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'Outstanding' Mboko hailed as role model for young Canadian tennis players, girls of colour

After her extraordinary win at the National Bank Open in Montreal, 18-year-old tennis sensation Victoria Mboko is being celebrated as a role model for the next generation of Canadian athletes.

Canadian teen Victoria Mboko completes dream run in Montreal with first WTA Tour title

Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko completed a dream run to the National Bank Open title Thursday night, overcoming a slow and ...
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Canada’s Mboko completes fairytale run with National Bank Open title

Victoria Mboko became the third Canadian to win the hometown tournament in the Open Era, joining Bianca Andreescu in 2019 and Faye Urban in 1969.

Victoria Mboko is breaking barriers for women of colour, says Black girls' tennis group

Victoria Mboko's surprise win in the National Bank Open final was celebrated across Canada, including in Calgary, by Yosabeth ...

Mboko’s Montreal magic could be the start of something special

Vicky Mboko will always remember how it sounded after winning championship point in Montreal. The teenager from Toronto authored an incredible story in becoming the youngest ever Canadian to win the ...

Tennis pro Vicky Mboko makes history after bagging Canada Open title

At 18, Mboko became the youngest Canadian woman in the Open Era to win the Canadian Open tennis title after a comeback win ...

What's next for the newly minted National Bank Open champion Victoria Mboko?

CBC Sports' daily newsletter recaps the Canadian tennis sensation's magical title win in Montreal and looks ahead to her next ...

Will teenager Mboko's 22-match unbeaten run end in glory?

A moment of realisation, where everything clicks and stuttering potential morphs into roaring success: enter Canada's ...