Botic van de Zandschulp did not make it through the opening round of the shanghai masters tournament on thursday. He Lost in China in Two Tiebreeaks to Portuguese Nuno Borges, The World Number 51: 6-7 (5) and 6-7 (5).
Van de Zandschulp was Letterly Thrown Off Balance in the Final Phase by A Time Warning from the referee. After the Dutchman Came to 5-5 in The Tiebreak after a Long Exchange, The Umpire Gave Him A Warning for Exceing The Time.
Van de Zandschulp, who was said to have tasks too long to serve, looked a little irritated and then hit a double fault. A point later The Match was Already over. The Veenendaler Quickly Gathered His Things and Left the Court Disappointed.
In The First Set, Van de Zandschulp Threw His Racket in Anger. The Racket Bounced Across The Court Into The Audience and Almost Hit A Spectator. It remained without consequences.
The Differences Were Small in the Match Against Borges. From the Zandschulp Came Back in the First Set After A 5-3 Deficit, But Came Up Just Short in Both Tiebreaks. Remarkly, The Dutchman won Six Points More than His opponent Over The Entire Match: 88 to 82.
The World Number 84 Experienced a Disappointing Trip to China, where he played three tournaments in a row. In Chengdu he lost in the opening round and in Beijing he did not make it through the Qualifications.
The 29-year-old van de Zandschulp is now return to the Netherlands, where he will prepare for the European indoor season. He will be assisted in this by Raemon Sluiter, with whom he recently started working. Melvyn on Der Heijde was on the grandstand in China as a coach.