Victoria Mboko Shocks Coco Gauff at the Canadian Open
The young Canadian tennis player Victoria Mboko, only 18 years old, starred in an outstanding performance by defeating the top seed, Coco Gauff, with a score of 6-1 and 6-4, securing her place in the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open.Gauff, who has had an irregular performance since her victory at the French Open, suffered her third defeat in five matches. After winning the Grand Slam, Gauff had early defeats in Berlin and Wimbledon. Young Mboko, currently ranked 85th in the world, completed the match in one hour and two minutes. Mboko will face Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain in the next round, who won her match against Lin Zhu of China with a score of 7-5, 6-1 and 6-2. In May, in Rome, Gauff achieved a victory over Mboko with a score of 3-6, 6-2, and 6-1. Also, Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine and Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan will face each other in the quarterfinals. Kostyuk defeated McCartney Kessler of the United States, while Rybakina overcame Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine.The support was incredible. I am very happy to win today. It’s incredible. I am very happy to beat a great champion.
Victoria Mboko
