US EditionCanada’s Mboko Loses to Krejcikova in First Round of U.S. Open, Diallo Advances
Mboko's U.S. Open debut ended with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to two-time Grand Slam champion Krejcikova, hindered by a wrist injury from a recent tournament fall.
- On Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, at Flushing Meadows, Victoria Mboko, seeded 22nd at the U.S. Open, lost 6-3, 6-2 to Barbora Krejcikova in the first round.
- Coming off a meteoric 12-day run in Montreal, Victoria Mboko won the National Bank Open but sustained a wrist injury in the semifinals and returned home to heal before the U.S. Open.
- Statistically, Victoria Mboko committed 30 unforced errors and 10 double faults, while Barbora Krejcikova dominated service points, winning 66% of service points and 80% of first-serve points in the opening set.
- Barbora Krejcikova will next play Japan's Moyuka Uchijima, after defeating Victoria Mboko the day before her 19th birthday, marking a notable debut despite the loss.
- Many in tennis have been making predictions about Mboko's future, with experts divided and Marijn Bal of WME Sports reporting about 120 interview requests earlier this month after her Montreal win.
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Canada's Mboko loses to Krejcikova in first round of U.S. Open, Diallo advances
NEW YORK — Victoria Mboko's U.S. Open debut ended early with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Barbora Krejcikova of Czechia in women's first-round singles Monday.
The young Canadian, who was wearing a bandage on her right wrist, committed too many direct mistakes.
U.S. Open 2025: Experience trumps youth as Krejcikova beats Mboko in first round
Twice major winner Barbora Krejcikova harnessed her experience to knock promising Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko out of the U.S. Open 6-3 6-2 in the first round on Monday, finding her rhythm in an injury-dented season.
Tennis-Experience trumps youth as Krejcikova beats Mboko in US Open first round
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Twice major winner Barbora Krejcikova harnessed her experience to knock promising Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko out of the U.S. Open 6-3 6-2 in the first round on Monday, finding her rhythm in an injury-dented season. Read full story
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