Victoria Mboko, of Canada, serves to Barbora Krejcikova, of the Czech Republic, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

By The Canadian Press

Canada’s Victoria Mboko rallies to reach Hong Kong Open quarterfinals

Oct 30, 2025 | 7:26 AM

HONG KONG — Canada’s Victoria Mboko advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Alexandra Eala of the Philippines on Thursday.

The third-seeded Mboko hit eight aces and broke Eala five times while winning 67 per cent of her first-serve points.

The 19-year-old from Toronto will next face sixth-seeded Anna Kalinskaya of Russia.

Mboko joins fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the final eight.

Fernandez, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, advanced Wednesday with a straight-sets, 6-4, 6-1, win over Germany’s Eva Lys.

She’ll next take on seventh-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 30, 2025.

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