Victoria Mboko aims to emulate Emma Raducanu's success in winning the US Open title as a teenager. The tournament will be available live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, the NOW platform and via the Sky Sports app from Sunday.
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Young athlete Victoria Mboko prepares for her first appearance at the US Open, feeling nervous before her opening match.
Tennis' new rising star Victoria Mboko is aiming to emulate Emma Raducanu's achievement of winning the New York Open title as a teenager.
A year ago, Mboko was ranked 351 in the world, having just lost her debut match at the WTA 50 in Zagreb to Esther Merhi. But 12 months later, the Canadian became the WTA 1000 titleholder, wowing the crowd in Montreal with her impressive performance.
Ahead of her 19th birthday, Mboko became one of 12 players in the Open Era to defeat four Grand Slam title winners in a single tournament – Sofia Kenin, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina and Naomi Osaka – to lift the biggest trophy of her career.
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Highlights from the National Bank Open final between Mboko and Naomi Osaka
She repeated the achievement of Ons Jabeur and Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon 2023, becoming the second youngest participant in the Open era after Serena Williams (US Open 1999).
Her strong performance in front of a home crowd has lifted her to No.24 in the rankings and secured her seeding for the Flushing Meadows tournament, where she will face two-time champion Barbora Krejcikova on Monday – live on Sky Sports.
The athlete draws motivation from Raducanu's triumph in 2021 and the unexpected victory of 19-year-old Canadian Bianca Andreescu over Serena Williams in 2019.
Victoria Mboko's Tournament Path at the US Open
R1 – Krejcikova
R2 – Danilovich/Uchijima
R3 – Navarro/McNally
R4 – Ostapenko/Andreeva/Townsend
ChF – Pegula/Bencic/Samsonova/Yastremska
SF – Sobalenko/Rybakina/Paolini/Tauson
F – Swiatek/Gauff/Svitolina/Anisimova/Osaka/Kis
“Their example shows that the impossible is possible. Both were considered outsiders at the major, but they proved that anyone can win the trophy,” she commented.
“For Canada, especially after the Bianca story, it was amazing. I was really happy for her. I'm happy to be part of this movement.”
“It was a fast-paced process,” Mboko says. “After Montreal, there were a lot of commitments and interviews, which I’m not quite used to yet. But I like meeting people and gaining new experiences. It’s part of growing professionally.”
“Looking back, I realize how many wonderful moments this path has given me. However, there are still so many opportunities ahead! So I am focused on the future.”
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The National Bank Open final in Toronto between Ben Shelton and Karen Khachanov was interrupted when the stands erupted in applause after Mboko's victory over Osaka in Montreal.
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Victoria Mboko's Tournament Achievements
- Saskatoon Challenger, Canada 2022
- Saskatoon Challenger, Canada 2023
- ITF Darmstadt, Germany, 2024
- ITF Le Lamentin (Martinique), France, January 2025
- ITF Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe), France, January 2025
- Georgia Open, USA, January 2025
- ITF Manchester, UK, February 2025
- Women's ITF Tournament in Porto, Portugal, March 2025
- National Bank Open, WTA 1000, Canada, August 2025
Who is Victoria Mboko?
Mboko is the main dark horse of this year's US Open.
An 18-year-old tennis player born in the United States and raised in Canada. The youngest of four children in a family of Congolese descent, she began her career as a junior, making her WTA Tour debut at age 15 at the 2022 Canadian Open in doubles with Kayla Cross.
She played her first singles match at the 2022 Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby as a wild card, losing to Rebecca Marino. That same season, she won her first professional singles victory at an ITF tournament.
Coached by former world No. 3 and 1998 Wimbledon finalist Natalie Tozia, Mboko reached the main draw of a major for the first time at Roland Garros, reaching the third round. At Wimbledon, she sensationally beat No. 25 seed Magdalena Freck.
Facts about the Canadian starlet
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Congolese parents, she lives in Toronto.
First ITF W25 singles title in Saskatoon (2022), successfully defended in 2023.
A five-game winning streak at ITF events in early 2025. Ranks second in ITF titles this season.
She rose from 333rd to a predicted 24th position in the rankings after her victory in Montreal.
Debut in the main draw of a major – Roland Garros 2025 with an exit to the third round.
Coach: Natalie Tozia, 1998 Wimbledon finalist.
Former Wimbledon finalist Genie Bouchard called Mboko's progress “phenomenal”.
The retired athlete noted: “Anyone who has followed her development in Canadian tennis is not surprised. Even at 14, her powerful shots stood out in training. We predicted her success.”
“I admire her composure on the court. She shows a maturity that belies her age. It seems as if she has been playing for decades.”
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