

What Time Will Valentin Royer Play Against Buyunchaokete?
Royer and Buyunchaokete are on the Day 3 Schedule at Us Open 2025 on Tuesday 26 August 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Valentin Royer from France will face Buyunchaokete from China in their first-ever tour-level meeting. They previously met at the 23 Tenerife-2 CH Q in Spain, where Valentin Royer emerged victorious with a score of 6-1, 6-4 on a hard court in the second round of qualifiers.
Royer’s career reached new heights when he broke into the Top 200 in May 2024, and then into the Top 100 in August 2025 after securing his first ATP Masters 1000 win by defeating Ofner at the 2025 Cincinnati as a qualifier. He made his tour-level debut at the 2025 Roland Garros as a wildcard entrant, losing to Galan in a five-set match. However, he bounced back by defeating world No. 26 Tsitsipas at the 2025 Wimbledon in the first round via retirement.
With a remarkable 34-11 record on the ATP Challenger Tour this season, including winning back-to-back titles in Kigali, Royer is seeking his second Grand Slam main draw win and his first Top 100 win on hard courts. His tennis journey started at the age of 4 in Prague, and he has trained in Belgrade before moving to France to further develop his skills.
Buyunchaokete, hailing from China, had a successful junior career and earned his first ranking point in January 2022. He broke into the Top 100 in September 2024 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 64 in April 2025. Notable highlights from his career include reaching back-to-back ATP Tour semi-finals on home soil, defeating top players like Rublev and reaching the quarterfinals in boys’ doubles at the 2019 Roland Garros.
With a 65-37 record in Challengers, including three titles, Buyunchaokete has proven his capabilities on the court. He admires Andy Murray and had a chance to play against him at the 2023 Surbiton CH. His impressive achievements include defeating future Top-10 player Rune and being the fourth Chinese man to record a Grand Slam main draw win in the Open Era.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Royer will win.
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