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