Aryna Sabalenka def. Victoria Mboko — Round of 16, Australian Open 2026

🇦🇺
Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played25 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon

Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 6 7

🇨🇦ranked WTA number 17 going into this draw

Victoria Mboko seeded 17 1 61

🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkavV. MbokoVictoria Mboko🇨🇦

🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka

🇨🇦Victoria Mboko

Match stats

Serve

6

Aces

3

3

Double faults

3

68%

1st serve in

66%

64%

1st serve points won

51%

52%

2nd serve points won

39%

60%

Service points won

47%

4/6

Break points saved

1/5

Serve speed (km/h)

189

Fastest serve

183

171

Average 1st serve

171

144

Average 2nd serve

147

Return

53%

Return points won

40%

4/5

Break points won

2/6

Points

31

Winners

19

24

Unforced errors

20

10/11

Net points won

3/5

75

Total points won

56

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

9–1

Last 10 matches

8–2

8–0

Last 30 days

8–2

By surface

21–2

Hard

22–7

4–1

Indoor hard

–

By round

4–0

R16

4–0

3–1

QF

3–1

10–0

At Grand Slams

3–1

How their matches go

27

Completed matches

28

70%

Won in straight sets

32%

19%

Won after losing a set

43%

4%

Lost after winning a set

4%

7%

Lost in straight sets

21%

8–2

Tiebreaks

3–5

5–1

Deciding sets

12–1

22/23

Won after winning set 1

13/13

2/4

Won after losing set 1

8/15

Serve and return, last 5 matches

67%

1st serve in

66%

73%

1st serve points won

65%

59%

2nd serve points won

50%

65%

Break points saved

46%

47%

Return points won

45%

39%

Break points won

49%

3.8

Aces a match

3.8

1.0

Double faults a match

3.8

Last 14 days

4

Matches

8

8

Sets

20

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAryna SabalenkaVictoria Mboko
🇦🇹PotapovaNo. 54
🇦🇹PotapovaNo. 54WonMelbourne R32LostBeijing R64
🇺🇸KeysNo. 9
🇺🇸KeysNo. 9WonBrisbane QFWonAdelaide QF
🇪🇸BucsaNo. 51
🇪🇸BucsaNo. 51WonBrisbane R32WonNew York R16WonHong Kong F
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 5
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 5LostRiyadh FWonWuhan QFLostCincinnati QFLostTokyo QFWonCanada SF
🇺🇸GauffNo. 3
🇺🇸GauffNo. 3WonRiyadh RRWonCanada R16
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 22
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 22WonNew York R32WonHong Kong SF
Total
Total8–26–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAryna SabalenkaVictoria Mboko
1Won🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 54No. 54 · 23 JanMelbourne R32 · 23 JanWon🇩🇰C. TausonClara TausonNo. 14No. 14 · 23 JanMelbourne R32 · 23 Jan
2Won🇨🇳Z. BaiZhuoxuan BaiR64 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 JanWon🇺🇸C. McNallyCaty McNallyNo. 83No. 83 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 Jan
3Won🇫🇷T. Rakotomanga RajaonahTiantsoa Rakotomanga RajaonahR128 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 JanWon🇦🇺E. JonesEmerson JonesNo. 155No. 155 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan
4Won🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 26No. 26 · 11 JanBrisbane F · 11 JanLost🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 9No. 9 · 17 JanAdelaide F · 17 Jan
5Won🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 19No. 19 · 10 JanBrisbane SF · 10 JanWon🇦🇺K. BirrellKimberly BirrellNo. 106No. 106 · 16 JanAdelaide SF · 16 Jan
6Won🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 7No. 7 · 9 JanBrisbane QF · 9 JanWon🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 7No. 7 · 15 JanAdelaide QF · 15 Jan
7Won🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 43No. 43 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 JanWon🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 33No. 33 · 13 JanAdelaide R16 · 13 Jan
8Won🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 51No. 51 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 JanWon🇧🇷B. Haddad MaiaBeatriz Haddad MaiaR32 · 12 JanAdelaide R32 · 12 Jan
9Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 6No. 6 · 8 NovRiyadh F · 8 NovLost🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 20No. 20 · 6 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 6 Jan
10Won🇺🇸A. AnisimovaAmanda AnisimovaNo. 4No. 4 · 7 NovRiyadh SF · 7 NovWon🇨🇳L. ZhuLin ZhuRR · 4 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 4 Jan