Fabio Fognini vs Botic van de Zandschulp Preview & Prediction | 2024 French Open | First Round
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Fabio Fognini will enjoy the atmosphere on Monday as a cult hero in these parts.
START DATE/TIME: Monday 27th May 2024, UK – not before 15:05 / US EST – not before 10:05 / US PST – not before 07:05
VENUE: Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France
SURFACE: Outdoor clay
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Eurosport / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel
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FABIO FOGNINI VS BOTIC VAN DE ZANDSCHULP PREDICTION
World number 102 Botic van de Zandschulp burst onto the scene here in 2021 with a superb upset of Hubert Hurkacz before a tight defeat to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, both in three sets. The Dutchman went on to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open that season, taking the only set form Daniil Medvedev’s entire title-winning campaign, but he has plummeted down the rankings since the start of 2023 in concerning fashion.
Former number nine Fabio Fognini has drifted more casually back to his current ranking of 93rd as the 37-year-old veteran approaches the end of his career. The Italian is a cult hero in these parts with a penchant for clay, on which he won his most prestigious of nine career ATP titles at the Monte-Carlo Masters in 2019, and he reached the quarter-finals here in 2011.
Van de Zandschulp beat Fognini here in 2022, via an injury, but expect the Italian to level their head-to-head with the better recent form on clay.
FABIO FOGNINI VS BOTIC VAN DE ZANDSCHULP TIP: FABIO FOGNINI TO WIN
