Victoria Mboko vs Caty McNally predictions, Jan 20, 2026

Yuriy Borshchenko

8 months ago

WTA Australian Open, on Tuesday, 7:00 pm ET

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As the stage is set for the highly anticipated matchup between Victoria Mboko and Caty McNally at the WTA Australian Open on January 20, 2026, tennis enthusiasts can expect a compelling contest. Both players bring recent form that showcases their competitive edge; Mboko has won 4 of her last 5 matches, demonstrating potent groundstrokes and impressive court coverage. In contrast, McNally, with 3 victories in her last 5 encounters, possesses a solid serve-and-volley game that could challenge her opponent’s baseline play.

The bookmakers have placed Mboko as the favorite with odds of 1.3, reflecting a strong probability of a home win at 71.7% according to predictive models, while McNally’s odds stand at 3.5, indicating a 28.3% chance of an upset. Historically, Mboko has shown resilience and tactical awareness that may leverage home-court advantage, particularly in front of supportive fans.

While Mboko seems to have the upper hand in recent performance metrics, McNally’s fighting spirit and strategic play should not be underestimated, indicating that the match could unfold in unexpected ways. As always, tennis matches can pivot on key moments, making a balanced analysis crucial for outcomes.

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Mboko
70.6%

McNally
29.4%

Prediction (the most likely score): 2:0

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Betting Odds

1	2
1.37	3.15
1.37	3.15	Watch and Bet
1.3	3.5
1.3	3.4

Latest Results

19.01.26 Victoria Mboko – Emerson Jones – 2:0
16.01.26 Mirra Andreeva – Victoria Mboko – 2:0
15.01.26 Kimberly Birrell – Victoria Mboko – 0:2
14.01.26 Victoria Mboko – Madison Keys – 2:1
13.01.26 Victoria Mboko – Anna Kalinskaya – 2:1

17.01.26 Caty McNally – Himeno Sakatsume – 2:0
11.01.26 Caty McNally – Solana Sierra – 1:2
10.01.26 Caty McNally – Julia Grabher – 2:0
10.01.26 Caty McNally – Kaja Juvan – 2:0
04.01.26 Xin Yu Wang – Caty McNally – 2:1

Facts

Mboko is ranked WTA: 17. McNally is ranked WTA: 83.

Mboko is in very good shape right now (last 5 games: 4 wins).

McNally‘s form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).

McNally may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, Mboko is a strong favorite.

In the last 1 head-to-head match, Mboko won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 1:2.

Latest Head To Head

13.11.24 Victoria Mboko – Caty McNally – 1:2

Standings

Draw

Singles – Main

1/64-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Rakotomanga Rajaonah T. (WC)	2 : 0
2	Pavlyuchenkova A.	Bai Z. (Q)	1 : 2
3	Lamens S.	Potapova A.	1 : 2
4	Sawangkaew M.	Raducanu E. (28)	0 : 2
5	Mboko V. (17)	Jones E. (WC)	2 : 0
6	McNally C.	Sakatsume H. (Q)	2 : 0
7	Kudermetova P.	Maristany G. (Q)	2 : 0
8	Galfi D.	Tauson C. (14)	0 : 2
9	Alexandrova E. (11)	Sonmez Z. (Q)	1 : 2
10	Bondar A.	Mandlik E. (WC)	2 : 0
11	Putintseva Y.	Haddad Maia B.	2 : 1
12	Jacquemot E.	Kostyuk M. (20)	2 : 1
13	Jovic I. (29)	Volynets K.	2 : 0
14	Hon P. (WC)	Stakusic M. (RET.) (Q)	1 : 1
15	Erjavec V.	Frech M.	0 : 2
16	Sasnovich A. (Q)	Paolini J. (7)	0 : 2
17	Gauff C. (3)	Rakhimova K.	2 : 0
18	Danilovic O.	Williams V. (WC)	2 : 1
19	Hunter S. (Q)	Bouzas Maneiro J.	2 : 0
20	Baptiste H.	Townsend T. (LL)	2 : 1
21	Muchova K. (19)	Cristian J.	2 : 0
22	Parks A.	Eala A.	2 : 1
23	Li A.	Osorio C.	2 : 1
24	Linette M.	Navarro E. (15)	2 : 1
25	Svitolina E. (12)	Bucsa C.	2 : 0
26	Klimovicova L. (Q)	Jones F. (RET.)	1 : 0
27	Gibson T. (WC)	Blinkova A.	2 : 0
28	Krejcikova B.	Shnaider D. (23)	1 : 2
29	Yastremska D. (26)	Ruse G.	0 : 2
30	Starodubtseva Y. (Q)	Tomljanovic A.	1 : 2
31	Sakkari M.	Jeanjean L.	2 : 0
32	Vekic D.	Andreeva M. (8)	1 : 2
33	Pegula J. (6)	Zakharova A.	2 : 0
34	Arango E.	Kessler M.	0 : 2
35	Selekhmeteva O.	Seidel E.	2 : 1
36	Diyas Z. (WC)	Badosa P. (25)	0 : 2
37	Fernandez L. (22)	Tjen J.
38	Pliskova Ka.	Stephens S. (Q)
39	Krueger A.	Bejlek S.
40	Oliynykova O.	Keys M. (9)
41	Noskova L. (13)	Semenistaja D.	2 : 0
42	Zhang S.	Preston T. (WC)
43	Wang Xin.	Kalinina A. (Q)
44	Sramkova R.	Ostapenko J. (24)
45	Kenin S. (27)	Stearns P.	0 : 2
46	Marcinko P.	Maria T.	2 : 0
47	Udvardy P.	Siniakova K.
48	Waltert S.	Anisimova A. (4)	0 : 2
49	Rybakina E. (5)	Juvan K.
50	Gracheva V.	Golubic V.
51	Sun L.	Fruhvirtova L. (Q)
52	Valentova T.	Joint M. (30)
53	Mertens E. (21)	Tararudee L. (Q)	2 : 0
54	Sierra S.	Uchijima M.	0 : 2
55	Kasatkina D.	Bartunkova N. (Q)
56	Boulter K.	Bencic B. (10)
57	Osaka N. (16)	Ruzic A.
58	Cirstea S.	Lys E.
59	Inglis M. (Q)	Birrell K.
60	Siegemund L.	Samsonova L. (18)
61	Kalinskaya A. (31)	Kartal S.
62	Grabher J.	Cocciaretto E.
63	Zarazua R.	Bouzkova M.	0 : 2
64	Yuan Y. (Q)	Swiatek I. (2)	0 : 2

