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Elena Rybakina vs. Victoria Mboko Head to Head, Prediction and Betting Odds for WTA National Bank Open 2025 Semifinals

Both players recent met in the round of 16 at City DC Open.

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The Ninth-seed, Elana Rybakina will take on Canadian sensation Victoria Mboko in the semifinals of the National Bank Open. The Kazakh ace dispatched Marta Kostyuk in the quarterfinals with a straight-set victory. Mboko, the local girl overcame Jessica Bouzas Maneiro to reach her maiden WTA semifinals.

Rybakina will enter her second consecutive semifinals in ongoing North American hard-court swing. The 26-yar-old had a semifinal run in the Citi DC Open where she lost to eventual winner, Leylah Fernandez. The Kazakh had a great season so far, winning a title in Strasbourg and making deep runs in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, London, and Berlin.

Elena Rybakina has now reached 10 WTA 1000 semifinals.

Another great achievement.

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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 5, 2025

Mboko, 18, surprised everyone by making an upset win over top-seed Coco Gauff in the fourth round. She made into her first WTA level semifinals and will soon enter in the top-50 of the WTA rankings. The Canadian ace came through a dominating run in the ITA circuit, winning five titles and setting a Canadian women’s record with 20 consecutive main-draw victories.

There’s no stopping Mboko ‼️

Victoria Mboko has reached the semis of a WTA 1000 event for the first time after beating Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-2.#OBN25 pic.twitter.com/mGZDDWueoQ
— wta (@WTA) August 5, 2025

Elena Rybakina vs. Victoria Mboko Head to Head Record

Elena Rybakina and Victoria Mboko played each other only once. Their first meeting came just few days back when they locked horns in WTA Citi DC Open where the Kazakh ace had the last laugh. Mboko has best opportunity to take the revenge in her home court.

Event	Year	Round	Winner	Score
Citi DC Open	2025	Round of 16	Elena Rybakina	6-3, 7-5

Elena Rybakina vs. Victoria Mboko Career Comparison

Elena Rybakina	Category	Victoria Mboko
11	Current Ranking	85
368-157	Career W-L	119-47
37-14	YTD W-L	50-9
9	Career Titles	0
1	Grand Slams	0
1	YTD Titles	0

Elena Rybakina vs. Victoria Mboko 2025 National Bank Open Prediction

Elena Rybakina looks more composed and aggressive player on hard court. However, she has to aware of Mboko’s determination which knocked out Coco Gauff. The Canadian ace would try to counter Rybakina with her strong serve and a counterpunching backhand. Rybakina will drop powerful serve and aggressive baseline to finish points. First set will decided the match as Mboko can surprise the Kazakh ace with an early advantage.

Prediction: Rybakina to win in three sets.

Elena Rybakina vs. Victoria Mboko 2025 National Bank Open Betting Odds

At 13/25, Rybakina is the clear favorite. Mboko offers value at 31/20, and her recent win over Gauff makes the upset likely.

Here are the betting odds according to BetMGM:

Elena Rybakina: 13/25
Victoria Mboko: 31/20

Here are the odds for total games as well as total sets for both players (sourced via BetMGM):

Total Games Over 21.5: 17/20
Total Games Under 21.5: 30/29
Total Games won by Rybakina Over 12.5: 49/50
Total Games won by Mboko Over 9.5: 3/4
Total Sets Over 2.5: 8/5
Total Sets Under 2.5: 12/25

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