When Victoria Mboko won the National Bank Open on Thursday night, congratulations spilled in from all across Canada for the 18-year-old.

Going from an unseeded wildcard to tournament champion , Mboko pulled off a win that will forever be remembered in the history books of Canadian tennis.

One person who didn’t seem to congratulate her was opponent Naomi Osaka, whom Mboko defeated in three sets to win the title.

In a short post-match speech on court, Osaka thanked her team, the ball kids, the tournament organizers, and the volunteers, but notably didn’t say anything about Mboko or her performance.

While it was initially reported that Osaka was skipping a post-match press conference, she eventually met the media in a scrum and addressed the omission.

“I think Victoria played really we

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