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France 24
6 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Rising Canada star Mboko credits family for keeping her grounded
The 18-year-old qualifier defeated German world number 59 Eva Lys 6-4, 6-4 in the last 64 of the French Open to set up a third-round meeting with Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen. Cheering 120th-ranked Mboko on from the stands in Paris were her father and two of her older siblings -- both of whom are tennis players. "Here with me it's my father, my sister, and my brother," she told her post-match press conference. "My two siblings are older than me, a lot older than me. So I feel like they have had a lot more experience in tennis than I have, even though I have played I think a higher level than them. "Yeah, they are all very so supportive of me, and they're so positive every single day in all the matches I play... I feel like my family has been doing a good job of keeping me really, like, I guess, isolated from it all. I have just been enjoying the moment." Mboko was born in the United States to parents fleeing political turmoil in the Democratic Republic of Congo, before settling in Toronto. "My father, I feel like he's made a lot of sacrifices for me, so I'm grateful that he's here, as well," she added. "He's retired now, but, you know, when I was training a lot, he was working night shifts so he could be at every single one of my practices, especially when I was a junior. "He was very, I guess, like, strict with my tennis, I could say. Yeah, I mean, he's done so much to help me develop and try to bring me to really great trainings and coaches. "Many of this wouldn't have been possible without him." Mboko has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the rankings this season and made her WTA 1000 event debut as a wildcard at the Miami Open in March. She then qualified for the Italian Open earlier in May. She fell in both tournaments at the second-round stage to top-15 opponents in the shape of Paula Badosa and then Coco Gauff. Now in her maiden major appearance, the teenager has bettered that record by gliding into the third round without dropping a set, but once again faces a top opponent when she will take on eighth seed Zheng. But Mboko said she is ready for the challenge. "I mean, she's top 10, you know. So that's, like, already a big thing overall," she said. "She's beaten so many great players. She's also an incredible athlete. "I'm expecting a big fight. I'm going to bring out a big fight against her... It's going to be a very hard battle." © 2025 AFP
Hamilton Spectator
7 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Toronto teen Mboko extends perfect run to reach third round at French Open
PARIS - Toronto's Victoria Mboko extended her dream run at the French Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Germany's Eva Lys on Wednesday to reach the third round. The 18-year-old Canadian hasn't dropped a set through five matches — including three wins in qualifying — and has now posted back-to-back main-draw victories at the tour level for the first time. She improved her season record to 42-5, with most of those wins coming on the lower-tier ITF circuit, where she's captured five titles. Ranked No. 120, Mboko will next face Olympic champion and eighth seed Qinwen Zheng of China. In men's doubles, Montreal's Gabriel Diallo and British partner Jacob Fearnley cruised into the second round with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Colombia's Nicolás Barrientos and India's Rithvik Bollipalli. Diallo is also competing in singles and will face No. 35 Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in the second round. Fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., is scheduled to face Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic in his second-round singles match on Thursday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 28, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
7 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Toronto teen Mboko extends perfect run to reach third round at French Open
PARIS – Toronto's Victoria Mboko extended her dream run at the French Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Germany's Eva Lys on Wednesday to reach the third round. The 18-year-old Canadian hasn't dropped a set through five matches — including three wins in qualifying — and has now posted back-to-back main-draw victories at the tour level for the first time. She improved her season record to 42-5, with most of those wins coming on the lower-tier ITF circuit, where she's captured five titles. Ranked No. 120, Mboko will next face Olympic champion and eighth seed Qinwen Zheng of China. In men's doubles, Montreal's Gabriel Diallo and British partner Jacob Fearnley cruised into the second round with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Colombia's Nicolás Barrientos and India's Rithvik Bollipalli. Diallo is also competing in singles and will face No. 35 Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in the second round. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., is scheduled to face Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic in his second-round singles match on Thursday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 28, 2025.
