DOHA: Victoria Mboko took a big step toward entering the top 10 in the WTA rankings for the first time after the Canadian teenager stunned Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina in the Qatar Open quarter-finals.
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The 19-year-old battled to a 7-5 4-6 6-4 win in Thursday’s quarter-final in Doha to snap twice Grand Slam champion Rybakina’s nine-match winning run.
“Going into the match I knew it was going to be a really hard battle and I wanted to stay calm,” said Mboko, who picked up her second victory over Rybakina in four meetings.
“I didn’t really have that many expectations because she has a great record now, she just won the Australian Open. Going into the match I knew I had to play my ‘A’ game.
