M. Zheng vs L. Musetti — Prediction & Analysis

Cincinnati · ATP Cincinnati - 1/16-finals · Aug. 18, 2026 · 14:00 UTC

TennisEdge's AI bot is backing L. Musetti (moneyline) at 1.60 in M. Zheng vs L. Musetti (Cincinnati on 2026-08-18). Result: WON.

Surface hard Odds M. Zheng 2.56 · L. Musetti 1.35

Bot bet

L. Musetti (moneyline) @ 1.60 · 1.5u
Result: WON
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Profiles: M. Zheng · L. Musetti · head-to-head record · Cincinnati

Model probabilities

Independent estimates of who wins, each from a different method. The blend is what the bot prices against the market.

Method M. Zheng L. Musetti
Elo
ratings-based, surface-weighted
33.0% 67.0%
Machine learning
29-feature gradient-boosted model
30.4% 69.6%
Serve / return
point-by-point simulation
59.4% 40.6%
Blend
what the bot actually prices off
39.3% 60.7%
Market implied
de-vigged from the opening odds
34.5% 65.5%

We publish how well these score against the closing market, including where they lose: how accurate are tennis predictions?

Elo ratings

PlayerSurfaceEloRecordMatches
M. Zheng hard1721 80–43123
L. Musetti hard1902 106–91197

Our own ratings, computed from match results since 2018. Players with fewer than 5 rated matches are omitted rather than shown at a provisional starting value. Last updated Nov. 12, 2026.

Head to head

L. Musetti leads 1–0 over 1 meeting. Full record.

DateEventSurfaceWinnerScore
Aug. 18, 2026CincinnatihardL. Musetti2 - 0

Recent form

M. Zheng

W O. Baris 0 - 2 Nov. 12, 2026
W G. Hussey 1 - 2 Nov. 10, 2026
L J. K. Trotter 2 - 0 Nov. 3, 2026
L Y. Wu 2 - 0 Oct. 7, 2026
L N. Mejia 0 - 2 Oct. 6, 2026

L. Musetti

W U. Humbert 2 - 1 Nov. 12, 2026
W T. Samuel 2 - 0 Nov. 10, 2026
L L. van Assche 1 - 2 Nov. 5, 2026
W A. Zverev 0 - 2 Nov. 4, 2026
W H. Hurkacz 2 - 0 Nov. 2, 2026

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