Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez and Michael Zheng will face off in the 1st round of the Chicago Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Michael Zheng who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Michael Zheng is the pick to win this match.
Michael Zheng -> 1.444
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez -> 2.61
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Prediction and head to head Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez vs. Michael Zheng
This will be the 2nd time that Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez and Michael Zheng square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Zheng won 7-5 6-2 in the 1st round in the Bloomfield Hills Challenger back in July 2025.
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
19 - 22win/loss
233
196
LLLLLLWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-34 | 8-12 | 18-21 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-27 | 22-12 | 12-14 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-15 | 6-6 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 220, the Mexican will start his run in the Chicago Challenger after he played his last match in the Lexington Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-3 to Basavareddy in the 1st round on the 28th of July.
Pacheco Mendez has an overall 19-21 win-loss record in 2025, 3-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Mexican’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Antalya and the Sassuolo Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Pacheco Mendez has an overall 73-72 record. He has a positive 32-29 record on hard.
Previously in the Chicago Challenger
The Mexican has never competed in this tournament before.
Michael Zheng
14 - 7win/loss
192
180
LWWWWWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29-9 | 22-6 | 0-0 | 7-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 9-6 | 9-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-11 | 13-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 11-6 | 2-1 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 7-5 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 444 (career-high), the American will start his run in the Chicago Challenger after he played his last match in the Lexington Challenger where he lost 6-1 7-5 to Hsiou Hsu in the quarter on the 1st of August.
Michael has a composed 13-7 win-loss record in 2025, 11-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The American’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Little Rock Challenger.
In terms of his career, Michael has an overall 53-35 record. He has a positive 36-22 record on hard.
Previously in the Chicago Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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