1/32-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Bai Z.
2	Potapova A.	Raducanu E. (28)
3	Mboko V. (17)	McNally C.
4	Kudermetova P.	Tauson C. (14)
5	Sonmez Z.	Bondar A.
6	Putintseva Y.	Jacquemot E.
7	Jovic I. (29)	Hon P.
8	Frech M.	Paolini J. (7)
9	Gauff C. (3)	Danilovic O.
10	Hunter S.	Baptiste H.
11	Muchova K. (19)	Parks A.
12	Li A.	Linette M.
13	Svitolina E. (12)	Klimovicova L.
14	Gibson T.	Shnaider D. (23)
15	Ruse G.	Tomljanovic A.
16	Sakkari M.	Andreeva M. (8)
17	Pegula J. (6)	Kessler M.
18	Selekhmeteva O.	Badosa P. (25)
19	TBD #37	TBD #38
20	TBD #39	TBD #40
21	Noskova L. (13)	TBD #42
22	TBD #43	TBD #44
23	Stearns P.	Marcinko P.
24	TBD #47	Anisimova A. (4)
25	TBD #49	TBD #50
26	TBD #51	TBD #52
27	Mertens E. (21)	Uchijima M.
28	TBD #55	TBD #56
29	TBD #57	TBD #58
30	TBD #59	TBD #60
31	TBD #61	TBD #62
32	Bouzkova M.	Swiatek I. (2)

1/16-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8
5	TBD #9	TBD #10
6	TBD #11	TBD #12
7	TBD #13	TBD #14
8	TBD #15	TBD #16
9	TBD #17	TBD #18
10	TBD #19	TBD #20
11	TBD #21	TBD #22
12	TBD #23	TBD #24
13	TBD #25	TBD #26
14	TBD #27	TBD #28
15	TBD #29	TBD #30
16	TBD #31	TBD #32

1/8-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8
5	TBD #9	TBD #10
6	TBD #11	TBD #12
7	TBD #13	TBD #14
8	TBD #15	TBD #16

