5 d. ago Tom Mayenknecht: Tennis finds new star in Canadian Victoria Mboko; NFL also has big week

The biggest winner was Canadian 18-year-old Victoria Mboko of Burlington, Ont. She became the third Canadian woman to win the National Bank Open

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6 d. ago Canadian teen Mboko pulls off final upset to win National Bank Open tennis title

Mboko became the third Canadian to capture the title at the hometown tournament in the Open Era, joining Bianca Andreescu (2019) and Faye Urban (1969)

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6 d. ago Canadian teen Victoria Mboko completes dream run in Montreal with first WTA Tour title

MONTREAL — She’s a rising star, a fighter — and now, a champion. Victoria Mboko did it again on Thursday night, rallying back through the pain of a wrist injury to defeat four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the National Bank Open final, capping a fairytale run that fans across Canada […]

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7 d. ago Mboko reaches National Bank Open final with epic win over Rybakina

MONTREAL — Victoria Mboko’s historic climb has reached new heights. The teenage sensation will play in the National Bank Open’s final after pulling off an epic comeback to defeat Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday, the latest chapter in a coming-out party that has captivated fans across Canada. Mboko dropped to the ground […]

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8 d. ago Western Mustangs rally past UBC to win national men's tennis title

The Western men’s tennis team has won its first national title in eight years. The Ontario champion Mustangs knocked off University of British Columbia 4-1 in a weekend final that was much closer than the score at Saint-Victor Park in Laval, Que. “We were losing on every court at one point,” Western co-coach Anthony Glavanic […]

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9 d. ago Canadian teen sensation Victoria Mboko advances to NBO semifinals in Montreal

MONTREAL — Victoria Mboko keeps on rising. Two days after dispatching No. 1 seed Coco Gauff, the Canadian teenage sensation booked her place in the National Bank Open semifinals with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in women’s singles action Monday night. Mboko upset Gauff in straight sets Saturday, winning the lopsided […]

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3 w. ago Canada’s Shapovalov advances to Mifel Tennis Open final with win over Walton

LOS CABOS — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov has a chance to win his second ATP title this year. Shapovalov reached the Mifel Tennis Open final with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Australia’s Adam Walton at the ATP 250 event Friday. “It definitely helps my confidence, it helps my belief a little bit,” Shapovalov told reporters after […]

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