Victoria Mboko continues her meteoric rise at the French Open with Qinwen Zheng awaiting in the Round of 32.
The pregame narrative: The Canadian has been unbelievable in 2025, tallying a 42-5 record to start the year. She played most of her matches in the Challenger Series, but she’s seeing that success translate to the top level in her first Grand Slam event.
Check out my Mboko vs. Zheng French Open best bet and the odds for Friday, May 30.
Mboko vs. Zheng French Open odds
| Betting markets | Odds |
| Mboko to win | +360 |
| Zheng to win | -500 |
| Mboko +1.5 sets | +120 |
| Zheng -1.5 sets | -155 |
| Over 20.5 total games | -107 |
| Under 20.5 total games | -120 |
Mboko vs. Zheng French Open odds as of 2:21 p.m. ET on 05/29/2025.
Round of 32 best bet
Best bet: Mboko +1.5 sets (+120)
This seems like a great price on the 18-year-old who’s yet to lose a set in five matches at the French Open to this point.
She’ll be taking a big leap in competition, however, when she faces Zheng, a tennis superstar in the making.
- Zheng is ranked as the No. 7 player in the world at 22 years old.
- She’s incredible on clay, boasting a 90-28 career record on the surface.
- Much like Mboko, she’s yet to lose a set so far at Roland-Garros.
It’s difficult to imagine the Canadian getting past Zheng, but her ability to hold serve gives me confidence in her being able to at least steal a set.
After all, she has all the physical tools to be a problem right now, even at a young age.
Her serve has reached a top speed of 115 mph at this event. That is comparable to Coco Gauff’s 124-mph serve, which is the fastest on the women’s tour this season.
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Gauff is also the most similar opponent to Zheng. Mboko challenged Gauff at the Italian Open on May 9 and won the first set before dropping the next two.
The American has a similar rank (No. 2) and clay court record (74-29) to Zheng.
The experience gained at the top level since then should also benefit Mboko, who’s proving to be a fast learner.
She’s held 80.2% of her serves while breaking opponents at a blistering 48.5% rate in 2025.
Both of those percentages rank higher than Zheng’s. And although Mboko has faced much worse competition, it shows how ready the teenager is to face the best in the world.
I expect this match to be closer than the odds suggest.
The 18-year-old has faced two top-10 players in her career (Gauff, Paula Badosa) and took both opponents to a third set before losing.
Key stat: Overall, Mboko has won 87 of the 103 sets (84.5%) she has played this year.
French Open best bet made at 3:25 p.m. ET on 05/29/2025.
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