Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko conquered four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday, capping a fairy-tale run at the WTA Canadian Open with her first WTA title.
Mboko, 18 and playing in her first WTA final, denied Osaka her first tour-level title since the 2021 Australian Open, wearing down the 27-year-old Japanese star who has struggled to find consistency since returning from maternity leave early in 2024.
¡°I want to thank Naomi from an incredible match. I¡¯ve always looked up to her when I was very little. It¡¯s always great to play with such an amazing player like you,¡± Mboko said.
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