Victoria Mboko's journey to her first WTA title
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Victoria and Bouchard's story to becoming a Canadian Open champion is an interesting one.
At just 3 years old, she picked up her very first racket, having been inspired by her siblings, and as a family, they would all attend the Canadian Open to watch some of the greats, hoping to be just like them one day.
Fast forward to 2024.
Victoria is a rising tennis player, but battling knee injuries that kept her out of tournaments.
So starting this year, she was ranked outside of the top 300, but she didn't let that stop her.
She got back on the court, winning 22 matches in a row, doing so in all straight sets and securing 5 ITF titles.
Victoria was putting her name on the map, qualifying for WTA tours, getting herself prepped and ready to be a wild card addition to the Canadian Open, and when she got there, she did what she knows best, winning.
She defeated four former Grand Slam champions to win her first WTA Tour title at just 18 years old.
The tournament Victoria and Bouchard went to as a child is now the tournament she's hoisting a trophy for at center court.
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