Mboko Sets Up Osaka Final After Stunning Comeback

Teenager Victoria Mboko will look Naomi Osaka successful nan last of nan Canadian Open aft defying nan likelihood to upset erstwhile Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

The 18-year-old Canadian, classed 85th successful nan world, mislaid nan first group and saved a lucifer constituent successful nan 2nd earlier going connected to seal a 1-6 7-5 7-6 (7-4) triumph successful Montreal.

Mboko, a wildcard introduction for nan tournament, will look erstwhile world number 1 Osaka connected Thursday successful her first WTA 1000 final.

"I had everyone supporting maine and pushing maine through," said Mboko.

"Without you guys, I don't deliberation I would've been capable to propulsion this through."

The Canadian, who is group to move into nan apical 50 successful nan rankings erstwhile they are updated adjacent week, has already beaten Coco Gauff and Sofia Kenin connected her singular tally to nan final.

She started nan twelvemonth classed 333rd successful nan world but opened nan play pinch a stunning 22-match winning streak.

Osaka stands successful her measurement of a celebrated victory, pursuing nan Japanese's 6-2 7-6 (9-7) triumph against Danish 16th seed Clara Tauson.

In nan men's tourney successful Toronto, three-time Grand Slam runner-up Alexander Zverev suffered a daze conclusion by Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov.

The 29-year-old saved a lucifer constituent earlier going connected to complete a 6-3 4-6 7-6 (7-4) triumph against nan German.

"I had to excavation heavy and assistance my level. It was a very demanding, very mental, very beingness match," said Khachanov.

"Today was a existent adjacent one. I was lucifer constituent down, if nan shot touches nan nett and drops complete we wouldn't beryllium talking now."

Khachanov will look America's Ben Shelton successful nan last aft he overcame compatriot and 2nd seed Taylor Fritz successful consecutive sets pinch a 6-4 6-3 victory.