Zheng again

Double NCAA champion, Michael Zheng qualifies for the 3rd consecutive Grand Slam of the season!

He’s going to quickly earn himself a comfy spot in the top 100, this one. And guess what? His game works on grass. He’s pretty much qualifying without dropping a set (since he kind of gave away the second one against Smith). So here he is, ready to play his first Wimbledon. And for this baptism, what better than Norrie on the other side of the net?

The Brit is coming off a poorly treated rib injury, then a wedding in Barcelona, before logically losing at Queen’s to a hyper-aggressive Fokina who had no intention of getting dragged into long rallies. The Brit, a quarter-finalist last year, then played two exhibition matches at Hurlingham. These matches are taken very seriously given how little preparation players get before Wim. He lost to Lehecka and Sinner, which makes sense. But is he ready for a best-of-five match?

With his style of play, he logically needs to play as many points as possible. And there will be plenty of them against the solid Zheng. Even though he’s a lefty, Zheng, like many others, dictates with his forehand. But the American’s backhand is almost as skimming as Norrie’s!