Proving the future is now, Mboko stunned Coco Gauff<\/a> in the Canadian Open fourth round, picking up the biggest win of her professional career.<\/p>\n Continuing on to beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and Elena Rybakina, Mboko booked her place in the Canadian Open<\/a> final.<\/p>\n Winning her maiden tour-level title, Mboko defeated Naomi Osaka<\/a> in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, in front of an ecstatic Montreal crowd.<\/p>\n Reacting to Mboko\u2019s thrilling win, a former WTA<\/a> star previewed the 18-year-old\u2019s chances at the upcoming US Open.<\/p>\n Naomi Broady responds when asked if Victoria Mboko is a favorite to win the US Open, \u2018you have to say so\u2019<\/p>\n Working as a commentator for Sky Sports in Canada, former world number 76 Naomi Broady<\/a> was asked if she believes Mboko is now a favorite for the US Open title.<\/p>\n \u201cThe level she has played this week, you have to say so,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t want to get ahead of ourselves, but it\u2019s hard not to. She is going to be seeded. She is full of confidence.<\/p>\n \u201cShe would be the player I would not want to see next to me in the draw, or in my section. Not anywhere near me.<\/p>\n \u201cSimilar conditions as well at the US Open<\/a>, those lively North American hard courts. She\u2019s so comfortable there.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is a lot to deal with; the pressure is now going to come with her. She is not the underdog.\u201d<\/p>\n As Broady rightly mentioned, Mboko will now be seeded in New York, as she is set to jump into the world\u2019s top 32 following her Canadian Open exploits.<\/p>\n RankNameNationalityPoints23rdLinda NoskovaCzech1,93224thNaomi OsakaJapanese1,86425thVictoria MbokoCanadian1,83526thMarta KostyukUkrainian1,83027thLeylah FernandezCanadian1,81828thJelena OstapenkoLatvian1,80529thMagdalena FrechPolish1,76630thSofia KeninAmerican1,70831stMcCartney KesslerAmerican1,56532ndAshlyn KruegerAmerican1,544Snapshot of the Live WTA Rankings<\/p>\n That seeding will give her a boost at Flushing Meadows, as the 18-year-old will avoid her fellow seeded players until the third round at the earliest.<\/p>\n With that in mind, Mboko will surely be in with a good chance of adding a few more Grand Slam wins to her tally when she makes her US Open debut in a couple of weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n Victoria Mboko\u2019s Grand Slam record<\/p>\n Mboko made her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament 80 days ago, when she entered the qualifying event in Paris.<\/p>\n Advancing through qualifying at Roland Garros, she soon picked up her first main draw victories before doing the same at Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2025 French Open 1R \u2013 [WIN] Victoria Mboko defeated Lulu Sun, 6-1, 7-62025 French Open 2R \u2013 [WIN] Victoria Mboko defeated Eva Lys, 6-4, 6-42025 French Open 3R \u2013 [LOSS] Victoria Mboko lost to Qinwen Zheng, 3-6, 4-62025 Wimbledon 1R \u2013 [WIN] Victoria Mboko defeated Magdalena Frech, 6-3, 6-22025 Wimbledon 2R \u2013 [LOSS] Victoria Mboko lost to Hailey Baptiste, 6-7, 3-6<\/p>\n Mboko currently holds a 3-2 record at Grand Slams, an impressive statistic for someone of her relative inexperience.<\/p>\n She will no doubt have one eye on picking up some more wins in New York, but first has an important decision to make.<\/p>\n Reaching the final in Canada, Mboko was granted a bye into the second round of the Cincinnati Open<\/a>, which began on Thursday.<\/p>\n![\"Coco](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2227570972-1024x683.jpg\")
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