Unseeded Victoria Mboko defeats Naomi Osaka to win Canadian Open

The GIST: With the US Open just over two weeks away, tennis’ hard court season is in full swing. There are high-stakes tune-up tourneys everywhere you look as players prepare to compete for a whole lot of cash in Queens, NY.

• The Cincinnati Open started yesterday, while the Canadian Open wrapped up in dramatic fashion last night. Scroll on to learn who was victorious in the Great White North — and what it means ahead of the final Grand Slam of the year.

🇨🇦 Unseeded teen Victoria Mboko defeats Naomi Osaka, wins first tour-level event: The 18-year-old hometown hero made history last night, defeating her tennis idol in three sets to become the youngest Canadian to win this tourney — a triumph that included upsets of four major champs. Mic dropped.

• Mboko has cemented herself as a player to watch at the upcoming Slam, but Osaka’s recent comeback deserves applause, too. Last night was her first WTA 1000–level final since 2022, and her performance earned her a seeded spot at the US Open.

👊 No. 4 seed Ben Shelton completes comeback for career milestone victory: The 22-year-old American won his most important tourney to date last night, defeating No. 11 seed Karen Khachanov with a third-set tiebreaker to clinch his first ATP Masters 1000 competition, a win that moves him up to No. 6 in the world rankings. Somewhere, soccer star Trinity Rodman is smiling.