Mboko reaches National Bank Open final with epic win over Rybakina
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The teenage sensation will play in the National Bank Open's final after pulling off an epic comeback to defeat Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday, the latest chapter in a coming-out party that has captivated fans across Canada. Mboko dropped to the ground after Rybakina's shot sailed long on match point as an electric sold-out crowd — lined with 'Allez Vicky' signs for Canada's newest tennis star — erupted on IGA Stadium's centre court.
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The 18-year-old from Toronto, who was born in Charlotte, N.C., to Congolese parents, saved a match point earlier in the third set and broke the ninth-seeded Rybakina twice to force the tiebreaker.
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She became the fourth Canadian woman to reach a final at the Canadian Open, and the latest since Bianca Andreescu's title run in 2019.
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