{"id":80772,"date":"2025-03-05T19:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T00:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=80772"},"modified":"2025-03-05T18:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T23:02:48","slug":"atp-indian-wells-day-2-predictions-kyrgios-zandschulp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/03\/05\/atp-indian-wells-day-2-predictions-kyrgios-zandschulp\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Indian Wells Day 2 Predictions Including Nick Kyrgios vs Botic Van de Zandschulp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday&#8217;s action at the 2025 ATP BNP Paribas Open will conclude the first-round matches in the 96-player field in Indian Wells. Nick Kyrgios, coming off a comeback to tennis in Australia, will hope to take the court in an exciting showdown. LWOT predicts and previews all of the matches.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Indian Wells Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Jenson Brooksby vs Benjamin Bonzi<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Brooksby 2-0<\/p>\n<p>Jenson Brooskby, on a protected ranking, will look to begin a solid American performance at this tournament on Thursday, as he\u2019s still looking to re-adjust to the ATP Tour after a two-year layoff. Bonzi\u2019s 2025 season hasn\u2019t gone according to plan compared to past successful campaigns in 2023 and 2024. However, he should be the favorite over the World No. 937 despite the American having the edge in the head-to-head. The pair last played at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships in a second-round match, while Brooskby was seeded.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bonzi in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Sebastian Baez vs Matteo Gigante<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: <\/strong>First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Baez will be making the trek to hard courts in March after a successful clay court Golden Swing in South America. Gigante has only won one match in his career, but he looked strong in two qualifying matches \u2014 not dropping a set. The Italian won\u2019t be the favorite to win this match, but because of Baez\u2019s hard-court struggles, this could be a close encounter. Baez is 8-1 in his last two tournaments, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l1Kb3HfEuV8\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">capped off by an ATP 500 title in Rio<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Baez in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a  id=\"tdZP1RXjTMxaX1KmPB3dQQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2201662822\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'tdZP1RXjTMxaX1KmPB3dQQ',sig:'nImbdum1N0zOOAhY21X2wf5mzz-tgR1F0GKf_fN5q_0=',w:'594px',h:'393px',items:'2201662822',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Quentin Halys vs Pablo Carreno Busta<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Quentin Halys had one of the best weeks of his career in Dubai, reaching the semifinals. His aggressive game suited Dubai\u2019s fast courts, but it\u2019ll be tougher for him to adapt in the California desert. A qualifier, Pablo Carreno Busta is coming off two <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/atp-challenger-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">ATP Challenger Tour<\/a> titles, and I see him sneaking a small upset here as Halys may struggle to adjust to the courts. Halys will have to play consistent tennis and make first serves.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Carreno Busta in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Nick Kyrgios vs Botic Van de Zandschulp<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>All eyes are on Nick Kyrgios in California, as a win Thursday will confirm a blockbuster matchup with friend-and-foe Novak Djokovic. However, reports have implied that Kyrgios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/onsi\/serve\/news\/nick-kyrgios-cuts-practice-short-due-to-wrist-injury-at-indian-wells#:~:text=On%20Tuesday%2C%20the%20news%20outlet,the%20Desert%20Smash%20charity%20event.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is facing continued wrist pain during practice<\/a>, and he will likely not be 100% fit. Van de Zandschulp has a strong return game that will fight off Kyrgios\u2019s strong serve, and I see the Dutchman winning in two close sets \u2014 if Kyrgios still competes.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Van de Zandschulp in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Mike Frey-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday&#8217;s action at the 2025 ATP BNP Paribas Open will conclude the first-round matches in the 96-player field in Indian Wells. Nick Kyrgios, coming off a comeback to tennis in Australia, will hope to take the court in an exciting showdown. LWOT predicts and previews all of the matches. 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