Alcaraz Confident, Venus Returns as US Open Welcomes Rising Contender Mboko
Victoria Mboko, ranked 23rd, enters the U.S. Open after winning the National Bank Open, having defeated four Grand Slam champions and earning nearly $750,000 in prize money.
- On Monday, Victoria Mboko will make her U.S. Open debut as the 22nd seed against Barbora Krejcikova in Louis Armstrong Stadium, Flushing Meadows, Queens, N.Y.
- After her Montreal title, Mboko won the National Bank Open by defeating Naomi Osaka and three other Grand Slam champions, and she said, `Everything has happened super quickly`.
- Mboko's form this season shows a 51-9 record and a rise from No. 85 in July, managing a wrist injury with precautionary extra wrapping in New York.
- Her Canadian Open win means Victoria Mboko is Canada's first tournament champion since Bianca Andreescu's 2019 breakthrough and joins surprise champions like Emma Raducanu in recent years.
- A tough draw means Mboko could face 10th-seed Emman Navarro in round three and fifth-seed Mirra Andreeva in round four, demanding a challenging path forward.
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‘One of my favourite Grand Slams’: Mboko looking ahead to U.S. Open debut
NEW YORK - In just 12 magical days in Montreal earlier this month, Victoria Mboko went from a promising young player on the rise to a champion at the WTA 1000 level – in her home country, no less.


Alcaraz confident, Venus returns as US Open welcomes rising contender Mboko
The U.S. Open's first round continues on Monday with world number two Carlos Alcaraz facing a difficult test against Reilly Opelka, while former champion Venus Williams returns to Grand Slam action in the women's tournament. Teenaged sensation Victoria Mboko will be making her Flushing Meadows debut.TOP MEN'S
At his baptism in Flushing Meadows, the 18-year-old Ontarian has an appointment with the former world no.2, the Czech Barbora Krejcikova, from 11 a.m.
US Open Day 2 Women's Predictions Including Victoria Mboko vs Barbora Krejcikova
Day 2 of the US Open will see 24 women’s first-round matches. Who will advance to Round 2 and who will be sent home early? As always, our writer share their thoughts on all of the matches. We split the 24 matches between six articles. The other articles feature Venus Williams vs Karolina Muchova, Madison Keys vs Renata Zarazua, Mirra Andreeva vs Alycia Parks, Petra Kvitova vs Diane Parry, and Elina Svitolina vs Anna Bondar. Predicting these matc…
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