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| Mboko fought hard in the semifinals to win tonight |
She did it -- again!
Tennis phenom Victoria Mboko rallied hard to defeat Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) in the semi-finals and the Toronto teen will meet four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the final on the National Bank Open in Montreal.
"Incredible match, thank you to everyone for supporting me," Mboko told the sold-out crowd in French. "It was really difficult, but anything can happen."
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| Osaka (above) meets Mboko tomorrow in the final |
Mboko is the fourth Canadian woman to reach the final at the Canadian Open, the last one to do that was Bianca Andreescu in 2019.
The 18-year-old Mboko is also the first Canadian player to defeat three former women's singles Grand Slam champions in a single WTA event in the Open Era, and has a spot in the US Open.
This fairytale run will help move Mboko up to at least 34th in the world rankings, a massive jump from outside the top 300 at the beginning of this year.
Unfortunately Mboko doesn't have much time to rest -- she suffered a wrist injury during her match against Rybakina -- and will face Japanese-born Osaka tomorrow in the final.
Regardless of what happens tomorrow, Mboko is on everyone's radar and has quickly become a trailblazer in Canadian tennis!
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