Van de Zandschulp knocked out by qualifier in Brussels

Botic van de Zandschulp was knocked out in the first round of the Brussels tennis tournament, losing 6-1, 6-4 to French qualifier Clément Chidekh. The seventh-seeded Dutchman surrendered his serve four times in the opening set, according to ANP, whose report was published by Nieuws.nl. [1]

Van de Zandschulp saved five break points in the second set but was broken at 3-4. Chidekh missed a match point in the next game before closing out the match with a second break. It was the world No 152’s first win on the ATP Tour, the report said.

The defeat came a week after Van de Zandschulp reached the fourth round at the Shanghai Masters, where he lost to eventual finalist Rafael Jódar. Earlier on Wednesday in Brussels, fellow Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor beat 19-year-old German Max Schönhaus, ranked 302nd in the world, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 7-5. [1]