Victoria Mboko defeated Mirra Andreeva 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 in the second round of the WTA 1000 event in Doha on hard court, pulling off an upset against the pre-match favourite. Andreeva, seeded higher with odds of 1.56, won the opening set comfortably but lost momentum in the second as Mboko levelled the match. The decider went to a tie-break, where Mboko's composure under pressure proved decisive in securing the third set and a place in the quarter-finals. This result marks a significant scalp for Mboko and suggests vulnerabilities in Andreeva's form at this stage of the season.