Victoria Mboko vs Elena Rybakina Prediction & Betting Tips - Japan Women's Open

Prediction published on 23/10/2025, 08:00  by Geoffrey Ejiga | Modified on 23/10/2025 at 09:08 in Tennis Predictions

Victoria Mboko faces Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinal of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, looking to pull off another brilliant underdog run that saw her win the Canadian Open back in August. It's definitely a tricky game despite what the odds suggest. See our best pick in this Victoria Mboko vs Elena Rybakina match prediction.

It's hard to write off the 23rd-ranked Victoria Mboko, even as she goes up against Elena Rybakina, the current world No.7. After all, on her road to winning the Canadian Open two months ago, Mboko beat Rybakina 2-1 despite the odds heavily against her. However, Rybakina still remains the better player in rankings, recent form, and even H2H.

Rybakina comfortably beat Mboko in straight sets in their first-ever meeting, which took place in July. Then, in the Canadian Open game, which she lost, Rybakina still won in the total number of games. So, with no clear winner here, we're backing the two-set bet to hit. All three of their opening games in this tournament were straight-set wins.

What's more, Mboko's last six singles in a row and 14 of her last 17 finished in two sets. As for Rybakina, three of her last four singles and six of her last eight singles also finished in two sets.