Zheng d. Pacheco Mendez

Zheng beat Pacheco Mendez 7-6(7), 6-2 in the first round at the Chicago Challenger. Zheng won 86 of 164 points (52%). Zheng hit 7 aces to 2 and won 69% of points behind the first serve (34/49) against 73% for Pacheco Mendez. Zheng converted 3 of 13 break points and saved 8 of 9 faced; Pacheco Mendez converted 1 of 9. Pacheco Mendez double-faulted 6 times. The match was played on hard in United States.