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Qinwen Zheng vs. Victoria Mboko Preview, Prediction, and Betting Odds for French Open 2025 Third Round

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The 2025 French Open moves ahead to round three action today with Qinwen Zheng, the number 8 seed, taking on Victoria Mboko on court Suzanne-Lenglen. The winner of today’s match will move forward to the round of 16 and will play either Dayana Yastremska or Liudmila Samsonova.

So far, neither Zheng nor Mboko has been truly tested in their first couple of matches at Roland Garros. Zheng came through with straight-set wins against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Emiliana Arango, whereas Mboko, having entered the main draw after three qualifying rounds, also won her first and second round matches in straight sets against Lulu Sun and Eva Lys respectively.

Handled business 💼

Zheng Qinwen powers through and takes out Arango 6-2, 6-3!#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/EC78pMHk7J
— wta (@WTA) May 28, 2025

Qinwen Zheng vs Victoria Mboko Preview

The number 8 seed Zheng entered the French Open with a 13-8 record, picked up steam from Indian Wells, making consecutive quarter-final appearances in Miami and Charleston as well. Most recently, she also made it to the semis at the Italian Open with a big win over number 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

This year Zheng has been holding serve well with 70.4% service games won and a very respectable 69.9% points won on her first serve. She has also won nearly 40% of her return games.

18-year-old Mboko is a rising talent on the women’s circuit. Although there is not much to speak about regarding her appearances on the main tour level yet, she has won a total of 5 ITF titles this year. In fact, this Roland Garros marks her debut at the Grand Slam level.

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Qinwen Zheng vs Victoria Mboko Head-to-Head Record

Qinwen Zheng and Victoria Mboko have yet to play a match against one another on tour. Their round 3 match today will be their first time they face off, and it will be interesting to see how they go about finding solutions on the court.

No matter the stage, Mboko has one goal in mind 🧠

Vicky Mboko 🇨🇦 has certainly come a long way this year. From Top 300 to the 3rd round of Roland-Garros, she will look to keep the story going when she faces Qinwen Zheng 🇨🇳 in the third round 😍

📺 Where to watch 👉 RDS & TSN… pic.twitter.com/7AacgQbS8E
— Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) May 29, 2025

Qinwen Zheng vs Victoria Mboko Career Comparison

Zheng is now a veteran on the women’s tour, having turned pro in 2018. Although she has only 5 titles to her name, she won the singles Olympic Gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She has also reached as high as world number 5 in rankings.

Mboko, on the other hand, is just starting to make her mark at the highest level of the sport. Entering the main draw of her first Grand Slam is an achievement in itself for someone so young.

Qinwen Zheng	Category	Victoria Mboko
7	Ranking	120
238-102	Career W-L	106-43
13-8	YTD W-L	37-5
5	Career Titles	0
0	Grand Slams	0
0	YTD Titles	0

Qinwen Zheng vs Victoria Mboko French Open 2025 Prediction

Zheng will be the favorite heading into this match. Her current form and much more experience over her opponent are the main contributing factors. Although the Canadian has played well to reach this stage of the tournament, this round three clash seems slightly beyond her as of now.

Prediction: Zheng in straight sets

Qinwen Zheng vs Victoria Mboko French Open 2025 Betting Odds

The betting odds favor the Chinese number 8 seed over the Canadian youngster. Zheng, with her experience at this level, will not be as phased as Mboko, who may get overwhelmed by the occasion and the opponent on the other side.

Qinwen Zheng Win: 1/5

Victoria Mboko Win: 18/5

(According to BetMGM)

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