WIMBLEDON - Canada's singles hopes at Wimbledon ended Thursday as lucky loser Victoria Mboko and 25th-seeded F茅lix Auger-Aliassime were both eliminated in second-round matches.
The 18-year-old Mboko, who earned her place in the main draw after a late withdrawal, fell 7-6 (6), 6-3 to Hailey Baptiste of the United States. The Toronto native led 5-2 in the first-set tiebreak, but couldn't convert, dropping five of the next six points to lose the set.
Auger-Aliassime dropped a 3-6, 7-6 (11), 6-3, 6-4 decision to unseeded German Jan-Lennard Struff in a match suspended Wednesday night due to darkness. The Montreal product had 16 aces, but converted just three of 13 break-point chances.
Auger-Aliassime was trying to reach the third round at the All England Club for the first time since his 2021 quarterfinal run.
Also Thursday, Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and New Zealand's Lulu Sun lost their women's doubles opener 6-2, 6-1 to Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands and American Asia Muhammad.
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski is still alive in women's doubles with partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand, while Montreal's Gabriel Diallo is competing in men's doubles with Belgium鈥檚 Zizou Bergs.
This report by 春色直播was first published July 3, 2025.
