Mboko
Life has changed quickly for Victoria Mboko.
And her rapid rise at the National Bank Open will now present a new challenge for the young Canadian.
Life has changed quickly for Victoria Mboko.
And her rapid rise at the National Bank Open will now present a new challenge for the young Canadian.
Canadian Victoria Mboko’s coach, Nathalie Tauziat, outlines the rising tennis star’s schedule, including whether she’ll play the Cincinnati Open and why they’re prioritizing the U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam of the season.
Alexander Zverev has a semifinal spot at the National Bank Open.
Canada’s Victoria Mboko joins Danielle Michaud after advancing to the semifinals at the NBO to discuss adapting to playing night matches, how she rallied from an early break down, and moving into the top 50 in the WTA rankings.
Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Monday for what officially was listed as a “non-medical” reason, meaning he will head to the U.S. Open without having played a match in about 1 1/2 months.
Neither player gave an inch until second-seeded Taylor Fritz eventually pulled off the nail-biting victory (7-6, 6-7, 7-6) over 19th seed Jiri Lehecka to advance to the quarterfinals at the National Bank Open.
After falling behind in the third set, fourth-seeded Ben Shelton surged to overtake 13th-seeded Flavio Cobolli and earn a Round of 16 win (6-4, 4-6, 7-6) at the National Bank Open.
Elina Svitolina advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open with 6-4, 6-1 win in straight sets over Amanda Anisimova.
Sixteenth-seeded Clara Tauson pulled off the upset when she made quick work of second-seeded Iga Swiatek to earn a Round of 16 win in straight sets (7-6, 6-3) at the National Bank Open.
After dropping the opening set, sixth-seeded Madison Keys rallied to take down 11th-seeded Karolina Muchova (4-6, 6-3, 7-5) to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open.
Fourth-seeded Ben Shelton of the United States rallied in the third set to beat 13th-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (1) on Sunday night in the National Bank Open.
Andrey Rublev advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open after opponent Alejandro Davidovich Fokina retired in the third set at a score of 6-7, 7-6, 3-0.
Japan’s Naomi Osaka was nearly perfect in her match against Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova, earning a Round of 16 win in straight sets (6-1, 6-0) to move on at the National Bank Open.