Victoria Mboko hits a return during finals tennis action against Naomi Osaka at the National Bank Open in Montreal on Thursday, August 7, 2025.

In just 12 magical days in Montreal earlier this month, Victoria Mboko went from a promising young player on the rise to a champion at the WTA 1000 level – in her home country, no less.

The 18-year-old who went from No. 85 to No. 23 is a rising star who has got everyone’s attention inside the sport and around the country. And so on Monday, in her first match since that Aug. 7 National Bank Open final, Mboko will make her U.S. Open debut as the 22nd seed.

“I feel like not much has really changed, though,” Mboko said during a press conference. “I feel like I’m playing the same way.

“I think tennis is also very mental, so however you’re feeling wi

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