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Victoria Mboko tops Naomi Osaka in Montreal

Canadian teen Victoria Mboko completes dream run in Montreal with first WTA Tour title
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko completed a dream run to the National Bank Open title Thursday night, overcoming a slow and swollen right wrist start to beat Japanese star Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Victoria Mboko’s tennis rise takes her past Naomi Osaka at Canadian Open for first WTA Tour title
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.
Victoria Mboko tops Naomi Osaka in Montreal for 1st WTA title
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,
Canadian teenager Mboko beats Osaka to win first WTA title
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.
Victoria Mboko completes dream run with first WTA Tour title
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 — won her first WTA Tour title and joined Faye Urban in 1969 and Bianca Andreescu in 2019 as the only Canadians to win the home event in the open era.

Tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou opens up on recent split with Naomi Osaka

Just over a week ago, before the start of the Canadian Open, it was announced Naomi Osaka split with tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou, ending their 10-month partnership. Now, the four-time grand slam ...
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Montreal closes 32 tennis courts after asbestos found in surfacing product

Municipal clay courts were closed in the boroughs of Outremont, Verdun, LaSalle, St-Léonard and Pierrefonds-Roxboro this week ...

The 18-Year-Old Tennis Player Who Took Down Four Major Champions

Canada’s Victoria Mboko capped a wild run to her first WTA title in Montreal by beating Naomi Osaka on Thursday.
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Canadian tennis player making history at Montreal’s National Bank Open

At just 18 years old, Canadian tennis player Victoria Mboko is making history in Montreal at the National Bank Open. On ...
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Andy Roddick bluntly shuts down Naomi Osaka Montreal speech controversy

Andy Roddick has come to Naomi Osaka's defense as the American tennis legend suggests people should be more understanding of ...

Tauson upsets 2nd-seeded Wimbledon champion Swiatek to reach Montreal quarterfinals

Clara Tauson of Denmark upset second-seeded Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-6 (1), 6-3 on Sunday night to reach ...

Montreal Is Hockey Even When It Comes To Tennis

The Omnium Banque Nationale is going on these days in Montreal, and how did the organization welcome the best tennis player in the world to town? With a Montreal Canadiens' jersey of course! The tourn ...
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Montreal: Clutch Naomi Osaka saves set points to reach her biggest final as a mom

Naomi Osaka was close to finding herself in a three-set Montreal battle versus Clara Tauson but came up big when it mattered ...

Tennis player Elina Svitolina faces hateful abuse after Montreal loss, blames ‘shameful’ bettors

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has spoken out about the deluge of hateful abuse she received online from frustrated ...
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Think you’re a Montreal tennis expert? Let's find out

How well do you know the history, heroes and surprises of Montreal’s WTA 1000 event? See if you can ace every question in our quiz.
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WTA Montreal Final Preview: Rising Star Meets Comeback Queen

Montreal has set yet another generational challenge as Canada’s very own Victoria Mboko takes on comeback queen Naomi Osaka ...