{"id":1824339,"date":"2026-03-13T09:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1824339"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:45:45","slug":"victoria-mboko-what-canadian-said-about-sabalenka-lesson-and-whats-to-come-after-indian-wells-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1824339","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Mboko: What Canadian said about Sabalenka &#8216;lesson&#8217; and what&#8217;s to come after Indian Wells exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Victoria Mboko: What Canadian said about Sabalenka \u2018lesson\u2019 and what\u2019s to come after Indian Wells exit<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Victoria-Mboko-plays-a-shot-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Victoria Mboko plays a shot\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Victoria Mboko during her match                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Victoria Mboko\u2019s maiden campaign at the Indian Wells came to an end in the quarter-final as she went down in straight sets against Aryna Sabalenka.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian teenager hadn\u2019t dropped a set in the tournament before the match as she defeated Kimberley Birrell, 23rd seed Anna Kalinskaya and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/what-victoria-mboko-had-to-say-press-conference-stunning-win-amanda-anisimova\">sixth seed Amanda Anisimova<\/a> in two sets during her first three clashes.<\/p>\n<p>Facing the world No 1 for the second time this year following Sabalenka\u2019s 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) win in the round of 16 at the Australian Open, Mboko put up a better fight in the first set as there were no breaks of serve.<\/p>\n<p>However, the experience of the four-time Grand Slam winner told as she took the tie-breaker to love and then claimed a single break in game five to win 7-6 (7-0), 6-4.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what the 19-year-old Mboko, who has moved up one place to a career-high No 9 in the Live Rankings, had to say during her post-match press conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> Obviously not the result you were looking for today, but there\u2019s probably some positives to take away from your tournament at Indian Wells. Just talk about the week that you had.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VICTORIA MBOKO:<\/strong> \u201cWell, it was a really fun week. It\u2019s my first time playing here, so not that many expectations for myself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAryna played really great tennis today, and I could leave the court today just with a lesson more than a loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>WTA News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/victoria-mboko-indian-wells-prize-money-ranking-points-revealed-after-exit\">Victoria Mboko\u2019s Indian Wells prize money &amp; ranking points revealed after exit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/wta-rankings-elena-rybakina-overtakes-iga-swiatek-exits-indian-wells-open\">WTA Rankings: Elena Rybakina to overtake Iga Swiatek after Pole exits Indian Wells Open<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> Well played for the tournament. Can you talk a little bit about the match, how you feel you performed? Seemed like you were really aggressive and had quite a few chances. It was a close match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VICTORIA MBOKO:<\/strong> \u201cI mean, I do find, you\u2019re right, I had a lot of chances in the first set. And, I mean, it\u2019s unfortunate that I was unable to kind of take them as much as I could, but she was playing really well, especially on pressure points. I gotta give credit to her there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like sometimes I was, like, maybe one or two points away from kind of maybe changing how the first set would have went and changing the momentum. But yeah, that\u2019s something I could work on for the next time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> Would you say you liked this performance better than the previous one in Australia? Overall, would you say you had a more aggressive mindset in this match than you did then?<\/p>\n<p><strong>VICTORIA MBOKO:<\/strong> \u201cI do think it was a bit better than Australia. I feel like the first time I played her, I was kind of overwhelmed with everything else happening, being on the centre court for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, playing World No 1, it\u2019s never easy to play World No. 1. But coming into this match, I feel like having played her, you kind of know what to expect, and you\u2019re able to work around with what you have to what she\u2019s able to do. So I think it was an overall improvement, and there are still things I could improve on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> You mentioned lessons. You didn\u2019t want to talk about it after your last win, but now the tournament is over, are there some lessons, some things you could take with you, besides, of course, the experience of playing here, which is huge in and of itself?<\/p>\n<p><strong>VICTORIA MBOKO:<\/strong> \u201cI think just little things in my game, whether it\u2019s my serve, my return, and the balls that I am able to hit that can make a big difference when playing against big hitters like her. I feel like this tournament I have played against a lot of big hitters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just some things I can do in training where next time I\u2019m faced with adversity like this, I know I\u2019m more prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> Do you feel like you\u2019re a different player even than you were two months ago in terms of your growth? Is it happening that fast for you in your mind?<\/p>\n<p><strong>VICTORIA MBOKO:<\/strong> \u201cI don\u2019t feel totally different, but I feel like I\u2019m learning a lot, and I feel like that helps me prepare even more for the next match to come and I know what to expect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo I feel like I\u2019m different myself? Not much. But I guess in my tactics, game plan, the way I execute my shots, might be a little bit more different than how I would approach them last time. So, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> Can you just tell me what you have planned next? A little bit of a break and then off to Miami? What do you have planned next for your calendar?<\/p>\n<p><strong>VICTORIA MBOKO:<\/strong> \u201cHonestly, well, right now Miami is in my head, and I think I have the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers in Kazakhstan. But honestly, I don\u2019t really look that far ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria Mboko: What Canadian said about Sabalenka \u2018lesson\u2019 and what\u2019s to come after Indian Wells exit Shahida Jacobs 13 Mar 2026 9:45 AM Victoria Mboko during her match Victoria Mboko\u2019s maiden campaign at the Indian Wells came to an end in the quarter-final as she went down in straight sets against Aryna Sabalenka. 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