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Canadian Mboko enters Wimbledon draw after Potapova withdraws
Canadian Vicky Mboko is a late entry into Wimbledon after Anastasia Potapova withdrew, reports TSN's Mark Masters. Mboko, 18, will take on Magdalena Frech in the opening round on Tuesday.
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Canadian Vicky Mboko is a late entry into Wimbledon after Anastasia Potapova withdrew, reports TSN's Mark Masters.
Mboko, 18, will take on Magdalena Frech in the opening round on Tuesday.
Anastasia Potapova withdraws from #Wimbledon
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) July 1, 2025
🇨🇦 Vicky Mboko gets in as a lucky loser & will make her debut at the All England Club
Plays 🇵🇱 [25] Magdalena Frech in the 1st round today@TSN_Sports
The match will be Mboko's first at the All England Club.
The 97th-ranked player on the WTA circuit, Mboko qualified and won two matches at Roland-Garros last month before being eliminated by Qiwen Zhang in the Round of 32.
Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime, Gabriel Diallo and Leylah Annie Fernandez won their first-round matchups on Monday. Carson Branstine, playing world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, fell in the opening round.
Denis Shapovalov is the lone Canadian in singles action on Tuesday in addition to Mboko.