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Teen Sensation Mboko Closes in on Top 10 After Beating Rybakina in Qatar
The 19-year-old Canadian won 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 with six service breaks, improving her 2026 record to 12-3 and reaching the Qatar Open semifinals.
- Thursday's quarterfinal saw Victoria Mboko, Canadian tennis player, defeat Elena Rybakina 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the Qatar Open semifinals, The Canadian Press reported.
- Coming off a breakout 2025 season with two titles including a WTA 1000 crown in Montreal, the 10th-seeded Victoria Mboko reached the quarterfinals by upsetting fifth seed Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday.
- Match stats show Mboko's return game, as she converted 6-of-12 break chances while Rybakina was 5-of-9, despite Rybakina firing 11 aces to Mboko's six.
- The win improves Mboko's season record to 12-3 and is projected to move her into the top 10 from a career-high ranking 13 after Thursday's victory.
- In a tense final-game sequence, the match featured repeated service breaks and momentum swings, with Mboko closing out after a 40-0 lead in the 10th game.
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The Straits TimesTeen sensation Mboko closes in on top 10 after beating Rybakina in Qatar
Feb 13 : Victoria Mboko took a big step towards entering the top 10 in the WTA rankings for the first time after the Canadian teenager stunned Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina in the Qatar Open quarter-finals.The 19-year-old battled to a 7-5 4-6 6-4 win in Thursday's quarter-final in Doha to snap twice
·Singapore
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The Canadian came to the end of Elena Rybakina, second-leader of the series and champion of Australia's Internationals.
·Montreal, Canada
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Canadian Victoria Mboko qualified for the semifinals at the Doha tournament with a surprise win over Kazakh Elena Rybakina.
·Montreal, Canada
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The Hamilton Spectator+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Canada’s Victoria Mboko upsets Elena Rybakina to reach Qatar Open semifinals
DOHA - It's off to the semifinals at the Qatar Open tennis tournament for Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko following yet another upset victory.
·Hamilton, Canada
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Total News Sources17
Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left
45% Left
L 45%
C 33%
R 22%
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