Michael Zheng vs Yaojie ZengPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- Jingshan Challenger
- Level
- ATP Challenger Tour
- Round
- 1st Round
- Surface
- Hard
- Date & time
- September 29 · 2:50 AM ET
Book odds
Set spread
Game spread
Michael Zheng, ranked 92nd, meets Yaojie Zeng in the first round of the Jingshan Challenger on September 29 on hard court. The two have never faced each other. Zheng arrives with a 3-2 record over his last five matches, while Zeng has won just one of his last five and sits at 1001st in the rankings.
Zheng has won 6 of his last 10 matches overall and dropped his most recent outing two days ago. Zeng has taken only 4 of his last 10, extending a three-match losing streak. Both players defeated or lost to Omar Jasika recently, with Zheng prevailing and Zeng falling. On hard court over a recent sample, Zheng has compiled a 13-7 record while Zeng stands at 12-8.
Both men rely on aggressive ball-striking from the baseline. Zheng has managed 65% on hard courts in his recent sample; Zeng 60%. The match will test Zheng's ability to convert his momentum into a second-round run, while Zeng must arrest his slide and impose his power before falling further behind in the rally.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zheng | Zeng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Michael Zheng | Yaojie Zeng | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 20/28 | 78% | 21/27 |
| Wins a set when losing | 46% | 6/13 | 20% | 4/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 14/41 | 21% | 10/47 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 17/34 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 4/7 | 40% | 6/15 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 38% | 5/13 | 39% | 7/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 22/26 | 100% | 24/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 20/26 | 88% | 21/24 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zheng
💥 Big Hitter
Zeng
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Michael Zheng and Yaojie Zeng are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 4,138 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
First career meeting
Zheng and Zeng have never faced each other on tour.
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zheng | Zeng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Michael Zheng | Yaojie Zeng | ||
| 1 or more | 95% | 19/20 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 15/20 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 5 or more | 60% | 12/20 | 57% | 4/7 |
| 10 or more | 15% | 3/20 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 15 or more | 5% | 1/20 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 5% | 1/20 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zheng | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 15–9 | 3–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.81 | 2.34 |
| ROI % | -12.8% | -39.7% |
| Units P/L | -3.08u | -2.78u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zheng | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 4 | 3 |
| Matches | 8 | 3 |
| Distance | 9,227 mi · 14,849 km | 1,295 mi · 2,084 km |
| Route | USA → CHN | CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zheng has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Zeng's 0%).
| Opponent | Zheng | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Jasika | W 64 62 | L 67 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Bu Yunchaokete
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round
Sep 24
Darwin Blanch
Tiburon Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 19
Mitchell Krueger
Tiburon Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Trevor Svajda
Tiburon Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Evan Zhu
Tiburon Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Arthur Gea
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Bu Yunchaokete
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 4
Fabian Marozsan
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 2
Semen Pankin
M25 Yinchuan · 1st Round
Sep 22
Akira Santillan
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 14
Omar Jasika
Shanghai Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Aoran Wang
Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Martin Borisiouk
M15 Wuning · 1st Round
Jul 8
Amirkhamza Nasridinov
M15 Wuning · Quarterfinals
Jul 3
Amirkhamza Nasridinov
Futures 2026
Jul 3
Chun-Chien Hou
M15 Wuning · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 47–50 matches
| Metric | Zheng | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 57% |
| Sets won | 62% | 56% |
| Games won | 54% | 53% |