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Hamilton Spectator
3 hours ago
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- Hamilton Spectator
Canada's Mboko ousted in second round of Citi Open with loss to Rybakina
WASHINGTON - Canada's Victoria Mboko fell 6-3, 7-5 to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in second-round action at the Citi Open tennis tournament on Wednesday. Mboko fired three aces but committed nine double faults in the one-hour, 25-minute match. The 18-year-old from Toronto also broke on two of her three chances. Mboko was ahead 5-4 in the second set, looking to extend the match to a third set, but surrendered the final three games. Rybakina, the third seed in the tournament, also had three aces but just one double fault. She broke on four of her nine opportunities in the win. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 23, 2025.
Toronto Star
3 hours ago
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- Toronto Star
Canada's Mboko ousted in second round of Citi Open with loss to Rybakina
Victoria Mboko of Canada during their first round match of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London,Tuesday July 1,2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland) SL DS flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :
Winnipeg Free Press
3 hours ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Canada's Mboko ousted in second round of Citi Open with loss to Rybakina
WASHINGTON – Canada's Victoria Mboko fell 6-3, 7-5 to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in second-round action at the Citi Open tennis tournament on Wednesday. Mboko fired three aces but committed nine double faults in the one-hour, 25-minute match. The 18-year-old from Toronto also broke on two of her three chances. Mboko was ahead 5-4 in the second set, looking to extend the match to a third set, but surrendered the final three games. Rybakina, the third seed in the tournament, also had three aces but just one double fault. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. She broke on four of her nine opportunities in the win. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 23, 2025.
CTV News
2 days ago
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- CTV News
Toronto teen Mboko, Laval's Fernandez through to second round at Citi Open
Victoria Mboko of Canada during their first round match of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London,Tuesday July 1,2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland) WASHINGTON — Canadians Victoria Mboko and Leylah Fernandez won their opening matches Monday at the Citi Open hardcourt tennis tournament. Mboko, a wild-card in Washington, came back from a break down in the second set to post a 6-2, 6-4 win over Russia's Anastasia Potapova. Fernandez followed with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Australia's Maya Joint. Mboko, a 19-year-old from Toronto, won 62.7 per cent of total service points compared to 50 per cent for Potapova. The Canadian had 13 break-point chances against Potapova and converted five of them, the last coming in the deciding game. Potapova scored two breaks on six chances. Mboko, who entered Washington with a career-high ranking of 86, will next face No. 12 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan at the WTA 500 tournament. Mboko, who has played both at the WTA Tour level and on the lower-tier ITF World Tennis Tour circuit this year, improved her record this season to 46-8. She posted her fourth win of the season against a top-50 opponent as she prepares for her main-draw debut at the upcoming WTA 1000-level National Bank Open in Montreal. Fernandez of Laval, Que., fired five aces and broke Joint three times on seven chances in a win that took just 80 minutes to complete. The 22-year-old Canadian, ranked 36th in the world, saved the only break point she faced. Britain Wimbledon Tennis Leylah Fernandez of Canada celebrates winning her first round women's single match against Hannah Klugman of Britain at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP) Fernandez will next face top-seed Jessica Pegula of the United States. Pegula has won both of the previous meetings between the players, with both matches coming on hardcourt. In first-round doubles action, Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., was set to team with Clervie Ngounoue of the United States in a match against the American duo of Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste. The 31-year-old Bouchard, a former world No. 5 and a Wimbledon finalist in 2014, is playing in her second-last tournament after announcing last week that she will retire after the National Bank Open. The 45-year-old Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, is starting a comeback after more than a year away from tennis. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 21, 2025.
CBC
2 days ago
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Toronto's Victoria Mboko beats Russia's Anastasia Potapova in 1st round at Citi Open
Social Sharing Canadian wild-card Victoria Mboko came back from a break down in the second set to post a 6-2, 6-4 win over Russia's Anastasia Potapova in first-round action Monday at the Citi Open hardcourt tennis tournament in Washington. Mboko, a 19-year-old from Toronto, won 62.7 per cent of total service points compared to 50 per cent for Potapova. The Canadian had 13 break point chances against Potapova and converted five of them, the last coming in the deciding game. Potapova scored two breaks on six chances. Mboko, who entered Washington with a career-high ranking of 86, will next face No. 12 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan at the WTA 500 tournament. Mboko, who has played both at the WTA Tour level and on the lower-tier ITF World Tennis Tour circuit this year, improved her record this season to 46-8. Canadian 'lucky loser' Victoria Mboko eliminated in 2nd round at Wimbledon 18 days ago She posted her fourth win of the season against a top-50 opponent as she prepares for her main-draw debut at the upcoming WTA 1000-level National Bank Open in Montreal. Later Monday, Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., faced Australia's Maya Joint. In first-round doubles action, Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., was set to team with Clervie Ngounoue of the United States in a match against the American duo of Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste. The 31-year-old Bouchard, a former world No. 5 and a Wimbledon finalist in 2014, is playing in her second-last tournament after announcing last week that she will retire after the National Bank Open. The 45-year-old Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, is starting a comeback after more than a year away from tennis. For more stories about the experiences of Black Canadians — from anti-Black racism to success stories within the Black community — check out Being Black in Canada, a CBC project Black Canadians can be proud of. You can read more stories here.
