French Open champion Alexander Zverev will take on Botic van de Zandschulp in the quarter-finals of the US Open.

The betting markets price Zverev as the overwhelming favourite for this duel, with van de Zandschulp competing in a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time since 2021.

The match is scheduled to start at 01:30am AEST on Thursday, September 10. The winner of this contest will face either Karen Khachanov or Alexander Blockx in the semi-final.

Quick Picks

Our pick: Botic van de Zandschulp to win a set

Value bet: 4 total sets

Long shot: Alexander Zverev to win 3-1

Betting Preview

Zverev has made hard work of the first couple of rounds. Forced to five sets by both Lorenzo Sonego and Quentin Halys, the top seed has looked a long way from his best.

There were more encouraging signs in the next two rounds, though, with routine wins over Alejandro Tabilo and Luciano Darderi.

Van de Zandschulp hasn’t even reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam since Wimbledon in 2022. The 2021 US Open is the only other time he’s been in the last eight of a major.

Wins over Daniil Medvedev and Darderi in Montreal and Winston-Salem, respectively, were a reminder of how competitive van de Zandschulp can be, but he only made the quarters at Winston-Salem.

This is the first time he’s won four matches in a row in more than 12 months.

A 10-25 record against top 10 players shows van de Zandschulp has to be taken seriously as an underdog. He’s already beaten Alex de Minaur at Flushing Meadows, and it’s not like Zverev has been playing perfect tennis.

The German lost to Tommy Paul in the round of 16 in Cincinnati after losing his first match in Montreal.

Despite those slip-ups, it’s worth noting that Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are the only players to have beaten Zverev in a best-of-five match this year.

Betting Markets To Watch

With Zverev so heavily favoured in the latest US Open tennis odds, bettors need to look elsewhere to find value for this match. 

Van de Zandschulp is understandably an underdog, but the question is whether bookies are undervaluing the Dutchman.

Throughout his career, van de Zandschulp has been unshaken when facing supposedly superior players. He’s got a knack for causing upsets and we know he can put pressure on Zverev with that big serve and his powerful top spin groundstrokes.

It is worth watching whether that delivery lands him among the fastest serves in tennis on the day.

Given the vulnerability Zverev showed earlier in this tournament, we fancy van de Zandschulp to get a set on the board.

Four total sets represents decent value, and those looking for an exact score prediction might want to consider backing Zverev to win 3-1. 

If you are weighing up set betting and exact score markets, our guide on how to bet on the US Open breaks down these angles.

Our Prediction

Tennis fans can analyse the latest Alexander Zverev vs Botic van de Zandschulp odds at Sportsbet.

We predict that Zverev will win this match, though we are expecting van de Zandschulp to at least be competitive. Don’t be surprised if van de Zandschulp wins a set and gives the top seed a bit of a scare in this quarter final.

Back-to-back five-set wins mean van de Zandschulp is going to be battling fatigue the longer this match goes on, so it is hard to see how he wins this unless Zverev is a long way from his best and van de Zandschulp wraps up a 3-0 or 3-1 win quickly.