Victoria Mboko is ready to go the distance in 2026.
All four of the Canadian’s singles matches this season have gone to a third and final set, and Mboko has emerged victorious in three of them.
Venus Williams lost 6-4, 6-3 to Tatjana Maria in the first round at the Hobart International on Tuesday, less than a week before her appearance at the Australian Open.
Victoria Mboko is off to a winning start in her first traditional event of 2026.
The Grand Slam tournaments are the australian open in January, the French Open from late May to early June, Wimbledon in late June to early July and the US Open in late August to early September.
The 35-year-old won eight tour titles but had not played a competitive match since the 2024 Olympics in Paris
Canadian phenom Milos Raonic, a former Wimbledon finalist who has not competed since mid-2024, announced his retirement from professional tennis in an emotional social media post on Sunday.
