Shanghai · R128 · Hard · best of 3 · Oct 8, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC
Botic Van De Zandschulp vs Daniel Merida Aguilar — result and pick review
By The Maiden Desk · October 8, 2026
Every number below was fixed before the match and graded against the official result.
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Result
✗ Pick wrong
Botic Van De Zandschulp won 1-6 6-3 6-4
We got this one wrong. Our final number was 53% on Daniel Merida Aguilar; Botic Van De Zandschulp won 1-6 6-3 6-4.
A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Botic Van De Zandschulp goes up against Daniel Merida Aguilar in the Shanghai first round. Daniel Merida Aguilar comes in at 7 wins from the last ten. Botic Van De Zandschulp is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (6 of the last 10).
Neither the serve numbers nor the ratings separate these two by much, which is why our number stays close to even. Little separates them; Aguilar gets the nod on the finest of margins.
The numbers behind the pick
Surface ratings
Hard rating
Botic Van De Zandschulp
1860
Daniel Merida Aguilar
1910
Overall rating
Botic Van De Zandschulp
1884
Daniel Merida Aguilar
1940
Serve
Serve (last 52 weeks)
Botic Van De Zandschulp
Daniel Merida Aguilar
1st serve in
62.2%
68.9%
1st serve points won
71.7%
64.8%
2nd serve points won
47.4%
47.5%
Form
Botic Van De Zandschulp
6–4
Daniel Merida Aguilar
7–3
The rest of the numbers
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