Victoria Mboko will take centre court once again in tonight’s National Bank Open final.

The Canadian tennis sensation faces four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the WTA 1000 tournament’s title game at IGA Stadium after rallying for a thrilling comeback in last night’s semifinal.

Mboko saved a match point, battled from one set down and fought through a wrist injury to win a 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) over ninth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in an epic semifinal clash.

The 18-year-old rising star from Toronto became the fourth Canadian woman to reach a final at the Canadian Open, and the latest since Bianca Andreescu’s title run in 2019.

Mboko will move up to at least 34th in the world rankings after beginning the year outside the top 300.

Her success in Montreal has come at the ex

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