Victoria Mboko had a dream that culminated in her first title during the WTA Montreal tournament. (AP) The Canadian teenage Victoria Mboko, 85th in the world, defeated the four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win his first WTA title on the Canadian open in Montreal on Thursday. Eighteen -year -old, who started the season outside the TOP 300, now after her remarkable victory over the 27 -year -old Japanese star gets to the 34th place in the world ranking.The MBoko journey to win included an impressive victory over several Grand Slam champions during the tournament. In the second round, the former Australian Open champion excluded Sofia Kenin, defeated the ruling champion French Open Coco Gauff in the fourth, and after depositing the match points, she exceeded the former winner of Wimbledon Elena Rybakina.“It was an incredible week in Montreal,” Mboko said at the presentation of Trophy. “I also want to thank Naomi for an incredible match. I always looked at her when I was really small, so it’s always great to play with an amazing player like you.”The match began by displaying the dominant form in the first set and quickly set up a 3-0 lead. Mboko fought with 22 unforced errors and lost a set of 6-2.
Victoria MBoko defeated four Grand Slam champions on the way to the title in Montreal. (AP)
The second set recorded a dramatic shift with seven service breaks. Mboko gained dynamics and took the lead 5-2 and broke the Osaka in love. Despite facing three double mistakes, while he served for the set, MBoko eventually secured him when Osaka hit Forehand for a long time.The last set began by the fact that Osaka was broken in love, although MBoko could not strengthen the break immediately. The Canadian faced pressure in the third game, but after saving four points of breaks, he served for leading 3-1.Osaka received a warning for the fact that during the third line -up in frustrated the ball with the sky. The fighting of Japanese players continued when Mboko won five consecutive games to ensure victory.The match was closed when Osaka hit Backhand in the net point at the match point, which made MBoko to fall to court when the 11,000 signing crowd celebrated the singing “Allez Vicky”.
Victoria Mboko (L) and Naomi Osaka (R) on the net after their final match WTA Montreal. (AP)
MBoko showed exceptional performance during the match and transformed eight out of nine points of the break. She did it, although she had 13 double mistakes in the match.Osaka, currently in the 49th place in the world, showed up during the recent coaching changes during the tournament. This was her best performance in the WTA 1000 tournament since the Miami finals in 2022.At the ceremony of the Trophy Osaka, she kept her notes briefly and said, “I really don’t want to take up too much time. I’m just thanking everyone.”
