Victoria Mboko's four-match losing streak is over after the world No. 23 defeated Bianca Andreescu 6-3 6-3 in the first round of the WTA 500 tournament in Tokyo.
In an all-Canadian battle, it was the 19-year-old who made the first move and went 3-0 ahead. While the reigning Montreal champion blew the opening break, she earned another one in the eighth game and closed out the set on her serve in the following game.
In the second set, Mboko took Andreescu's serve twice to complete her straight-set win.
During the match, the world No. 23 hit 20 winners and 18 unforced errors. Also, she converted four of her six break point chances in her first meeting versus Andreescu.
For Mboko - who stunningly became a WTA 1000 champion in Montreal as a lucky loser ranked outside the top-80 - this was her first win since the Canadian Open. And to no one's surprise, she felt relieved after snapping her four-match losing streak.
In the Tokyo round-of-16, the Canadian will battle against Eva Lys, who defeated Katie Boulter. It will be their second clash as the 19-year-old beat Lys 6-4 6-4 at this year's French Open.
Mboko hands out Andreescu her third consecutive loss
While Mboko ended her losing streak today, Andreescu's prolonged as the 2019 US Open champion has now lost her last three matches. Overall, the former world No. 4 has only won one out of her last six matches.
Andreescu is currently ranked at No. 172 in the world and far from the form that made her a Grand Slam champion at the age of 19.
In one of her recent interviews, Andreescu confirmed that she was still believing that she could return to her past form and do more great things before retiring.
