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Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
Toronto teen Mboko extends perfect run to reach third round at French Open
PARIS — Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko was No. 333 in the WTA Tour rankings at the start of 2025. On Friday, she'll play in the third round of the French Open main draw. It has been an unexpectedly fast and furious climb up the women's professional tennis ladder, and she's just getting started. 'I was very focused throughout the whole match," Mboko said Wednesday after seeing off No. 59 ranked Eva Lys of Germany, 6-4, 6-4 in her second-round match. "Of course she was a very solid player, especially from the baseline. She really made me earn every single point." Ranked No. 156 at the April 21 entry deadline for the qualifying, Mboko was unseeded. And yet, she ran through three quality players — Sinja Kraus of Austria, Kathinka Von Deichmann of Liechtenstein and Kaja Juvan of Slovenia — without dropping a single set. She continued that run in her first-round win over Lulu Sun of New Zealand, a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon last year, and added another straight-sets win over Lys, a 23-year-old currently ranked a career-high No. 59. With the win over Lys, Mboko will officially enter the top 100 after the end of the French Open. She currently boasts a 'live' ranking of No. 89 as she prepares to meet No. 8 seed Zheng Qinwen in the third round on Friday. Mboko, who was born in the United States and raised in Toronto, began the season making moves on the lower-tier ITF circuit. After 22 straight victories and four titles, she was on her way. Few were paying attention then. But through her agency IMG, she was able to get a wild card into both the Miami Open and the Italian Open — WTA 1000-level events similar to Canada's National Bank Open. She pushed No. 10 Paula Badosa to a third-set tiebreak in Miami and took world No. 2 Coco Gauff to three sets in Rome, drawing huge plaudits from the 21-year-old American who saw something of herself in her Canadian opponent. After reaching the final of a WTA 125 tournament in Parma, Italy, Mboko headed straight to Paris. She had competed at Roland Garros three years ago during a successful junior career that brought her to No. 4 in the world but also had her competing with a knee that hurt every single day for several years. She's healthy now, finally. And this was her first Grand Slam tournament in the senior ranks. Mboko has made the most of it. That anonymity she enjoyed just a few months ago is gone now. With every victory she has posted in Paris, the spotlight has only become more bright. All four Mboko children played tennis; fellow Canadian players Denis Shapovalov and Félix Auger-Aliassime both remember Kevin Mboko fondly from their early years. But Mboko, by far the youngest of the four, ended up having that something special. Her father Cyprien, a retired engineer who immigrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo with wife Godée in the early 2000s, and who shepherded all four of his children through the junior tennis system in the Toronto area, is on hand. Kevin and her big sister Gracia, who turns 29 on Thursday, are both in Paris supporting her. After her qualifying victories, one Canadian journalist was there to get her thoughts as they stood outside the entrance to the second stadium court, Suzanne-Lenglen, at the other end of the site. After beating Lys on Wednesday, Mboko was assigned the main press conference room in the Roland Garros media centre. She also had one-on-one interviews with European and American sports networks, with the French sports daily L'Équipe and with a well-known tennis podcast. Everyone is hopping aboard the Mboko bandwagon. 'Of course there is so much happening, even behind the scenes. But I feel like my family has been doing a good job of keeping me really isolated from it all. I have just been enjoying the moment. And I have been enjoying time with my sister and my brother,' she said. Mboko hasn't been home to spend time with family much in recent years. She spent about seven months at the Justine Henin Academy in Belgium last year — there were people from that academy in attendance for her first-round victory, followed by a hug-filled reunion. And this year, she has been on the road constantly — the French Open is her 11th tournament of the season. Plus she made her Billie Jean King Cup debut representing Canada in Japan last month. She still has braces on her upper teeth; she said she has to wait to get them taken off until she's home in Burlington, Ont., for a decent amount of time. But before all that, she will face Zheng on Friday. Zheng, a finalist at the 2024 Australian Open who won Olympic gold in singles on these same red clay courts last summer, said Mboko's age and inexperience don't mean she'll underestimate her. 'I think every time I see a young player coming, they have a lot of hunger, for sure. They fight a lot, because it's their dream place. But same as me; it's my dream place too,' Zheng said. 'When you arrive in the professional tour, you don't think any more about the age because everybody's the same. You just face another opponent.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 28, 2025. Stephanie Myles, The Canadian Press
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USA Today
7 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 Roland Garros: Lys [59th] vs. Mboko [120th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview
