Overview

• Mboko rallied from a set down to defeat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 for her first WTA Tour and WTA 1000 title at the National Bank Open.
• The 18-year-old Canadian wildcard recorded wins over four Grand Slam champions—Sofia Kenin, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina and Osaka—during her Montreal run.
• Playing through a swollen wrist that required X-rays and an MRI on match day, Mboko secured medical clearance to compete in the final.
• Her Canadian Open victory will boost her ranking from No. 333 to a projected No. 24 on the WTA Tour.
• Mboko has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open to rest her wrist before making her likely Grand Slam seeding debut at the US Open, while Osaka has publicly apologized for omitting congratulations in her runner-up speech.