wrote on Threads<\/a>. “You played a great match and have an amazing career ahead.”<\/p>\n“I realize I didn’t congratulate you on the court. Honestly I was in a daze…”<\/p>\n
Mboko put the finishing touches on an unexpected Cinderella run on Thursday in Montreal with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 win in front of a crowd that showered the Canadian teenager with praise.<\/p>\n
Osaka occasionally looked affected by the audience throughout the match and was visibly distraught during her closing remarks. <\/p>\n
There aren’t many tennis professionals that better understand what Mboko is currently going through than Osaka. The Japanese 27-year-old turned pro at 15 and won her first major title at 20, beating Serena Williams in the 2018 US Open.<\/p>\n
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