World No. 4 and third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime will take on American qualifier Michael Zheng in the third round of the Wimbledon Men's Singles tournament on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 1:20 a.
m. AEST.
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This will be the first career meeting between the two players, according to reports from si. com, tennistemple.
com, and statsinsider. com.
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The winner advances to the deeper rounds on the grass courts of London.
Match Predictions and Player Form
Stats Insider ran 10,000 simulations of the match using machine learning. Their model gives Auger-Aliassime an 84% chance of defeating Zheng.
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Auger-Aliassime has won his first two rounds in straight sets, beating Alexander Shevchenko and Dino Prizmic.
His overall win rate at Wimbledon is 54%, the lowest among all Grand Slam tournaments for the Canadian.
Zheng, 22, is ranked No. 144 in the world.
He reached his first Wimbledon main draw through qualifying and has won five consecutive matches on grass, including a five-set upset over No. 26 seed Cameron Norrie in the first round and a victory over Nicolas Mejia in the second round.
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The American has climbed from world No. 998 to No. 144 over two years. Neither player has won an ATP title on grass before this tournament.
