Victoria Mboko had a home tournament in Montreal. (AP) Victoria Mboko, an eighteen -year -old American Canadian tennis player, advanced to the final of the Open National Bank in Montreal after claiming to upset the victory over the highest seed of Coco Gauff, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and 2022 Wimbledon Elena Ryna. The teenager, which started in 333, is now set to the TOP 50 when the charts are updated next week after 52 victories and nine losses accumulate this year.MBoko is the first Canadian to achieve the final of the WTA 1000 event since the title Bianca Andresco appeared in 2019 in 2019 and the previously youngest woman who had achieved the semifinal since the Belinda Bencic victory in Toronto. In the finals, he will face the four -time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka.Mboko, the youngest of the four tennis siblings from the Congolese family, made his debut in the WTA Tour Main-Draw at the age of 15 years in 2022 Canadian Open. Her first title of professional singles came at the ITF W25 in Saskatoon in 2022, which successfully defended in 2023.
Victoria Mboko will reach the TOP 50 WTA on the TOP 50 next week after a big two weeks in Montreal. (AP)
Her breakthrough season 2025 began with a victory in two ITF W35 tournaments in the Caribbean. She received Miami Wild Card, where she secured her first victory at the level of Camila Osorio before pushing Paul Bados on a decisive set.“Anyone who knew her in Canadian tennis wouldn’t be surprised. He has so much strength to his game.“I am very impressed by how great, calm and gathered on the pitch. She looked much more mature than her 18 years.After losing to mboko, Coco Gauff appreciated the rising star: “He’s very athletic. He’s a great ball and it seems that he’s not quite positive on the pitch.
Elena Rybakina and Victoria Mboko in the network after their semifinals in Montreal. (AP)
The success of MBoko stems from the support of her family, especially her siblings. Her sister Gracia, who played tennis for the University of Denver, and brother Kevin, a tennis coach in Toronto, help her to keep her focused during the tournaments.“Behind the scenes, so much is happening,” Mboko said. “I feel that my family is doing a good job to keep me, I think, isolated from all this. I just enjoyed that moment.The MBoko family moved from the Congo Democratic Republic almost three decades ago to escape from the Congo Wars in the mid -90s. After living in North Carolina, where Victoria was born, they settled in Toronto when she was a child.MBOKO has an aggressive game combined with a variety, including shots and slice. It can serve at 120 mph and grew to admire Serena Williams. Her coach is former world No. 3 Nathalie Tauziat, known for her diverse style of playing.Her recent success includes qualifications for her first main draw Grand Slam at the French Open, achieved by the third round before the Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen. In the first round in Wimbledon she also amazed 25. Seded Magdalen Frech.
