Overview
- Victoria Mboko beat Leylah Fernandez 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in their first WTA Tour meeting to advance to the Hong Kong Open final.
- Fernandez took a second-set medical timeout for right thigh strapping while leading 2-1, after which Mboko won 11 of the next 14 games.
- The result locks in Mboko’s live ranking at No. 18 and ensures she finishes the season as Canada’s top-ranked woman.
- Mboko will play Spain’s Cristina Bucsa in the final, with Bucsa reaching her first tour-level championship match.
- The semifinal continues Mboko’s 2025 surge from a start near No. 333, highlighted by a Montreal title, a brief dip, and a strong Asia swing.