Victoria Mboko lit the Canadian Open on fire with her phenomenal displays against the world’s best.
At just 18 years of age, Mboko won the title in Montreal and defeated four Grand Slam champions along the way.
Mboko became the second-youngest player since Serena Williams to achieve that feat and she beamed with pride while holding up her first WTA title on home soil.
Now Victoria Mboko’s attention will turn to the US Open, where she will aim to make some more magic in the Big Apple.
Rennae Stubbs urges fans to give Victoria Mboko ‘some grace’ after her Canadian Open win
Following Mboko’s victory, fans will be keen to see if she can replicate her performances from Montreal at the US Open.
She has an explosive and expansive game, and a resolute mindset that helped her win three deciding-set matches on her way to the title in Canada.
Following her exploits in Montreal, Mboko is one of the players to watch heading into the US Open, where she is set to be seeded.
With all the newfound buzz and expectation around her, which will be difficult for a young player to handle, Rennae Stubbs has urged fans to be patient and gentle with tennis’ budding new superstar.
“Give her some grace, she is 18 – just like Andreeva – just like all these young players,” the Australian said via her ‘Renne Stubbs’ podcast.
“She is not going to light the world on fire every week, so make sure we support them through that and she is only going to get better.”
Rennae Stubbs is ‘happy’ that Victoria Mboko did not at the Cincinnati Open
Mboko withdrew from the Cincinnati Open, which started before the Canadian Open had concluded.
The world number 24’s coach Nathalie Tauziat explained that it was to ensure she arrives at the US Open injury-free, especially after she fell on her wrist against Elena Rybakina in Montreal.
Stubbs agrees that tit was the right decision for Mboko to withdraw from Ohio, and she thinks she can cause some damage at the US Open,
“I am so glad she didn’t play this week in Cincinnati because she had an issue with her hand or wrist when she fell against Rybakina but I’m so glad she did not play,” Stubbs said.
“Do the press, which she did, she was on Good Morning America and everything. Get going and get your head back for the US Open. She is going to be really tough to beat there, with her serving and her big shots.”