Quarter-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8

Semi-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4

Final

TBD #1

TBD #2

WTA Australian Open Outrights

1. Sabalenka Aryna: 2.5 (26.12%)

2. Rybakina Elena: 7 (9.33%)

3. Swiatek Iga: 7 (9.33%)

4. Anisimova Amanda: 8 (8.16%)

5. Gauff Coco: 8.5 (7.68%)

6. Andreeva Mirra: 15 (4.35%)

7. Osaka Naomi: 23 (2.84%)

8. Bencic Belinda: 29 (2.25%)

9. Keys Madison: 29 (2.25%)

10. Muchova Karolina: 34 (1.92%)

11. Pegula Jessica: 34 (1.92%)

12. Mboko Victoria: 34 (1.92%)

13. Paolini Jasmine: 51 (1.28%)

14. Svitolina Elina: 51 (1.28%)

15. Raducanu Emma: 67 (0.97%)

16. Samsonova Liudmila: 67 (0.97%)

17. Shnaider Diana: 81 (0.81%)

18. Noskova Linda: 81 (0.81%)

19. Badosa Paula: 81 (0.81%)

20. Tauson Clara: 126 (0.52%)

21. Krejcikova Barbora: 126 (0.52%)

22. Jovic Iva: 126 (0.52%)

23. Eala Alexandra: 126 (0.52%)

24. Fernandez Leylah: 126 (0.52%)

25. Navarro Emma: 151 (0.43%)

26. Mertens Elise: 201 (0.32%)

27. Valentova Tereza: 251 (0.26%)

28. Sakkari Maria: 251 (0.26%)

29. Kalinskaya Anna: 251 (0.26%)

30. Lys Eva: 301 (0.22%)

31. Kenin Sofia: 351 (0.19%)

32. Siniakova Katerina: 401 (0.16%)

33. Putintseva Yulia: 451 (0.14%)

34. Parks Alycia: 501 (0.13%)

35. Sramkova Rebecca: 501 (0.13%)

36. Cocciaretto Elisabetta: 501 (0.13%)

37. Gibson Talia: 501 (0.13%)

38. Cristian Jaqueline: 501 (0.13%)

39. Bondar Anna: 501 (0.13%)

40. Semenistaja Darja: 501 (0.13%)

41. Joint Maya: 501 (0.13%)

42. Potapova Anastasia: 501 (0.13%)

43. Arango Emiliana: 501 (0.13%)

44. Volynets Katie: 501 (0.13%)

45. Zhang Shuai: 501 (0.13%)

46. Cirstea Sorana: 501 (0.13%)

47. Ruse Elena Gabriela: 501 (0.13%)

48. Galfi Dalma: 501 (0.13%)

49. Gracheva Varvara: 501 (0.13%)

50. Seidel Ella: 501 (0.13%)

51. Ruzic Antonia: 501 (0.13%)

52. Jacquemot Elsa: 501 (0.13%)

53. Linette Magda: 501 (0.13%)

54. Kartal Sonay: 501 (0.13%)

55. Frech Magdalena: 501 (0.13%)

56. Bouzkova Marie: 501 (0.13%)

57. Pliskova Karolina: 501 (0.13%)

58. Stearns Peyton: 501 (0.13%)

59. Selekhmeteva Oksana: 501 (0.13%)

60. Tomljanovic Ajla: 501 (0.13%)

61. Preston Taylah: 501 (0.13%)

62. Tjen Janice: 501 (0.13%)

63. Bouzas Maneiro Jessica: 501 (0.13%)

64. Hon Priscilla: 501 (0.13%)

65. Osorio Camila: 501 (0.13%)

66. Sun Lulu: 501 (0.13%)

67. Sierra Solana: 501 (0.13%)

68. Kessler McCartney: 501 (0.13%)

69. Ostapenko Jelena: 501 (0.13%)

70. Boulter Katie: 501 (0.13%)

71. Baptiste Hailey: 501 (0.13%)

72. Grabher Julia: 501 (0.13%)

73. Juvan Kaja: 501 (0.13%)

74. Rakhimova Kamilla: 501 (0.13%)

75. Birrell Kimberly: 501 (0.13%)

76. Siegemund Laura: 501 (0.13%)

77. Udvardy Panna: 501 (0.13%)

78. Li Ann: 501 (0.13%)

79. Zarazua Renata: 501 (0.13%)

80. Bejlek Sara: 501 (0.13%)

81. Waltert Simona: 501 (0.13%)

82. Maria Tatjana: 501 (0.13%)

83. Uchijima Moyuka: 501 (0.13%)

84. Oliynykova Oleksandra: 501 (0.13%)

85. Krueger Ashlyn: 501 (0.13%)

86. McNally Caty: 501 (0.13%)

87. Jones Francesca: 501 (0.13%)

88. Mandlik Elizabeth: 501 (0.13%)

89. Kasatkina Daria: 501 (0.13%)

90. Marcinko Petra: 501 (0.13%)

91. Kudermetova Polina: 501 (0.13%)

92. Danilovic Olga: 501 (0.13%)

93. Vekic Donna: 501 (0.13%)

94. Wang Xinyu (2001): 501 (0.13%)

95. Golubic Viktorija: 501 (0.13%)

96. Diyas Zarina: 501 (0.13%)

97. Stephens Sloane: 501 (0.13%)

98. Kalinina Anhelina: 501 (0.13%)

99. Fruhvirtova Linda: 501 (0.13%)

100. Starodubtseva Yuliia: 501 (0.13%)

101. Stakusic Marina: 501 (0.13%)

102. Zakharova Anastasia: 501 (0.13%)

103. Inglis Maddison: 501 (0.13%)

104. Sonmez Zeynep: 501 (0.13%)

105. Erjavec Veronika: 501 (0.13%)

106. Yuan Yue (1998): 501 (0.13%)

107. Bartunkova Nikola: 501 (0.13%)

108. Tararudee Lanlana: 501 (0.13%)

109. Hunter Storm: 501 (0.13%)

110. Klimovicova Linda: 501 (0.13%)

111. Bai Zhuoxuan: 501 (0.13%)

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