Overview

• Mboko, the No. 22 seed, opens her first US Open main draw against two-time major champion Barbora Krejcikova on Monday at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
• The 18-year-old’s Montreal title run featured wins over Sofia Kenin, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina and Naomi Osaka, propelling her into the top 25 and a seeded berth in New York.
• Practicing in New York with precautionary tape on her right wrist after a Montreal semifinal injury, Mboko says it is feeling better and that she is following protocols to be ready.
• Osaka, seeded at a major for the first time since 2022, faces Greet Minnen in round one and says she ‘fumbled’ her Montreal runner-up speech, pledging to write future remarks after apologizing to Mboko.
• Both players skipped Cincinnati to recover before the US Open, and commentary from Andy Roddick highlights Osaka’s Grand Slam ceiling while projecting a potential deep run.