Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko reached her first career WTA Tour semifinal with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Monday night at the National Bank Open. She will face Elena Rybakina, who advanced when Marta Kostyuk retired due to injury.

Victoria Mboko continued her dream reach at the National Bank Open in Montreal to reach her first ever WTA Tour semi-finals. Mboko, who is just 18-years-old, has swept her competitiors aside in a brilliant run through the tournament which is reminiscent of Emma Raducanu’s triumph at the 2022 US Open when she was a qualifier.

Elena Rybakina will compete in the semifinals of the WTA 1000 in Montreal. The Kazakh player, who came within two points of defeat in the previous round against Dayana Yastremska, ended the run of another Ukrainian player,

Elena Rybakina advanced to the semifinals of the Canadian Open after Marta Kostyuk retired in the second set. The Kazakh player was having a notable performance in Montreal and was ahead 6-1, 2-1 when the Ukrainian player withdrew from the match due to a wrist injury.

Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, and Canadian teen Victoria Mboko advanced to a WTA Canadian Open semi-final matchup with triumphs on Monday in the Montreal hard court event.