Naomi Osaka is set to take on teenage sensation Victoria Mboko in the final of the Canadian Open in Montreal. The Japanese star is in her first WTA 1000 final of the season, while the 18-year-old Canadian star is in her maiden tour-level final after defying all odds to beat Elena Rybakina in the semi-final.

Osaka continued her resurgent form at the Canadian Open as she overcame Clara Tauson in the semi-finals. The former Australian Open winner had arrived at the tournament with a poor run at the Washington Open but since appointing Tomasz Wiktorowski as coach , she has flourished on the courts in Montreal.

After defeating Jelena Ostapenko and Anastasija Sevastova , she then upset Elina Svitolina in straight sets in the quarter-finals. Facing Tauson on Wednesday (August

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