Victoria Mboko, who is the congregational immigrant, who praised Serena Williams and now in the WTA Montreal Finals. Tennis news
Victoria MBoko, an 18-year-old American-born Canadian tennis player, is advanced for the final of the National Bank Open in Montreal, after claiming to win over the top seed Coco Goff, Spain’s Jessica Buzas Manero and 2022 Wimbledon Champion Elena Rabikina. The teenager who started 2025 was ranked 33333, now ready to go to the top 50, when the ranking is updated next week after 52 wins and nine defeats this year.MBoko is the first Canadian to reach the final of the WTA 1000 event since the Bianka Andresku title at 2019 and the youngest woman to reach the semi -finals since Belinda Bansik’s 2015 victory in Toronto. She will take on four -time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka in the final.The youngest of the four tennis-playing brothers and sisters of a congregation immigrant family, MBoko started their WTA Tour Main-Draw at the age of 15 in the 2022 Canadian Open Doubles draw. His first professional singles title came in the ITF W25 tournament in Saskatoon in 2022, which he successfully defended in 2023.
After a large two weeks in Montreal, Victoria MBoko will increase by the top -50 of the WTA rankings next week. (AP)
His success began the 2025 season with a win in the two ITF W35 tournament in Caribbean. He received a Miami Wild Card, where he won her first tour-level win over Camilla Osorio before pushing Paula Badosa on a decisive set.“Anyone who knew her in Canadian tennis would not be surprised. She has so much power for her game. I remember when she was 14 or 15 years old, she was practicing with her and she was smacking the forehands and was bowling me in the court, so we all knew that she would really be good,”“I am very impressed how calm, calm and collected she was in court. She looked much more mature than her 18 years of age. You see her in court and she is handling it as she has done it a hundred times, “said Bouchord.After her loss to MBoko, Coco Goff praised the Rising Star: “She is very athletic. She is a great ball striker, and she looks very positive in the court, is really not very negative. I think she has a great support system, and when you are on a tour it is important.
Elena Rybikina and Victoria Maboko on the net after their semi -final match in Montreal. (AP)
MBoko’s success stems from his family’s support, especially from his brothers and sisters. Her sister Gurcia, who played tennis for Denver University, and tennis coaches in suburban Toronto, Bhai Kevin, help to keep her focused during the tournament.“A lot is happening behind the curtain,” MBCO said. “I think my family is doing a good job of keeping me, I think it’s all. I am enjoying this moment right now. I am enjoying time with my sister and my brother. I don’t have so many people around me, and it has been kept very calm and very comfortable.”The MBOKO family left the Democratic Republic of Congo almost three decades ago to escape the Congo wars in the 1990s. After living in Northern Carolina, where Victoria was born, she settled in Toronto when she was an infant.MBoko’s game has a combined aggressive game combined with diversity including drop shots and slices. She can serve at a speed of 120 mph and is praising Serena Williams. His coach is a former world number 3 Nathali Taujiyat, known for his diverse style.His recent success includes qualifying for his first Grand Slam Main Draw in the French Open, which reached the third round before the Olympic gold medalist Zheng Kinwen’s collapse. He also shocked the 25th seed Magdelena Freach in the first round in Wimbledon.
