Canada’s Mboko, American Jovic fall in second round of doubles at Australian Open

By The Canadian Press

Jan 25, 2026 | 11:19 AM

MELBOURNE — Canada’s Victoria Mboko and Iva Jovic of the United States fell 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10) to Belgium’s Elise Mertens and China’s Zhang Shuai in second-round women’s doubles action on Monday.

Mboko was coming off being eliminated in singles play by world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round.

Mboko and Jovic carried their momentum from the second set into the third, taking a 4-1 lead in the final set.

However, Mertens and Zhang stormed back to tie, with both sides going back and forth until it reached the tiebreaker.