Nicolás Mejía vs Michael Zheng — 6-7(4) 7-6(8) 6-1 6-4

Result

Fellow qualifier Michael Zheng edged Nicolás Mejía 6-7(4) 7-6(8) 6-1 6-4 on Court 17 in 3h 47m to reach the third round in his Wimbledon main-draw run. After dropping a tight opening tiebreak, Zheng saved a set point to take the second and then pulled away, out-hitting Mejía 58 winners to 44 and firing 20 aces to five. Mejía converted none of his 12 break points while Zheng took four of eight, and Zheng finished ahead 153 points to 131. It was the first career meeting between the two.

Nicolás Mejía

Michael Zheng

5Aces20

2Double faults3

65%1st serve in64%

67%1st-serve points won79%

57%2nd-serve points won50%

128 mphFastest serve127 mph

0/12Break points won4/8

44Winners60

26Unforced errors31

34/56Net points won36/67

131Total points won153

3386 mDistance run3321 m

Stats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-09

Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.

At this Stage

One of them was always going to keep dreaming: an all-qualifier second round with a place in the last 32 guaranteed to whoever seized it. Michael Zheng had arrived via a five-set upset of No. 26 seed Cameron Norrie (6-7(7) 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(4)); Nicolás Mejía had ground down Daniel Vallejo in four. Tight for two sets, then not — Zheng won 6-7(4) 7-6(8) 6-1 6-4 in their first meeting, another line on a rapidly rising CV. The reward reads like a dare: a last-32 meeting with No. 3 seed Félix Auger-Aliassime. This, at this stage, is the fixture qualifiers qualify for.

Félix Auger-Aliassime✓

Alexander Shevchenko

Jun 29–30

6-3 6-1 6-4

Adam Walton

Dino Prižmić✓

Jun 29–30

4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 6-2

Daniel Vallejo

Nicolás Mejía✓

Jun 29–30

4-6 6-4 7-5 7-6(2)

Cameron Norrie

Michael Zheng✓

Jun 29–30

6-7(7) 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(4)

Félix Auger-Aliassime✓

Dino Prižmić

Jul 1–2

7-6(2) 6-3 7-5

Nicolás Mejía

Michael Zheng✓

Jul 1–2

6-7(4) 7-6(8) 6-1 6-4

Félix Auger-Aliassime✓

Michael Zheng

Jul 3–4

7-6(1) 6-2 6-1

Round of 128

Félix Auger-Aliassime✓

Alexander Shevchenko

Jun 29–30

6-3 6-1 6-4

Adam Walton

Dino Prižmić✓

Jun 29–30

4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 6-2

Daniel Vallejo

Nicolás Mejía✓

Jun 29–30

4-6 6-4 7-5 7-6(2)

Cameron Norrie

Michael Zheng✓

Jun 29–30

6-7(7) 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(4)

Round of 64

Félix Auger-Aliassime✓

Dino Prižmić

Jul 1–2

7-6(2) 6-3 7-5

Nicolás Mejía

Michael Zheng✓

Jul 1–2

6-7(4) 7-6(8) 6-1 6-4

Round of 32

Félix Auger-Aliassime✓

Michael Zheng

Jul 3–4

7-6(1) 6-2 6-1

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Nicolás MejíaMichael Zheng

26Age22

6′0″ (1.83 m)Height6′2″ (1.88 m)

79 kg (174 lb)Weight73 kg (161 lb)

Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand

2019Turned pro2021

No. 165ATP rankingNo. 144

—2026 win–loss—

—Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

Second round (2026)Best at WimbledonThird round (2026)

Juan Felipe MateusCoach—

Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.

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