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News18
3 hours ago
- News18
'Coco Killer': Canadian Teenager Knocks Gauff Out Of Montreal In Straight-Sets Shocker
Last Updated: Victoria Mboko upset top-seeded American Gauff, who succumbed to a 1-6, 4-6 straight sets defeat to the Canadian, as the 18-year-old secured her progress in Montreal. American tennis ace Coco Gauff was shown the exit door by teenager Victoria Mboko on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open. Canadian teenager upset top-seeded American Gauff succumbed to a 1-6, 4-6 straight sets defeat to Canadian Mboko as the 18-year-old secured her progress in Montreal. 'Your support was incredible," Mboko said, thanking the crowd following her remarkable victory over he the two-time Grand Slam champion Gauff. 'I'm really happy to win today. It's incredible. I'm so happy to beat such a great champion," she said while addressing the home support that urged her on throughout the fixture. With the crowd behind her firmly, Mboko closed out the fixture in just over an hour. 'When I was up 5-4, the crowd started cheering even louder, and everything got super noisy," Mboko said. 'She's playing high-level tennis." Gauff said. 'I think that's what showed today. I think she was the better player." Mboko is slated to take on Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, following the Spaniard's 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Lin Zhu of China in a rain-interrupted match. Mboko got her revenge on Gauff, who beat the Canadian earlier in the year during the WTA event in Rome as the American fought back to dig out a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 win. 'I was actually really thinking about it a lot during the match," Mboko said. 'I had flashbacks to when I played her in Rome a little bit. I just remember when she came out playing even better and stepped it up a bit better. Wanted to step my game up a little bit more and make sure I matched whatever she was producing, and I wanted to stay right there with her." Earlier in the day, Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk and Kazakh Elena Rybakina set up a quarterfinal encounter as Kostyuk beat McCartney Kessler of the United States 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, and Rybakina topped Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine 5-7, 6-2, 7-5. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
7 hours ago
- Time of India
Martina Navratilova fires back hard after Bruce Pearl blames Barack Obama for racial divide in America
Martina Navratilova fires back hard after Bruce Pearl blames Barack Obama for racial divide in America (Image via Getty) Martina Navratilova, the tennis legend, slammed Auburn University men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl for making strong claims against former US President Barack Obama . The 18-time Grand Slam champion was angry after a video of Pearl went viral online, where he accused Barack Obama of dividing America. Her comments have gone viral on social media resulting in mixed reactions from fans worldwide. Martina Navratilova calls out Bruce Pearl over comments on Barack Obama In July 2025, Bruce Pearl appeared on the show Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich on OutKick. On that show, he blamed Barack Obama for supporting Hamas and making racial tensions in the US worse. Martina Navratilova, who often speaks out on social media, reacted to Pearl's statement by calling it 'racist' and compared it to blaming a rape victim. 'This kind of logic is no different from men saying the woman who was raped asked for it because she wore a skirt,' Martina Navratilova posted on X (formerly Twitter). Bruce Pearl, who has coached the Auburn Tigers men's basketball team since 2014, gave an interview last month in July 2025 on a conservative sports show hosted by Dan Dakich. During that interview, Pearl said Barack Obama divided America instead of uniting it. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is this legal? Access all TV channels without a subscription! Techno Mag Learn More Undo He said Obama focused too much on race and blamed him for the problems Black athletes face. Bruce Pearl said: 'Rather than uniting us as a country… he divided us! Everything was black and white… everything was [about] the obstacles that were against my players from being successful!' Later, social media platform X widely distributed the clip from that interview. Pearl's remarks startled many people, including Navratilova. The striking comparison she made grabbed attention since it implied that the same kind of thinking that condemns women for being assaulted is being utilized to blame Barack Obama for racism. Also Read: Olivia Rodrigo steals the spotlight at Chicago Cubs game after electrifying Lollapalooza show Martina Navratilova also criticized Donald Trump and his followers in the past This isn't the first time Martina Navratilova has spoken out. In November 2024, when Donald Trump was re-elected as President, she posted that it was a sad moment for the US. 'Fear and anger won. And a country that was born as a racist patriarchy proved beyond any reasonable doubt it still is,' s he wrote on X. She has voiced clear criticism of Donald Trump, highlighting his previous deeds including remarks on his daughter Ivanka Trump. Martina Navratilova also backed Kamala Harris in the 2024 election and frequently brings up racism and sexism in sports and politics. For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Hindustan Times
8 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Rybakina outlasts Yastremska to reach WTA Montreal quarter-finals
Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina beat Dayana Yastremska 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 on Saturday to book a quarter-final clash with Marta Kostyuk at the WTA Canadian Open in Montreal. Rybakina outlasts Yastremska to reach WTA Montreal quarter-finals Kazakhstan's Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion who won her first title in more than a year at Strasbourg in May, was slowed by nine double faults. But she ultimately had enough to get past Ukraine's Yastremska who was coming off a straight-sets victory over eighth-seeded American Emma Navarro. Yastremska fell behind an early break in the first set, but took advantage of Rybakina's early serving woes to break back, and broke again to take the opening set in a game that Rybakina had led 40-0. Rybakina, seeded ninth, bore down after that, breaking Yastremska twice to take the second set. Another untimely double fault cost her a break in the third, but she broke Yastremska for the second time in the set to take a 6-5 lead and held on to seal it on her fourth match point with a high backhand volley winner. She'll face another Ukrainian in Kostyuk, who came from behind to beat American McCartney Kessler 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. Kostyuk reached the quarter-finals of WTA-1000 events at Qatar and Madrid this year, but she arrived in Montreal having not won a match since reaching the fourth round in Rome. "I hadn't won a match in three months before this tournament I didn't have a lot of confidence coming into it," she admitted, thanking her team for "sticking with me". Top-seeded American Coco Gauff headlined the night session, taking on 18-year-old Canadian wild card Victoria Mboko. Gauff, the reigning French Open champion, has been erratic in clawing her way into the fourth round with a pair of three-set victories and will be looking to step it up against the home hope, who has thrilled fans in her first main draw appearance in the event. Mboko is in the round of 16 in a 1000-level event for the first time. She took Gauff to three sets on the clay courts of Rome earlier this year and said she was "really excited" for another shot at the American. "She's the number one seed of this tournament," Mboko said. "I'm going to really expect a hard fight. It's always great to play such incredible athletes and incredible players like her." The winner of that match will play either China's Zhu Lin or Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, who are both seeking to reach the quarters of a 1000 level event for the first time. Zhu, once ranked as high as number 31 in the world, has dropped to 493rd after missing the last five months of 2024 and another three months earlier this year with an elbow injury. bb/js This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
