Arantxa Rus vs Qinwen Zheng Prediction: Qinwen Zheng is going to advance

The players prepare for the round of 32 stage in the Paris Olympics. Arantxa Rus and Qinwen Zheng are among those players to make it past the round of 64. 

Arantxa Rus won her first match against Olivia Gadecki in the round of 64, while Qinwen Zheng defeated Sara Errani in the round of 64. Arantxa Rus and Qinwen Zheng will face each other in the round of 32 stage and this will be their very first meeting.

Dutch tennis star Arantxa Rus was pleased with her performance in the first round of the Paris Olympics. However, the excitement is over and she heads into the round of 32 stage, where she is going to challenge Qinwen Zheng. Arantxa Rus ranks 62nd on the ATP, while Qinwen is currently the 7th best player in the world.

Arantxa Rus’ first match of the tournament was against Olivia Gadecki in the round of 64, and she defeated Olivia in straight sets by a 4-6,1-6 score. According to stats, Arantxa had the performance: 0 aces, 3 double faults, 31/53 first serve, 9 service games played, 1/6 break points saved, 4 service games won, 10/36 first serve return points and 1 break points converted.

Qinwen Zheng heads into the round of 32 with lots of confidence to win. She hopes to make it very far in the Paris Olympics and a win in this round certainly helps her achieve that. She will be going up against Arantxa Rus for the very first time, so she has to rely on solely her skills set here.

Qinwen Zheng opened her Olympics account with a win over Sara Errani. She won that match in straight sets, and without losing a game. The result in the end was 0-6,0-6 in both sets. According to stats, Qinwen Zheng’s performance was: 4 aces, 0 double faults, 17/38 first serve, 6 service games played, 4/4 break points saved, 6 service games won, 20/28 first serve return points and 6 break points converted.

Qinwen Zheng will look to overpower Arantxa Rus with big groundstrokes and a strong serve. She will look to gain control of the game from the back of the court and perhaps try to end the points rather more quickly. Though defensive gameplay and experience are surely going to test Arantxa Rus, the recent form and aggressive style marginally favor Qinwen Zheng. Looking at both players' strengths—Zheng can hit winners and actually has a very strong serve—it really shouldn't be too hard to override Rus's defensive playing style.

• Under 20.5 Games Total at 1.65 Odds
• Qinwen Zheng (-5.5) Games Handicap at 1.75 Odds
• Under 19.5 Games at 1.83 Odds