Victoria Mboko vs Emerson Jones Preview & Prediction | 2026 Australian Open | First Round
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Victoria Mboko takes on Emerson Jones in the first-round of the Australian Open.
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Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Outdoor hard
How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN
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Victoria Mboko vs Emerson Jones prediction
Victoria Mboko is ranked inside the top 20 of the world rankings ahead of the Australian Open. She comes into this on the back of a fine showing in Adelaide as she won four matches in a row to make the final. This included an impressive win over defending champion and 2025 Australian Open winner Madison Keys in her quarter-final match. Mboko, who won the Canadian Open last year, is making her first main draw appearance in Melbourne.
She faces a fellow youngster in Emerson Jones. The 17-year-old is ranked just outside of the top 150 in the world. She delighted the home crowd in Brisbane with a first-round win over Tatjana Maria but lost in the next stage to Liudmila Samsonova. Jones was then defeated by Emma Navarro in Adelaide.
Mboko is performing well at the start of the year, and this should be a routine win for the Canadian in round one.
Victoria Mboko vs Emerson Jones tip: Victoria Mboko to win 2-0
