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Canadian Teen Mboko Wins Hong Kong Open for Second WTA Title
The 19-year-old from Toronto secured her second WTA title this season with nine aces and a three-set win over Cristina Bucsa, following her Canadian Open victory.
- On Sunday, Victoria Mboko won the Hong Kong Open at Victoria Park, Hong Kong, claiming the second WTA title of her career.
- Mboko reached the final by defeating Leylah Fernandez in a three-set semifinal on Saturday and entered the final with a 2-0 record against Bucsa after a win earlier this year.
- During a nearly three-hour match, Mboko fired 9 aces and used her big serve plus powerful groundstrokes to break at key moments and seal the title, defeating Cristina Bucsa 7-5, 6-7 , 6-2.
- She is projected to move into the WTA top 20 when the new rankings are released Monday, after reaching a career-high 21 in the world.
- After a wrist injury in Montreal, the teenager said `It's been an incredible week`, with her father watching as she regained form.
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Victoria Mboko won his second title on the WTA circuit by winning the Hong Kong tournament final against Cristina Bucsa.
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