Canada’s Victoria Mboko will get one other shot at a primary attract a WTA Tour 1000-level occasion.
Mboko earned a spot within the Italian Open on Tuesday with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 win over No. 9 qualifying seed Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia within the second and last spherical of qualifying for the clay-court occasion.
The 18-year-old from Toronto fired six aces, gained 70 per cent of her first-serve factors and broke Rakhimova six occasions.
Mboko may have a great probability at a win within the first spherical as she’s been drawn in opposition to world No. 620 Arianna Zucchini of Italy. The winner will tackle No. 4 seed Coco Gauff of the USA within the second spherical.
Mboko superior to the second spherical of the Miami Open earlier this yr after receiving a wild card.
Mboko, the world No. 156, has a 32-3 report this season, largely taking part in on the lower-tier ITF World Tour, the place she has gained 5 titles. She additionally gained a pair of singles matches for Canada in Billie Jean King Cup ties.
Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu are also within the ladies’s singles draw on the Italian Open.
Canada’s Gabriel Diallo, Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime are within the males’s singles draw.
— With information from the Canadian Press.
