The last ones? Grieskspoor (40th in the world), who should face Alcaraz in the No. 1 match, remains in a 6-1, 6-2 defeat in Beijing against the Spaniard. In his recent results, we note two defeats in the group stage in September (against the Italian Flavio Cobolli and the Belgian Zizou Bergs) and a half in Stockholm on the circuit. Inconsistent, but blessed with a good hand. Botic Van de Zandschulp (80th), known for his fragile mentality, would be expected to play Nadal if the latter is lined up in singles. But since he easily eliminated Alcaraz in the second round of the US Open (6-1, 7-5, 6-4), he has only won three times on the main circuit, including one while benefiting from the abandonment of Alexander Bublik. “If I play well, I can beat a lot of players,” he simply said in Malaga.
