Mboko stunningly won her first career title on home soil against Naomi Osaka, with Shelton overcoming Karen Khachanov for his first ATP Masters 1000 title.<\/p>\n
Shelton was excited about his Canadian Open displays<\/a>, with the American now taking that form into the Cincinnati Open.<\/p>\n But fellow Canadian Open<\/a> finalists Mboko and Osaka both decided to skip the WTA 1000 event in Cincinnati as the US Open nears.<\/p>\n Former professional Rennae Stubbs<\/a> meanwhile has since taken exception to the most recent tournament in the schedule.<\/p>\n Discussing Osaka\u2019s snubbing of Mboko<\/a> in her post-match speech, she said on The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast: \u201cTo forget, quote unquote, is what she said, I\u2019m like, you didn\u2019t forget, you just wanted to get off the stage, you hated every second of it.<\/p>\n \u201cThe WTA supervisor had to go and find her, because she left the court and was not coming back to the trophy ceremony.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Sam Querrey goes in on Naomi Osaka after her runners-up speech in Canada, \u2018it drives me nuts\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt took them 12 minutes and if you remember it wasn\u2019t found on Tennis Channel and stupidly the Canadian Tennis Association thinks it\u2019s a really good idea, let\u2019s have the women\u2019s before the men\u2019s and if it goes to three sets, let\u2019s have it go into the men\u2019s.<\/p>\n \u201cLike guys you are diluting the product! Have the women go in at two and have the men at seven. Or have the women at seven and the men at two.<\/p>\n \u201cFigure it out. You can\u2019t have the women\u2019s finishing at 11, 12 or one in the morning. Put the matches on earlier.<\/p>\n \u201cHow are you supposed to get a younger audience when they are not even watching? They\u2019re in bed! It\u2019s 11 o\u2019clock on a school night by the way!<\/p>\n \u201cYou had to not show the men\u2019s because we had the women\u2019s on Tennis Channel and the Tennis Channel commentators to their credit said what are you guys doing, how are you not finding out how to have both finals at different times? So we are not diluting the product.\u201d<\/p>\n US Open set to continue dramatic North American hard court swing<\/p>\n Tennis certainly doesn\u2019t help itself at times, with the Canadian Open finals typifying its often confusing nature.<\/p>\n Very bizarrely, Shelton and Khachanov were left extremely bemused on court when the crowd erupted during their match.<\/p>\n It interrupted their final, with the jubilation coming after news emerged that home favourite Mboko had defeated Osaka in Montreal.<\/p>\n The North American hard court swing has already been filled with many twists, turns and controversies, with the US Open yet to arrive.<\/p>\n Due to the rain, there will be no further play this evening. A revised order of play for Wednesday will be released shortly.<\/p>\n \u2014 Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 13, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n Tennis\u2019s scheduling problem<\/a> has emerged at the Cincinnati Open, with several injuries or withdrawals taking place at the tournament, while inclement weather has caused significant delays.<\/p>\n The fourth and final Grand Slam of the season gets underway later this month, with the revamped US Open mixed doubles shocking fans<\/a> well ahead of its first match.<\/p>\n ![\"Victoria](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228334155-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by David Kirouac\/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesRennae Stubbs slams Canadian Tennis Association after Canadian Open finals<\/p>\n