JAKARTA Victoria's young tennis player Mboko made a magical appearance to surprise former Wimbledon champion, Elena Rybakina, and reach the Canadian Open 2025 finals.
The 18-year-old Canadian athlete lost in the first set and saved the match point in the second set before finally securing a 1-6, 7-5, and 7-6 (7-4) win in Montreal on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
"Everyone supports and encourages me. Without you, I don't think I will be able to get through this," Mboko said after the victory.
The latest victory in the semifinals made him make history defeating three former Grand Slam champions in the same event.
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Mboko, who will rise to 50th place when the WTA updates its ranking next week, previously defeated Coco Gauff and Sofia Kenin on her extraordinary journey to reach the final stages of the tournament.
Beating the ninth seed Rybakina made Mboko mark an important milestone in his young career. This is his first single final at the WTA Tour.
Mboko was recorded to have started this year from the 333rd in the world. However, he managed to open the season with 22 amazing successive wins.
Mboko, who came to the tournament because he received wildcard facilities, will face former world number one player, Naomi Osaka, in the final round on Friday, August 8, 2025.
Osaka, four-time Grand Slam champion, advanced to the final of her first WTA 1000 level since 2022 with a 6-2 and 7-6(7) victory over Clara Tauson.
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