Overview
- Mboko overturned a slow start to defeat Fernandez 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the Hong Kong WTA 250 semifinal.
- Fernandez took a second-set medical timeout to have her thigh and leg area strapped before play resumed.
- It was the first professional meeting between the two top-ranked Canadian women.
- Mboko will face Cristina Bucsa for the title, with the Spaniard appearing in her first WTA final.
- The victory sends Mboko to her third tour final and continues a season that includes a Montreal title and Canada’s year-end No. 1 ranking.