63 m. ago Grand Slam champion Monica Seles reveals battle with chronic neuromuscular disease

Seles, who dominated the sport as a teenager, was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis in 2022

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18 h. ago Monica Seles adapting to ‘new normal’ after being diagnosed with neuromuscular disease

Former world No 1 received diagnosis in 2022Disease can affect vision, speaking and swallowingMonica Seles says she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis – a neuromuscular autoimmune disease – three years ago.The nine-time grand slam singles champion says she first noticed symptoms of the disease while she was swinging her racket. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Victoria Mboko’s Montreal magic: the Canadian teen who toppled four grand slam champions

The 18-year-old wildcard stunned Osaka, Gauff, Rybakina and Kenin to win her first WTA 1000 title – and rocket from obscurity into the world’s top 25Canada was still catching its collective breath from Summer McIntosh’s record-breaking swims when 18-year-old Victoria Mboko grabbed the spotlight at the National Bank Open and never let go.In front of a sold-out crowd in Montreal, the 85th-ranked Canadian wildcard finished her Cinderella title run on Thursday night by beating former world No 1 Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win her first WTA Tour title. Prolonged cheers for Mboko interrupted play 30 minutes into the men’s final being played concurrently 330 miles west in her hometown of Toronto. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Victoria Mboko beats fourth Grand Slam champion to seal fairytale Canadian Open title

Canadian hadn’t even won a Challenger event before her extraordinary victory

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5 d. ago Victoria Mboko’s fairytale comes true with maiden WTA tour title triumph over Naomi Osaka

The 18-year-old came from a set down against the former world number one to win 2-6 6-4 6-1 in Montreal.

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5 d. ago Who is Victoria Mboko? The surging Canadian youngster who won her first WTA title

The 18-year-old claimed her first WTA title after beating Naomi Osaka in Montreal

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5 d. ago Victoria Mboko claims maiden WTA tour title with win over Naomi Osaka

The 18-year-old came from a set down against the former world number one to win 2-6 6-4 6-1 in Montreal.

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

18-year-old wins first WTA Tour title in TorontoMboko joins Urban, Andreescu as home champsOsaka falls in first WTA 1000 final since 2022Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko claimed her first WTA Tour crown as she denied Naomi Osaka a first title for four years in the National Bank Open.The 18-year-old, ranked 85th in the world, came from a set down against the former world number one to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 in Montreal, becoming the third Canadian to win the event. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Who is Victoria Mboko? The surging Canadian youngster vying for first WTA title

The 18-year-old reached her first WTA final after beating Elena Rybakina in Montreal

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8 d. ago Canadian teenager extends remarkable run in Montreal to set up Elena Rybakina semi

Victoria Mboko defeated Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro to set up a last-four clash with Rybakina

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8 d. ago Novak Djokovic pulls out of Cincinnati and will not play before US Open

The 24-time grand slam champion has withdrawn from the tournament for the second year in a row

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3 w. ago Small Canadian town reels after teen boy allegedly assaults eight

Police initially thought the girl was attacked by an animal due her injuries, but later arrested a 17-year-old boyA small rural community in Canada is reeling after police said the horrific attack of an eight-year-old girl was not caused by an animal, as they had suspected, but allegedly by a teenage boy who they have now charged with attempted murder.The residents of Quadeville, a town of a few hundred people in southern Ontario, are questioning local law enforcement’s handling of the case after officials initially told them to keep their children indoors to protect them against a possible offending animal. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Rory McIlroy determined to embrace adulation on Royal Portrush return

The Masters champion missed the cut last time the Open was staged on the Northern Irish links in 2019.

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