Osaka has made progress since returning in last year's Australian Open. She won two matches in both the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year, has earned $725,727 in prize money and reached the No. 49 spot in the WTA rankings, with a higher ranking likely on the way by making the final.

Osaka joined Mboko in pulling out of the main tuneup for the U.S. Open after their gripping contest in Montreal.

As per reports, Naomi Osaka has skipped the post-match press conference at the Canadian Open to address mental health issues by seeking professional help after losing to Victoria Mboko in the finals.

Mboko has played so much tennis this season for one reason — because she wins and wins and wins some more. She’s just doing it on ever-bigger stages. In addition to Osaka and Rybakina, she beat world No. 2 Coco Gauff and 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin on the way to the title.

The 18-year-old wild card rallied after dropping the first set to the Japanese former world number one, and held firm to cap a remarkable fortnight at home.

Victoria Mboko didn’t even have a picture on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) website before the Canadian Open in Montreal. Now, the 18-year-old has defeated four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka in the first WTA Tour final of her career.

Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko staged a stunning comeback to defeat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 to claim her maiden WTA 1000 title at the Canadian Open on Thursday.

Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko completed a dream run to the National Bank Open title Thursday night, overcoming a slow start to beat Japanese star Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. The 18-year-old Mboko, who will jump from 85th to 25th in the world,

I would have never thought something like this would have came so suddenly. It just proves that your dreams are closer than they (seem).”The crowd was so rowdy, the umpire repeatedly asked fans to “please be quiet during the points.

Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko defied a swollen right wrist to come from a set down on Friday to outwit the four-time major champion Naomi Osaka and claim her first senior tour title at the Canadian Open.