Canada's Mboko reaches National Bank Open final with epic 3-set tiebreaker win over Rybakina
Posted on: Aug 07, 2025 03:07 IST | Posted by: Cbc
canadian river teenager queen victoria Mboko rallied to touch the subject camber Open final, beating ninth-seeded Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday night.
The 18-year-old Mboko, ranked 85th in the world, is seeking her first WTA Tour title. On Thursday night, she'll face the winner of the second semifinal between Japanese star Naomi Osaka and 16th-seeded Clara Tauson of Denmark.
From Toronto, Mboko started the year ranked outside the top 300. She upset top-seeded Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the quarterfinals, then topped Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-2 on Monday.
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From Kazakhstan, Rybakina won at Wimbledon in 2022. She has nine career WTA Tour victories, winning in May on clay at Strasbourg.
Rybakina beat Mboko 6-3, 7-5 last month in Washington.
More to come.
Coco Gauff is leaving Montreal as a champion after all.
Gauff teamed with fellow American McCartney Kessler for a 6-4, 1-6, 13-11 win over Taylor Townsend of the United States and China's Zhang Shuai on Wednesday in the National Bank Open women's doubles final.
Gauff was playing in just her third doubles tournament since splitting with longtime partner Jessica Pegula after the 2024 Paris Olympics. That pair won the Canadian Open women's doubles crown in 2022.
Naomi Osaka of Japan faced Clara Tauson of Denmark later on Wednesday.
The women's final is set for Thursday.
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