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