Michael Zheng vs Clement Chidekh

Both arrived in Knoxville as headline seeds — Zheng listed behind only Giron, Chidekh fourth among the top names — and both have played their way into this Saturday meeting on Court 2. Zheng's road was the stiffer test: he came through Ozan Baris on Thursday, then Stefan Kozlov on Friday. Chidekh also advanced Friday to set this up. There's no documented head-to-head edge between them and no injury news clouding either camp. On seeding and the quality of this week's wins, Zheng holds the slight edge, though Chidekh's consistency as a seed keeps this closer than the bracket suggests.