USA Today
26-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to Watch Eva Lys vs. Victoria Mboko at the 2025 Roland Garros: Live Stream, TV Channel
How to Watch Eva Lys vs. Victoria Mboko at the 2025 Roland Garros: Live Stream, TV Channel In a match scheduled for Wednesday, Victoria Mboko (No. 120 in rankings) will meet Eva Lys (No. 59) in the Round of 64 at the Roland Garros. Lys secured a two-set win over Peyton Stearns (6-0, 6-3) in the Round of 128 in her most recent match on Sunday. Mboko's most recent match on Sunday was a two-set win over Lulu Sun 6-1, 7-6 in the Round of 128. Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo! Eva Lys vs. Victoria Mboko: live stream info & TV channel Tournament: Roland Garros Roland Garros Round: Round of 64 Round of 64 Date: Wednesday, May 28 Wednesday, May 28 Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo Court Surface: Clay Eva Lys vs. Victoria Mboko matchup stats Lys has a match record of 8-7 on clay over the last 12 months. Lys has won 60.7% of her service games on clay over the past 12 months and 43.7% of her return games. Lys has converted 48.0% of her break-point chances on clay (59 of 123) over the past 12 months. In the the Internationaux de Strasbourg, Lys' previous tournament, she was beaten 4-6, 5-7 by No. 42-ranked Xinyu Wang on May 19 in the Round of 32. The 18-year-old Mboko, who is seeking her first tournament win on clay in 2025, is 3-1 over the past 12 months on that surface. Mboko has a 61.9% winning percentage in service games on clay, and a 57.5% winning percentage in return games. Mboko has won 54.8% of break points on clay (23 out of 42) to rank 137th. In the Round of 64 of her last tournament (the Internazionali BNL d'Italia) on May 9, Mboko was taken down by No. 3-ranked Coco Gauff 6-3, 2-6, 1-6. Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 12:57 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
The Independent
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
French Open 2025: Men's and Women's seeds list and tracker
The 2025 French Open got underway on Sunday, 25 May, kicking off the second major of the year. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka got her campaign off to a flying start, dropping just one game as she dispatched Kamilla Rakhimova to reach the second round. Some other seeds were not so lucky. While there were no major shocks and surprises on day one, former US Open finalist and 27th seed Leylah Fernandez suffered a first-round exit, while 28th seed Peyton Stearns fell in straight sets to Eva Lys, who rose to prominence as a lucky loser at the Australian Open in January, when she reached the fourth round. In-form clay-court specialist Marta Kostyuk, the 26th seed, also suffered an early exit to the 188th-ranked Sara Beljek of the Czech Republic. Men's seeds Jannik Sinner Carlos Alcaraz Alexander Zverev Taylor Fritz Jack Draper Novak Djokovic Casper Ruud Lorenzo Musetti Alex de Minaur Holger Rune Daniil Medvedev Tommy Paul Ben Shelton Arthur Fils Frances Tiafoe Grigor Dimitrov Andrey Rublev Francisco Cerundolo Jakub Mensik Stefanos Tsitsipas Tomas Machac Ugo Humbert Sebastian Korda Karen Khachanov Alexei Popyrin Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Denis Shapovalov Brandon Nakashima (def. first round) Felix Auger-Aliassime Hubert Hurkacz Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Alex Michelsen (def. first round) Women's seeds Aryna Sabalenka Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula Jasmine Paolini Iga Swiatek Mirra Andreeva Madison Keys Zheng Qinwen Emma Navarro Paula Badosa Diana Shnaider Elena Rybakina Elina Svitolina Karolina Muchova Barbora Krejcikova Amanda Anisimova Daria Kasatkina Donna Vekic Liudmila Samsonova Ekaterina Alexandrova Jelena Ostapenko Clara Tauson Beatriz Haddad Maia Elise Mertens Magdalena Frech Marta Kostyuk (def. first round) Leylah Fernandez (def. first round) Peyton Stearns (def. first round) Linda Noskova Anna Kalinskaya Sofia Kenin Yulia Putintseva
