Arthur Cazaux and Michael Zheng will clash against each other in the 1st round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 8:00 pm on STADIUM 2. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis 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 -> 1.79
Arthur Cazaux -> 2.02
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Prediction and head to head Arthur Cazaux vs. Michael Zheng
There is no head to head record between Arthur Cazaux and Michael Zheng since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Arthur Cazaux
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 33-24 | 18-13 | 8-5 | 3-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-24 | 25-15 | 0-2 | 5-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-29 | 31-13 | 11-9 | 3-4 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-14 | 14-3 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 76, the French player will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Brisbane where he lost 5-3 ret. to Carreno-Busta in the qualifications on the 4th of January.
Arthur has a composed 1-1 win-loss record in 2026, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Arthur has an overall 205-127 record. He has a positive 119-54 record on hard.
Previously in Indian Wells
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2024 and 2025. See his history.
Michael Zheng
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29-16 | 21-10 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 145 (career-high), Michael will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Dallas where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Korda in the 1st round on the 9th of February.
Michael has a compiled 7-3 win-loss record in 2026, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The American’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Noumea Challenger.
In terms of his career, Zheng has an overall 76-40 record. He has a positive 54-25 record on hard.
Previously in Indian Wells
Zheng has never competed in this tournament before.
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