Gofu: Reversal! No.4 narrowly defeats 18-year-old star Muboko, Rome has a good start

This is part of the original text translated from the official website of WTA. The original title is Comeback complete: Gauff pulls away from rising teen Mboko in Rome opener "Reversal: Gauff narrowly defeated Canadian rising star Muboko, Rome started a good start"

Gauff narrowly defeated 18-year-old rising star Muboko. WTA1000 Rome 2025 Women's Singles Round 2, Friday night, Gofu vs Muboko, the tournament No. 4 fought hard for 1 hour and 43 minutes, narrowly defeated Canadian qualifier Muboko, score: 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Gauff: Victoria (Muboko nickname) played a great tennis ball. She forced me to do my best, so I respect her very much. I was very calm because I felt that in the first set, I played well, just some key moments of hitting the ball well. I feel that as long as I hit more of the ball on the court, I will follow my side.

In fact, Gofu knew that she had made her mark on the WTA Tour when she was only 15 years old. Now, the 18-year-old Muboko seems to have let Gao Fu see his past shadow.

Gauff: I don't know much about her, but I've been following her since Miami. I think she is a great player. I know it will definitely be a tough battle.

The difference in ranking between us seems to be quite large, but she does play at the level of a top player. That's how I treated that game without any slightest disdain. I know she will play and play great tennis.

In the whole game, Gao Fu scored 25 points, nearly doubled the score of Muboko, with Muboko having 13. Gao Fu won 13 breaks, and 9 of them were cashed in, allowing her to reverse the game.

In the third round, Gofu will face No. 32 Rinet. Earlier, the Polish girl also reversed the former world No. 3 Sakari with 1-6, 6-4, 6-1.

2 players played against each other, Gao Fu led 2-1. However, Renette won his most recent win, from the Miami round of 16 a month ago, and Renette won in straight sets, with a score of 6-4, 6-4.