2025 Roland Garros: Lys [59th] vs. Mboko [120th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview On Wednesday, Victoria Mboko (No. 120 in the world) meets Eva Lys (No. 59) in the Round of 64 at the Roland Garros. Mboko is favored (-175) in this match against Lys (+135). Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 2:35 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Eva Lys vs. Victoria Mboko matchup info Tournament: Roland Garros Roland Garros Round: Round of 64 Round of 64 Date: Wednesday, May 28 Wednesday, May 28 Court Surface: Clay Watch the Tennis Channel and more sports on Fubo! Lys vs. Mboko Prediction Based on the implied probility from the moneyline, Lys has a 63.6% to win. Lys vs. Mboko Betting Odds Lys vs. Mboko matchup performance & stats
Straits Times
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Don't tell me who I am playing next, says Lys after winning start to French Open
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - WTA 500 - Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix - Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany - April 15, 2025 Germany's Eva Lys in action during her round of 32 match against Italy's Jasmine Paolini REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo Don't tell me who I am playing next, says Lys after winning start to French Open PARIS - If there is one thing 23-year-old Eva Lys does not want to know it is who she is playing next at the French Open, the German said after making a winning start at the tournament on Sunday. Lys, ranked 59th in the world, advanced easily to the second round with a 6-0 6-3 win over American Peyton Stearns. For Lys, who reached the fourth round at the Australian Open this year, it was her first ever main-draw win at the French Open. But asked at a press conference later about her opponent in the next round, Lys urged reporters not to reveal the name. "Usually I find out somehow," Lys said. "Someone texts me. Obviously if someone came in and told me, I wouldn't be too mad about it. Now I'm trying to enjoy the win I had, especially today." For the record, Lys will face Canadian Victoria Mboko on Wednesday. "Today when I'm back in practice, I'll have my coach, my mom. My little sister is probably going to tell me who I'm playing so I can prepare and practise," she said. "For today I'm just trying to enjoy what I have." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
USA Today
22-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to Watch Peyton Stearns vs. Eva Lys at the 2025 Roland Garros: Live Stream, TV Channel
How to Watch Peyton Stearns vs. Eva Lys at the 2025 Roland Garros: Live Stream, TV Channel In the Roland Garros Round of 128 on Sunday, No. 28-ranked Peyton Stearns takes on No. 59 Eva Lys. In Stearns' most recent competition, she fell to Jasmine Paolini 5-7, 1-6 in the semifinals at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on May 15, 2025. Lys lost in two sets the last time she competed, falling 4-6, 5-7 to Xinyu Wang at the Round of 32 of the Internationaux de Strasbourg on May 19, 2025. Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo! Peyton Stearns vs. Eva Lys: live stream info & TV channel Tournament: Roland Garros Roland Garros Round: Round of 128 Round of 128 Date: Sunday, May 25 Sunday, May 25 Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo Court Surface: Clay Peyton Stearns vs. Eva Lys matchup stats Stearns is 8-3 on clay this year. Stearns has a 65.4% winning percentage in service games on clay, and a 39.7% winning percentage in return games (83 of 127 service games, and 50 of 126 return games). On clay courts this year, Stearns has won 41.7% of break points (48 out of 115, which ranks ninth). Stearns was eliminated by Paolini short of the final (5-7, 1-6) on May 15 in the semifinals of her most recent tournament, the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. The 23-year-old Lys, who is seeking her first tournament victory on clay in 2025, is 4-4 so far this year on that surface. On clay, Lys has won 59.4% of her service games and 45.7% of her return games. Lys has converted 31 of 68 break points on clay (45.6%), and is 38th in break points won. On May 19, Lys was defeated by No. 42-ranked Wang, 4-6, 5-7, in the Round of 32 of her last tournament, the Internationaux de Strasbourg. Stearns vs. Lys futures odds Tennis odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:58 AM ET. Stearns Odds to Win the 2025 Roland Garros: +10000 +10000 Lys Odds to Win the 2025 Roland Garros: +50000 Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:58 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
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USA Today
18-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 Internationaux de Strasbourg: Wang [42nd] vs. Lys [59th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview
2025 Internationaux de Strasbourg: Wang [42nd] vs. Lys [59th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview In the Internationaux de Strasbourg Round of 32 on Monday, we have a matchup of No. 59-ranked Eva Lys versus No. 42 Xinyu Wang. Lys is favored over Wang in this match, with -175 odds against the the underdog's +135. Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 6:36 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Xinyu Wang vs. Eva Lys matchup info Tournament: Internationaux de Strasbourg Internationaux de Strasbourg Round: Round of 32 Round of 32 Date: Monday, May 19 Monday, May 19 Court Surface: Clay Watch the Tennis Channel and more sports on Fubo! Wang vs. Lys Prediction Based on the implied probility from the moneyline, Wang has a 63.6% to win. Wang vs. Lys Betting Odds Wang vs. Lys matchup performance & stats
