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Norrie Faces Zheng in Wimbledon First Round

Norrie Faces Zheng in Wimbledon First Round
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British number one Cameron Norrie will face American qualifier Michael Zheng in the first round of the Wimbledon Men's Singles on Monday, June 29, 2026.

Norrie enters the grass-court Grand Slam looking to overcome recent injury struggles.

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The world number 29 is on a five-match losing streak and has not won since April 26.

A rib injury forced him to retire at Roland Garros, disrupting his preparation and preventing him from practicing ahead of Wimbledon.

Zheng, meanwhile, has climbed from 499th in the world rankings last year to his current position at 143.

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The former Columbia University student maintained a perfect qualification record across all Grand Slam events this season to earn his first Wimbledon main draw appearance.

Although Zheng has won eight of his 12 career grass-court matches in qualifiers and Challenger events, he has yet to play a main-draw ATP match on the surface.

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Match Prediction

Predictive data analytics from Stats Insider give Norrie a 59% chance of winning the match following 10,000 computer simulations.

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