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Mboko Bounces Lys, Advances to Toray Pan Pacific Quarterfinals in Tokyo
Victoria Mboko won her first-round singles match and reached the doubles quarterfinals with Bianca Andreescu at the Pan Pacific Open, boosting her rise in the WTA rankings.
- On Tuesday, Victoria Mboko defeated Bianca Andreescu 6-3, 6-3 in the Pan Pacific Open first round in Tokyo and partnered with Andreescu two hours later to reach the doubles quarterfinals.
- After her Montreal title, Victoria Mboko won her first WTA title at the Canadian Open in August beating Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka, then lost her next four tournaments without taking a set.
- Match statistics show Victoria Mboko won 77 per cent of first-serve points and 50 per cent of second-serve points, with three double faults, one ace, 21 winners, and 18 unforced errors.
- The Tokyo victory ended Mboko's losing run after Montreal, and she said she did not really feel any doubts as she aims to stay true to her game.
- Now ranked 23, Victoria Mboko hopes to build momentum into next year, drawing on her background as the youngest of four siblings born to parents who fled the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Mboko bounces Lys, advances to Toray Pan Pacific quarterfinals in Tokyo
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Canada's Fernandez, Mboko win opening matches in Tokyo's Pan Pacific Open
Leylah Fernandez continues to roll in Japan. The 23-year-old from Laval, Que., who won the Japan Open in Osaka on Sunday for her fifth career singles title, defeated Maria Sakkari of Greece in the opening round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Monday night. Fernandez took two hours, two minutes to beat the 30-year-old qualifier 7-6 (5), 6-4. The Canadian finished the match with two aces, one double fault, 47 unforced errors and 32 winne…
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