It was really difficult, but anything can happen.”She’ll face Japanese star Naomi Osaka, a 6-2, 7-6 (7) winner over 16th-seeded Clara Tauson of Denmark in the second semifinal.Mboko, ranked 85th in the world,

Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko rallied to reach the WTA Canadian Open final, beating ninth-seeded Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday. Mboko had saved a match point in the third set and broke her Ukrainian opponent twice to force the tie-breaker.

Eighteen-year-old Victoria Mboko lost the first set 6-1 before rallying to complete a stunning semi-final win over ninth seed, and former Wimbledon champion, Elena Rybakina in a third-set tie-breaker;