Canadian teen Victoria Mboko stunned top-seeded American Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday, exciting the home supporters as she advanced to the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Montreal.
The 18-year-old wild card successfully defended against all four break points she encountered, and broke reigning French Open champion Gauff three times, securing a decisive victory in just 62 minutes.
I dont even know what to say still, I was kind of shocked about it all, said Mboko, adding that the support of the home crowd had buoyed her late in the second set.
I just remember in the last game when I was up 5-4, the crowd kind of started cheering even louder, and everything got super noisy, she said. I kind of used that as more fuel for myself and to pump myself up a little bit more.
I think it helped me tremendously, especially in the last game, since they were so encouraging me. It was just amazing.