Tennis, Alexandra Eala vs Victoria Mboko, Hong Kong Tennis Open round of 16: head

Alexandra Eala and Victoria Mboko meet in the second round of the 2025 Hong Kong Tennis Open on Thursday (30 October).

Two of tennis’ brightest stars will face off in the WTA 250 tournament in Hong Kong, China, which concludes the Asian swing before November’s year-end WTA Finals and Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.

Eala, 20, earned her passage to the round of 16 after opponent Katie Boulter, who played with a strapped-up left thigh, retired. The Philippines star was ahead at the moment of curtailment, where she won the first set 6-4 and was 2-1 up in the second.

On the other hand, Mboko had to grind her way through three sets to earn passage into the second round. The third seed recovered from losing a first-set tiebreak to defeat Australia’s Talia Gibson 6-7(2), 6-1, 6-4 and avoid another early exit.

Here is what you need to know about Eala vs Mboko at Victoria Park Centre Court.

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This will be the first WTA meeting between 20-year-old Eala and 19-year-old Mboko, though they did cross paths in the junior categories back in 2022.

The pair met at the US Open girls’ singles competition in New York City, where 10th seed Eala defeated ninth seed Mboko 6-1, 7-6(5) in the semi-finals.

Eala went on to lift the Grand Slam junior title, the third of her youth career where she became the first Filipina player to win a girls’ singles major title.

They are now enjoying career highs in the WTA rankings: Mboko has risen to world No. 20 and could gain another two spots this week, while Eala breaks into the world’s top 50 for the first time.

Hong Kong Tennis Open – when and where to watch Eala vs Mboko live

Eala and Mboko face off in the WTA 250 round of 16 on Thursday, 30 October not before 18:30 local time (HKT, GMT+8).

Fans in the Philippines can watch the action on TapDMV, while Canadian supporters will be able to tune in on DAZN and TVA. Around the world, Tennis Channel hold the rights in the USA, Sky Sports in Great Britain and beIN Sports in Australia.

The full list of broadcasters is available here.

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