Sep 1, 2023; Flushing, NY, USA; Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan hits to Sorana Cirstea of Romania on day five of the 2023 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

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Elena Rybakina vs. Victoria Mboko Preview, Prediction and Betting Odds for WTA Citi DC Open 2025 Round of 16

Mboko def. Potapova 6-2 6-4 in Round-1.

Sep 1, 2023; Flushing, NY, USA; Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan hits to Sorana Cirstea of Romania on day five of the 2023 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Third seed Elena Rybakina hits a major roadblock in her bid for smooth sailing at the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open on Tuesday. After winning a thrilling doubles clash alongside Emma Raducanu, Kazakhstan’s premier WTA star is set to face the talented Victoria Mboko in the women’s singles Round of 16. The winner of this match will face either Peyton Stearns/Venus Williams or Magdalena Frech in the QFs. Keep reading to know our predictions and the best odds via BetMGM.

Elena Rybakina vs Victoria Mboko Match Preview

Touted as one of the outer favourites at the Wimbledon Championships, former champion Rybakina failed to make an impact at SW19 this year. The World No. 12 has managed to acquire a solitary title in 2025 – at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in May. Apart from this, two Middle Eastern semifinals in Abu Dhabi and Dubai happened to be Rybakina’s best outings of the season. The 26-year-old has a 31-13 record ahead of the Citi DC Open.

One of the rising stars in Canadian tennis, 18-year-old Victoria Mboko is currently ranked No. 88 in the world. In June, she became just the third teenager to be ranked within the WTA Top-100. She has advanced through the qualifiers at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2025, managing to win at least one main draw match at both tournaments. A two-time junior Grand Slam runner-up in doubles, Mboko beat Anastasia Potapova in Round-1 here at the American capital.

Victory for Victoria Mboko 👏

The 18-year-old Canadian defeats Potapova 6-2, 6-4 in her DC debut, setting up a R2 affair with Rybakina!#MubadalaCitiDCOpen pic.twitter.com/19ypGnJPBt
— Mubadala Citi DC Open (@mubadalacitidc) July 21, 2025

Elena Rybakina vs Victoria Mboko Career Comparison

Elena Rybakina	Category	Victoria Mboko
1	Grand Slams	0
9	WTA Singles Titles	0
0	WTA Doubles Titles	0
2	WTA-1000 Titles	0
SF (Tokyo 2020)	Olympics Best Performance	–
No. 12	Current World Ranking	No. 88

Elena Rybakina vs Victoria Mboko WTA Citi DC Open 2025 Prediction

Mboko adopted an attacking return position against Potapova, and will look to do the same on Rybakina’s second serves. She found her range on the forehand, and managed to gain depth on her groundstrokes. However, the former World No. 3 will put her on the back-foot with flat strokes of her own. It will all come down to who can execute their style of play more accurately in DC.

Prediction: Elena Rybakina in three sets.

Dynamic duo 💥@EmmaRaducanu and Elena Rybakina prove too strong for Nicholls and Mihalikova, 2-6, 7-6(4), [11-9].#MubadalaCitiDCOpen pic.twitter.com/K94QH4OIjH
— wta (@WTA) July 21, 2025

Elena Rybakina vs Victoria Mboko WTA Citi DC Open 2025 Betting Odds

Rybakina is the pre-match favourite against Mboko, according to the money line as well as the betting market. She has been given favourable odds to win in straight sets and advance to the quarterfinals. Here are all the important odds (as per BetMGM):

Elena Rybakina Win: 7/25
Victoria Mboko Win: 11/4

Total Sets >2.5: 7/4
Rybakina -1.5 (Set Handicap): 10/13
Rybakina to Win 2-0: 7/10
Total Games in Set-1 <9.5: 3/5

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

A passionate sports fan through and through, I am currently pursuing my MA in Global Sports Journalism. I specialise in tennis and football writing at The Playoffs News, and I have prior experience working at EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda. Born and raised in Bengaluru, India, sport was my safe space right from my childhood. After trying my hand at multiple sports and representing my educational institutions in cricket, badminton and table tennis, I found sports media to be my calling.