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Mboko to build on ‘crazy’ year
The Citizen
|October 22, 2025
TEEN: AMAZING BREAKTHROUGH SEASON FOR CANADIAN
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VICTORIA MBOKO Picture: Getty Images
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Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko finished last year ranked 350th in the world but she is now just outside the top 20 and determined to move “onwards and upwards” next season.
The 19-year-old won her first WTA title at her home Canadian Open in August, beating top seed Coco Gauff in the last-16 before downing former world No 1 Naomi Osaka in the final.
Mboko is competing at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo this week and started her campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 win over compatriot Bianca Andreescu yesterday.
Mboko, now ranked 23 in the world, said her breakthrough year had been “crazy”.
This story is from the October 22, 2025 edition of The Citizen.
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