Novak Djokovic and Botic Van de Zandschulp will take on each other in the round of 16 of the 2022 ATP Astana Open on Thursday, October 6.
In the very first game of the encounter, Djokovic broke his opponent’s serve to get the contest off to a great start. To make it 2-0, he responded with a hold of his own. Garin joined the team in the following game, but that was the only time he was able to maintain serve in the opening set. The Serb won the following four matches in a row to secure the opening match. The match got off to a solid start for Djokovic when he broke his rival’s serve in the opening game. He then added a hold of his own to make it 2-0. In the following game, Garin joined in, but that would be the only time he was able to maintain service in the opening set. To secure the opening match, the Serb won the following four games in a row.
The first round of Botic van de Zandschulp’s campaign in Astana pitted him against Beibit Zhukayev, a local favourite. The seasoned World No. 34 defeated the Kazakh player, breaking his serve three times to win the match. When he broke the Dutchman’s serve to take the lead 1-0 in the second set, Zhukayev appeared to challenge. Van de Zandschulp, however, won the following six games in a row to win the match 6-1, 6-1.
Novak Djokovic and Botic van de Zandschulp are scheduled to face each other in the round of 16 of the 2022 ATP Astana Open on Thursday, October 6. The tournament is scheduled to begin on October 3 and end on October 9.
The ATP Astana Open 2022 will feature five rounds of competition apart from the qualifying matches. These are the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final. The tournament is scheduled to start on Monday, October 3 and conclude on Sunday, October 9.
Date | Competition Stage |
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October 3 | Round of 32 |
October 5 | Round of 16 |
October 6 | Quarter-final |
October 8 | Semi-final |
October 9 | Final |
Player | Seed |
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Carlos Alcaraz | 1 |
Danil Medvedev | 2 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3 |
Novak Djokovic | 4 |
Andrey Rrublev | 5 |
Jannik Sinner | 6 |
Hubert Hurkacz | 7 |
Felix Auger | 8 |
The total prize money for the Astan Open’s inaugural event is USD 1,900,000. The winner will get a check for USD 355,310 as well as 500 ranking points.
Prize Money | Ranking Points |
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Champion | $355,310 |
Runner-up | $191,180 |
Semifinalist | $101,890 |
Quarterfinalist | $52,060 |
Second round | $27,785 |
First round | $14,820 |
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