Canadian teen tennis star, Victoria Mboko, cheering on hometown Blue Jays from afar
I'm just cheering from afar as much as I can,' says Mboko, who is competing at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo this week
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko has jumped from 350 to 23 in international rankings this year is big Blue Jays fan.
The 19-year-old won her first WTA title at her home Canadian Open in August and is competing this week at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. She started her tournament campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Canadian compatriot Bianca Andreescu on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Mboko says she does not watch much tennis in her spare time. Instead, she is more interested in the ongoing success of her hometown Toronto Blue Jays, who booked their place in the World Series for the first time in 32 years Monday night.
“It’s amazing, I love it,” she said. “I’m just cheering from afar as much as I can.”
Mboko went through a slump after winning the title in Montreal, losing in the first round at her next four tournaments without even taking a set. Her first-round win in Tokyo ended that run and she said she “didn’t really feel any doubts” that she would turn it around.
“I always look on the positive side of things and I think going into the match I just wanted to be very happy with the way I play and stay true to how I’m supposed to play,” she said.
Mboko was back on court two hours after her singles win over Andreescu, partnering with her beaten opponent to progress to the women’s doubles quarter-finals.
[Source: National Post]
