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the next round, who defeated Ugo Humbert in four sets when the Dutchman looked back. “My coach is now sitting there in the stands. We’ve both seen them play before, but it’s still nice to see how they play here and get some information. They are both good players so I am looking forward to it.”