Qinwen Zheng vs Victoria Mboko Prediction 5/30/25 French Open Tennis Picks

Qinwen Zheng and Victoria Mboko meet in the third round of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros. The match is scheduled for Friday, May 30. Here’s our Qinwen Zheng vs Victoria Mboko prediction. This preview will also include a Qinwen Zheng vs Victoria Mboko pick.

Qinwen Zheng Preview

Qinwen Zheng is the eighth seed at the French Open and progressed to the third round at Roland Garros for the third time in her career. Zheng kicked off her campaign by beating former finalist at this event Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-3. In the second round, Zheng faced Colombia’s Emiliana Arango. Zheng started the match losing her opening service game, but won the first set 6-2 in 38 minutes. 

The second set lasted an hour, with each player dropping their serve at least two times. But the fifth and decisive break went to Zheng, who led 4-2 and did not surrender that advantage. She needed three match points to seal victory. Zheng compiled 31 winners and 31 unforced errors. She hit two aces and four double faults. Zheng landed 54% of first serves in play and won 71% of first serve points (25/35). She won 43% of second serve points (13/30) and saved two of five breakpoints. Zheng won an Olympic Gold Medal when she last played in this venue, although her best result at the French Open was a fourth-round finish in 2022. She can equal that if she wins her next match.

Victoria Mboko Preview

With two of Canada’s most prominent tennis players (Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu) out of the French Open, Victoria Mboko has stepped up to fill that void. The 18-year-old is making her Grand Slam senior debut and began from qualifying, where she did not drop a set, including a 7-5, 6-3 win over former Top 60 player Kaja Juvan.

In the main draw, Mboko took out Lulu Sun, who reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals last year, in the opening round. She won a one-sided first set 6-1 and needed a tie-break to settle for a straight sets win. In the second round, Mboko beat Germany’s Eva Lys 6-4, 6-4. She has now recorded 12 wins from 5 matches on clay. In that time, she reached the WTA 125K final in Parma, where she lost to Mayar Sherif.

Qinwen Zheng vs Victoria Mboko Head-To-Head

Zheng and Mboko have never met at any level.

Qinwen Zheng vs Victoria Mboko Prediction

Mboko is an up-and-coming talent who is rapidly making waves. She scooped five ITF titles in the first half of the season. She is playing much better tennis than her current ranking of No. 120. In this year’s clay swing, she was a finalist at the 125K-level in Parma and took a set from Coco Gauff in Rome. She’ll be up against an established top 10 player who won a gold medal at this venue less than a year ago. While the consensus is that Zheng should power to victory, Mboko’s fearless hitting and sharp movement could make this somewhat awkward for the Olympic champion.

Nur Said's Pick: Qinwen Zheng in three sets