Van de Zandschulp has been looking for the right shape for months. After lost last week after a changeable performance in the Swedish Bastad of the Argentinian Camilo Ugo Carabelli, the number 3 in the Netherlands now won in an exciting Driesetter of the number 98 in the world.
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Due to its moderate performance of the last months, Van de Zandschulp is outside the top 100 cases. He is the current number 103 in the world ranking. Three years ago the Veenendaler was still in 22nd place.
Who is his next opponent?
The Dutchman now plays against the winner of the game between the Argentinian Tomas Etcheverry and the Austrian Filip Misolic.
Jesper de Jong. © AFP
Jesper de Jong to second round in Umag
Jesper de Jong has easily reached the second round of the tennis tournament in Umag. He defeated Mili Poljicak, the number 277 of the world ranking from Croatia: 6-3 6-3.
De Jong encounters in the second round of the Gravelel Tournament in the Croatian city on the Argentinian Mariano Navone.
The 25-year-old De Jong was in the final of an ATP tournament for the first time on Sunday. In the Swedish coastal town of Bastad, he went down in three sets against the Italian Luciano Darderi: 4-6 6-3 3-6. De Jong made a leap on the world ranking through his final place. He climbed from the 106th to 83rd place.