Mboko Reaches Semis To Continue Dream Montreal Run

Teenager Victoria Mboko continued her fairytale tally astatine nan Canadian Open arsenic she breezed past Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro to scope nan semi-finals.

The 18-year-old Canadian, who knocked retired two-time awesome victor Coco Gauff successful nan 4th round, impressed again connected location ungraded pinch a 6-4 6-2 triumph successful Montreal.

She will look 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, nan ninth seed, successful her first WTA 1000-level semi-final.

"I'm truthful excited to beryllium successful nan semi-final here," Mboko, who is classed 85th, said successful her on-court interview.

"My first clip playing successful Montreal has been an unreal acquisition and I couldn't beryllium much grateful."

Mboko started nan twelvemonth classed 333rd successful nan world, and is group to move into nan apical 50 erstwhile nan rankings are updated adjacent week.

After opening nan play pinch a 22-match winning streak successful which she captured 5 titles connected nan lower-tier ITF Tour, she made her WTA Tour debut successful March.

In her first Grand Slam appearance, she impressed by reaching nan 3rd information of nan French Open earlier knocking retired 25th seed Magdalena Frech successful nan opening information astatine Wimbledon a period later.

Mboko becomes nan first Canadian to scope nan semi-finals of nan arena since Bianca Andreescu won nan tourney successful 2019, while she is nan youngest female to make nan past 4 since Belinda Bencic successful 2015.

Rybakina, who defeated Mboko successful nan 2nd information of past month's Washington Open, precocious to nan semi-finals erstwhile Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk was forced to discontinue because of a wrist wounded while trailing 6-1 2-1.

In nan men's event, taking spot successful Toronto, Alexander Zverev battled backmost from a group down to hit defending champion Alexei Popyrin 6-7 (6-8) 6-4 6-3.

The 28-year-old German is into his 75th semi-final connected nan ATP Tour, becoming nan only progressive men's subordinate to person reached that milestone alongside Novak Djokovic.

He will look Russian Karen Khachanov, who moved past Alex Michelsen of nan United States 6-4 7-6 (7-3).

The Cincinnati Open confirmed Djokovic had withdrawn for "non-medical" reasons from nan tournament, which originates connected Thursday.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion, who is not competing successful Toronto because of a groin injury, has not played since losing to Jannik Sinner successful nan semi-finals of Wimbledon.

The 38-year-old is improbable to play earlier nan US Open, which starts connected 24 August.