Rising star Mboko sets up Qatar Open final against MuchovaCanada's Victoria Mboko hits a return against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko during their women’s singles semi-final match at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha on February 13, 2026. DOHA, Qatar — Victoria Mboko advanced to the second WTA 1000 final of her career and secured her top-10 debut in next week's world rankings with a commanding 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jelena Ostapenko at the Qatar Open on Friday. Ostapenko, a two-time Qatar Open runner-up, brought her signature power game from the start, breaking the Mboko serve to love in the first game of the contest. Sakkari broke Muchova as the Czech served for the second set but she couldn't hold and the match went to a deciding third. Just tried to fight and believe in the turnaround," said Muchova, who improved her head-to-head record against Sakkari to 5-1.

Source: Philippine Star February 14, 2026 03:07 UTC