Alcaras — Van de Sandschulp. Forecast for the ATP Rotterdam match
Alcaraz and Van de Sandschulp will face off in the first round of the Rotterdam tournament on February 4. Alcaraz has only played in the Australian Open this season. In Melbourne, he dropped out of the title race at the quarterfinals stage. Carlos had plenty of time to rest and prepare well for the competition in Rotterdam. Will the Spaniard be able to show a good result on the local courts? - the bets for this match are in our forecast.

Command Analysis

Carlos Alcaraz

Current form
Alcaraz has only played at the Australian Open this season. At the Australian major, Carlos managed to reach the quarterfinals - at this stage he lost to Novak Djokovic. Last year at Indore, the Spaniard had seven wins with four losses.
Professional qualities
Alcaraz is a versatile tennis player who knows all the components of the game at the highest level. No one on the tour can boast of such versatility. The Spaniard continues to improve, in particular, he is now actively working on serving, changing his technique to increase efficiency. He has a phenomenal speed in the sweepstakes and is able to outrun any opponent.
Current indicators in the tour
Alcaraz is currently in third place in the world ranking. Last season, Carlos won four titles at his own expense - he won in Indian Wells and Beijing, and also won Roland Garros and Wimbledon. In total, the Spaniard has 25 trophies in his career.
Interesting facts for betting
Alcaraz won 5 of the last 7 matches with representatives of the Netherlands on the hard court "dry".

Botic van de Zandschulp

Current form
Van de Sandschulp has not won yet in the new season. Following the results of the opening matches, the Boat left the competitions in Auckland and Montpellier, as well as the Australian Open. Last season, the representative of the Netherlands scored three wins in seven matches on the indore surface.
Professional qualities
Van de Sandschulp is a tennis player who demonstrates the best tennis on indoor hard courts. He has two key weapons in his arsenal. The first is a powerful first serve, which helps in difficult moments, although it does not always allow you to dominate against top opponents. The second is a punchy forehand, formed by playing on the ground, where it is extremely difficult to succeed without a strong forehand.
Current indicators in the tour
Van de Sandschulp is ranked 84th in the world, although he was once 22nd. During his career, the boat won ten titles. He issued the last of them in 2022 on one of the home challengers.
Interesting facts for betting
Van de Sandschulp has "dryly" lost 7 of the 8 previous clashes with tennis players from the top 10 of the world ranking.
Trends
There is no Tie-breakbetin the match
This bet was played in 3 of Van de Zandschulp's previous 5 matches.
1.35Bet Effectiveness of sets: 2>1
In 3 of Alcaraz's last 5 matches, events on the court developed according to this scenario
2.17Tip and bets
The last face-to-face meeting between the tennis players was reserved for Van de Sandschulp - he beat the Spaniard last year on the courts of New York. Is the Boat capable of another sensation? Unlikely. The probability that the representative of the Netherlands will beat Alcaraz again is extremely low. In his current condition, Van de Sandschulp is likely to fall victim to the Spaniard.
Our prediction is that Alcaraz will win with a handicap of (-5) games for a coefficient of 1.73
Bet on the total
All three head-to-head matches between Alcaraz and Van de Sandschulp were played through the "bottom". We do not think that anything will change in this regard in the upcoming match between the tennis players.
The second forecast is a total of less than 20 games for a coefficient of 1.83
Bet on the first set
In three of Van de Sandschulp's last five matches, more than 9.5 games were played in the first set. We expect that the upcoming match against Alcaraz will also start with the "riding" of the first game.
The forecast is a total of more than 9.5 games in the first set for a coefficient of 2.11