The quarterfinal lineup in Munich will be completed on Thursday, when Denis Shapovalov faces Fabian Marozsan. Francisco Cerundolo and Botic van de Zandschulp are also taking the court for second-round action.
Denis Shapovalov vs. Fabian Marozsan
Surprisingly, Shapovalov and Marozsan will be going head-to-head for the first time in their careers when they battle for a quarterfinal spot at the BMW Open on Thursday. Marozsan is coming off an eventful first-round match that was played across two days because of rain and darkness. The 42nd-ranked Hungarian scraped past Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, saving a match point at 5-6 in the second set on Tuesday before eventually completing his comeback on Wednesday.
Shapovalov also went three, fending off Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. The 39th-ranked Canadian remains wildly inconsistent, but decent results in recent months include a semifinal run in Dallas and a third-round performance in Indian Wells. Marozsan was just 4-8 in his last 12 matches heading into this week, so he does not inspire any confidence — and a hard-fought win over this version of Tsitsipas is obviously nothing special. A slight edge goes to Shapovalov.
Pick: Shapovalov in 3
Botic van de Zandschulp vs. (5) Francisco Cerundolo
Cerundolo may be thought of as a clay-courter, but he is really an all-court player who has actually underwhelmed throughout his career during the months of April and May. His three clay-court titles have come either on the Golden Swing or the post-Wimbledon clay swing. The 19th-ranked Argentine will look to turn that around this week in Munich, where he opened with a 6-2, 6-2 rout of Sumit Nagal.
Up next for Cerundolo on Thursday is a third meeting with Van de Zandschulp, who has lost both of their previous encounters. Cerundolo got the job done twice last season — 6-3, 6-4 at the Indian Wells Masters and 7-6(4), 6-1 in a Davis Cup rubber on indoor hard courts. Van de Zandschulp is a decent 10-7 for his 2026 campaign following a 7-6(7), 6-3 victory over Marc-Andrea Huesler on Monday — a result that was preceded by a semifinal showing in Bucharest. The 49th-ranked Dutchman is in decent form, but he has not done enough to suggest that he will turn the tide from last year’s results against Cerundolo.
Pick: Cerundolo in 2
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Shapo in 3, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4
van de Zandschulp in 3, 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-4
Shapo in three (slight fave)
Cerundolo in three (bigger fave)
Wow, van de Zandschulp got bagelled! I wonder if Meddy has recovered from his double bagel yet and been to the shops to buy another tennis racquet.
Molcan’s doing well this week.
And if looking like an athlete got points then Zverev would be No.1 ATM IMO. Funny because he was a skinny gawky pale guy in his teens and early 20s with shaggy hair. I remember him pointing to his non-existent biceps when he was younger and saying he wasn’t wearing sleeveless shirts with these stick arms.