Yunchaokete Bu vs Michael Zheng Preview & Prediction | 2026 US Open | Second Round

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Michael Zheng continues to capture the attention of USA tennis and is now one win away from the US Open third round, with Yunchaokete Bu standing in the young American’s way.

Start date/time: 3 September 2026 at 9:00 pm

Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, USA

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / USA – ESPN

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / USA – ESPN+

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Yunchaokete Bu vs Michael Zheng prediction

Michael Zheng’s fantastic 2026 continues as gets set to compete in the second round of a Grand Slam for the third time this year. This felt on the cards for Zheng after an impressive showing in Cincinnati and he is clearly playing with supreme confidence right now. However, he goes up against another player riding the crest of a wave in Yunchaokete Bu, who shocked 12th seed Rafael Jodar with an utterly dominant display, dropping just four games in a straight sets win against the young Spanish phenom.

As excellent as Zheng has played recently, it feels like the outcome of this encounter depends of Bu. If he can repeat the clinical edge and excellent accuracy that we saw against Jodar, then this is this match to lose. Any drop off though and Zheng will be ready to pounce. Either way, back a four or five set shootout.

Yunchaokete Bu vs Michael Zheng tip: Over 3.5 total sets