Overview
- Mirra Andreeva overpowered Victoria Mboko in straight sets in the WTA 500 final, winning nine games in a row after trailing 0-3.
- The all-teen matchup featured Andreeva, 18, and Mboko, 19, with the Russian securing the fourth title of her career.
- Mboko took a medical timeout for a courtside blood-pressure check during the second set before playing on in warm conditions.
- Andreeva, who captured WTA 1000 titles in Dubai and Indian Wells last year, opens the Australian Open against Donna Vekic.
- World No. 17 Mboko, the 2025 Canadian Open champion after a breakout season, is slated to face Australian wildcard Emerson Jones in Melbourne.