Victoria Mboko can’t catch her breath at the moment. She is making big waves ahead of the US Open and won the biggest title of her career yesterday. The Canadian sensation defeated the 4-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in a thrilling summit clash to win her maiden WTA title. At just 18, Mboko now has a WTA 1000 title in her kitty, which would give her a major boost ahead of the US Open. However, ahead of the last major tournament of the season in New York, Mboko was dealt a major blow.

Following the Canadian Open, the top players will travel to Cincinnati to play in the Cincinnati Open, the final warm-up tournament before the US Open. Although Mboko had that tournament on her schedule, she has planned to make some tweaks after a hectic campaign in Montreal over the past few days.

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