Victoria Mboko vs Leylah Fernandez Prediction & Picks - WTA Hong Kong Open

Prediction published on 10/31/25, 11:55 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 11/2/25 at 12:07 AM in Tennis Picks

It will be an All-Canadian affair in the other featured semifinal match at the 2025 Hong Kong Open as Leylah Annie Fernandez tests teen rising star Victoria Mboko on Saturday.

Current Form:

As expected, Fernandez will be the betting favorite at -166 entering her first-ever showdown with Mboko. Fernandez, who ruled the WTA 250 Osaka two weeks ago, has maintained her fine play in Hong Kong as she racked up three consecutive sweeps against Xinyu Wang, Eva Elys, and Sorana Cirstea. Fernandez, 27-15 on the hard court in 2025, has won 70 percent of her first serves and converted 5 of 8 breakpoints in this tournament.

The 19-year-old Mboko will be playing in her 8th semifinal this year after topping Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 3-1. After surviving a grueling second-round match with Alexandra Eala 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, Mboko wasted no time asserting her dominance on Kalinskaya, firing 9 aces and winning 24 points behind the first ball to hold 100 percent of her serves. She also broke three times, forcing Kalinskaya to retire in the second set.