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(November 2, 2025, Hong Kong) A packed Victoria Park Centre Court witnessed the arrival of a new star of the game as 19-year-old Victoria Mboko powered her way to championship victory in what was a spectacular demonstration of truly top-class tennis. The thrilling singles finals match provided the fitting end to what has been a showcase for Hong Kong tennis, with multiple sold-out sessions and over 54,000 spectators in attendance throughout the week, capping off a perfect conclusion to the Hong Kong Tennis Season’s "Super October." Making her first appearance at the Hong Kong tournament, Victoria clinched her second WTA Tournament win of the year, after her WTA 1000 victory earlier in the season, in what has been an incredible break-out year for the young Canadian teenager. But she certainly didn’t have things all her own way, as Cristina Bucsa fought her all the way in what was ultimately a…

(November 1, 2025, Hong Kong) A clearly delighted Victoria Mboko swept to victory in a dramatic clash of the Canadians today to seal her place in the final of the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open on her debut appearance at the tournament. Nineteen-year-old Mboko soaked up the early pressure from her friend and compatriot Leylah Fernandez who raced to a first set lead, before finally settling into the match to take the second set. Victoria then began to dominate in the third set before finally securing double match points, which saw Fernandez uncharacteristically double-fault on second match point for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 final set win. On securing her second WTA Tour final of 2025 here in Hong Kong, a happy Victoria, who is enjoying a break-out season said, “It’s never easy to play against a friend. Leylah was playing really well and, at first, I had to simply find…

(October 31, 2025, Hong Kong) The ever-popular Leylah Fernandez swept into what will be an all-Canadian semifinal encounter against 19-year-old Victoria Mboko, the youngest in the tournament, in a day of mixed fortunes for the tournament’s stars. Backed by an enthusiastic Centre Court crowd, the former 2023 Hong Kong Tennis Open winner was made to work for her semifinal spot as Sorana Cirstea clawed her way back in the second set before finally conceding defeat 6-4, 6-4. However, other semifinalists had a much easier qualification with the unfortunate withdrawal due to injury of tournament No. 1 seed Belinda Bencic earlier in the day, that saw Cristina Bucsa progress straight to the semi’s and who will tomorrow face Australia’s Maya Joint. A disappointed Bencic explained, “I’m so sorry to have to withdraw today from my quarter-final match here in Hong Kong due to my thigh injury. I’ve really enjoyed my first…

Australia’s No. 1 tennis player, Maya Joint, has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of women’s professional tennis, and on Friday, she progressed to the semi-finals of the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open. But, despite becoming one of the best in the world while still a teenager, Joint admitted she does not know how she got there. “It's been crazy. I don't think anything's really changed that much in my day-to-day life, though,” the 19-year-old said. “I don't really know what it was that made me rise so much. I think just being able to train with Tennis Australia, and being in the professional environment day in and day out.” At the beginning of the 2024 season, Joint was 684 in the world and was thrust into the spotlight when she made the main draw of that year’s US Open. But her true breakout has come this year, as…

In a thrilling display of resilience at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open,Canada’s Victoria Mboko booked her place in the quarter-finals with a stirringcomeback victory over Alexandra Eala of the Philippines on Thursday. In a gripping second-round battle that lasted two hours and 27 minutes, Mboko weathered a passionate crowd and a determined opponent to triumph 3-6, 6-3,6-4. The match began at a ferocious pace, with both players trading powerfulgroundstrokes. Eala seized the early initiative, claiming the first set, but theworld No 21 Mboko refused to relent. She steadily worked her way back intothe contest, ultimately turning the match around in a dramatic final set filled withlong, punishing rallies. “I want to first congratulate Alex for an amazing match,” Mboko said afterwards.“It’s never easy to play with one of your friends for such a long time. So, I got alittle bit emotional, but I also want to thank everyone who came…

Eala has played two games so far at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open,the first was a doubles match with Chinese Taipei’s Angel Chan Hao-ching,which they lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Kamilla Rakhimova. But, despite the 3-6, 6-1, 10-7 scoreline, the Filipino community in Hong Kongdescended on Victoria Park Center Court in their hundreds to cheer for theirnew hero. “I think the Filipinos really showed up and showed out,” Eala said. “And anyfans from Hong Kong or from Taipei or wherever, I'm just welcome if you cheerfor us. Thank you. I love it. “I'm so happy that the crowd was there. I think that it influenced the atmospherea lot, and I think it pumped us up at certain points.” On Tuesday, Eala played a full-throttle match against Katie Boulter, but the tiewas cut short when the Briton withdrew with injury. The crowd in that matchwas even bigger than the one…

(October 30, 2025, Hong Kong) Tournament No. 3 seed Victoria Mboko, who is looking forward to visiting Hong Kong Disneyland’s Magic Kingdom produced a magical escape act of her own on Centre Court today. Battling an in-form Alexandra Eala and facing an excitable partisan crowd screaming for the Philippines player after every point, the 19-yearold tournament No.3 seed looked all but down-and-out as she stared down the jaws of defeat 1-4 down in the third set. But the Canadian finally rediscovered her powerful service game, serving out the match 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, providing real drama in advancing to the quarterfinals during the second day of main draw round of 16 action at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open. “Obviously Alexandra had a lot of support today, the crowd was electric,” Victoria explained. “But it’s great to see so many fans coming out to support her. I can’t say it didn’t affect me and there were times I looked…

Leylah Fernandez put on an absolutely clinical display at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, sweeping past Eva Lys with a powerful 6-4, 6-1 victory on Wednesday. This was the first time two top 50 players squared off at this year’s tournament, and the Canadian star immediately made it clear who was in charge, wrapping up the win in a swift 68 minutes. Post-match, Leylah shared her thoughts, saying the key was to not think too much. “The key was to not think too much on court while playing. And I'm just quite glad that I was able to execute that and just trust myself fully,” she said. “I think the first set, I came out swinging, and I was just as I said, just trusting myself, trusting my shots. “As the game got closer, I thought Eva, she’s gonna run for every ball down, so I’m just gonna have…

(October 29, 2025, Hong Kong) In another major milestone for Hong Kong tennis, dynamic duo Eudice Chong and Cody Wong thrilled a packed Centre Court with a stirring win to progress in the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open doubles for the very first time, adding to Eudice’s landmark singles triumph yesterday. Delighted Eudice and Cody created yet another historic moment for the city’s tennis ambitions in a nail-biting tie-break encounter that had local fans delirious with delight as they defeated top seed Japan’s Eri Hozumi and Chinese Taipei’s Wu Fang-Hsien 4-6, 6-4, 10-5 to progress to the quarterfinals in their first HK 250 tournament doubles win. Eudice Chong said, “We have been working very hard over the last few months in preparation for this and the National Games in November, which I think has really shown this week. We have had time to get to know each other’s game, and…

Victoria Park Tennis Center Court was rocking on Tuesday night, as hundreds of fans of Filipino star Alexandra Eala packed into the stadium to watch the 20-year-old in action at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open. And they were not disappointed, as Eala and Katie Boulter played more than an hour of blood and thunder tennis, before the Briton pulled out of the match during the second set with an injury. “I’m really happy to advance to the next round,” Eala said. “Obviously, it’s not in the way I wanted it to end, but in the end, I think I displayed a really high level of tennis, and I think that Katie did as well. “I feel so at home [in Hong Kong], and I feel so much love, so I really enjoy playing here. This is my first time playing here as a professional.” The first set, which Eala…