US EditionMiracle In Montreal: Teen Victoria Mboko Wins Canadian Open Title
MONTREAL, CANADA, AUG 8 – At 18, Mboko became the third Canadian to win the National Bank Open in the open era, defeating former Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in three sets.
- Teenager Victoria Mboko won her first WTA Tour title by defeating Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 at the Canadian Open final in Montreal on August 7, 2025.
- Mboko entered the tournament ranked 85th after rising from outside the top 300 earlier this year, while Osaka made her return following a 15-month maternity break since July 2023 and had not secured a tour-level championship since winning the Australian Open in 2021.
- Mboko overcame a swollen right wrist sustained in the semifinals and defeated four major champions during the tournament, including top-seeded Coco Gauff, Sofia Kenin, Elena Rybakina, and Osaka.
- Mboko converted eight of nine break points in a 2 hour 4 minute match before an 11,000-strong ecstatic crowd, who gave her a final ovation as she dropped to her knees in celebration, while Osaka responded with a subdued 'Thanks, I guess.'
- Mboko’s triumph marks her as the third Canadian to claim the home WTA 1000 title since the Open Era began, following in the footsteps of champions from 1969 and 2019, and will propel her ranking close to 25th in the world.
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