Mboko Out of Rome Due to Ilness
The rising Canadian has played just one match on clay this year.
Rising star Victoria Mboko will miss this year’s Internazional BNL d’Italia in Rome due to illness.
The World No. 9 will head to Roland-Garros without a clay-court win to her name this season.
Mboko has been replaced by Czech lucky loser Nikola Bartunkova in the draw.
The Canadian is 19-7 on the season, including a final in Doah and back-to-back quarterfinals at Indian Wells and Miami. She has played just once since Miami, losing to Caty McNally 6-4, 6-1 in Madrid.
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