Canada’s Mboko falls out of China Open’s second round in straight sets

By Canadian Press on September 26, 2025.

BEIJING — Canada’s Victoria Mboko fell 7-6 (5), 7-5 to Russia’s Anastasia Potapova in second-round action of the China Open tennis tournament on Friday.

Mboko had one ace to 11 double faults in the two-hour, six-minute match.

The 19-year-old from Toronto also broke on four of her seven chances but only won 52.5 per cent of her first-serve points.

Potapova, meanwhile, had two aces and one double fault and broke on five of her 16 opportunities.

She also won 53.5 per cent of her first-serve points.

Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., is set to face second-seeded Coco Gauff of the United States on Saturday as the only Canadian left in the tournament.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 26, 2025.

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