Emma Navarro beats Victoria Mboko to win Strasbourg title

Emma Navarro defeated top seed Victoria Mboko 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 in the final of the Internationaux de Strasbourg on Saturday, capturing her first title of the 2026 season and the third WTA singles trophy of her career. The match at the Tennis Club de Strasbourg lasted two hours and 20 minutes.

Navarro, who entered the tournament unseeded and ranked No. 39, dominated the opening set, breaking Mboko three times to win it at love. The 19-year-old Canadian rebounded in the second set, saving a match point in the 10th game before breaking serve to force a deciding set after the pair traded four breaks. In the third set, the first three games went to serve before Navarro secured the crucial break and served out the match.

The victory marked Navarro’s first title since the Merida Open in March 2025. The 24-year-old American had struggled earlier in the season with early exits at the Australian Open, Indian Wells, and the Italian Open, causing her ranking to slip to No. 39. With the win in Strasbourg, she earned 500 ranking points. After dropping 108 points from her quarterfinal appearance at the same event last year, Navarro netted 392 points, moving her up 14 places to No. 25 in the live...