Mboko books quarter-final berth, Musetti advances at Vienna Open as Djokovic pulls out of Paris Masters

Victoria Mboko breezed past Eva Lys in under an hour on Wednesday in Tokyo, winning 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals. It's the second WTA quarterfinal of her young career.

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“I wanted to just be myself and try to play very aggressively,” Mboko said after the match. “I didn't really have much of a game plan. I just wanted to play freely and just be very positive with myself on court. So, I think I checked all the marks today, and it all worked out at the end of the day.”

Mboko broke serve to open the match and won the first set in just 25 minutes, committing only two unforced errors and dropping just three points on serve. She backed it up with a near-identical second set, and the final numbers supported her post-match assessment.

It was nearly zero, only to be undone in the final game, but Mboko faced just one break point all match, saving it with ease. Lys never truly mounted a serious threat against her serve.

Oct. 22 marked Mboko's second win over Lys this season, her second straight victory overall and the day in which she reached her second career WTA quarterfinal.

Double bagels get the spotlight, but Mboko has quietly racked up five double breadsticks in her career. She's made a habit of breaking spirits, not bread.