WTA Doha: Top 4 Defeat Ostapenko, Mboko – Muchova Upset!

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(Doha, 14th Comprehensive News) Canadian teenager Mboko continued her good form at the WTA Doha Tennis Championships on Friday. She defeated the previous runner-up Ostapenko in straight sets in the semi-finals and advanced to the finals to compete with Mukhova for the championship.

Mboko, who is only 19 years old, defeated Ostapenko, who has twice won the Doha runner-up 6-3, 6-2, and advanced to the 1000 finals for the second time.

Mboko was ranked 333rd in the world a year ago

In next week’s latest world rankings, Mboko will rise to the top ten in the world for the first time. Last year, the then 18-year-old Mboko debuted at No. 333 in the world and won the Montreal and Hong Kong Open championships. His world ranking began to rise sharply.

Entering 2026, Mkobo won the runner-up at the Adelaide Open and reached the fourth round of the Australian Open. Now she has become the first Canadian player to advance to the finals of the Doha Open and may become a new generation of female tennis stars.

Previously, in the top 16, Mboko defeated Russian No. 5 seed Andreeva in three sets, and in the top 8, she upset the new Australian Open champion Rybakina 2-1.

Muchova reverses Sakkari

In another semi-final, the 29-year-old Czech No. 14 seed Mukhova played three sets with the Greek player Sakkari. After losing the first set 3-6, she finally reversed 6-4, 6-1 and defeated the former world number one.

Mukhova advanced to the finals again after 17 months, and she will strive for her first 1,000-meter championship. Her last final was the 2024 Beijing Open.